Approved Projects & Studies - CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health

CanPath – Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Search

About Us
- Purpose, Vision & Mission
  CanPath is working in partnership to prevent disease and provide a platform for scientists to conduct innovative research.
- Our History
  The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer established the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (now CanPath) in June 2008.
- Leadership & Governance
  Meet the members of CanPath's Leadership Team, Operations Committee, National Strategic Advisory Council and more.
- National Coordinating Centre
  Meet the members of CanPath's operational core, based at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
- Regional Cohorts
  Seven regional cohorts across ten provinces comprise CanPath's pan-Canadian partnership.
- Funders & Supporters
  Learn more about the partner organizations that provide funding and in-kind support to CanPath.
- Frequently Asked Questions
  Find out how CanPath will improve the health of Canadians and more.
- Contact us
  How to reach CanPath by phone, email, in-person, or make a data access request.
Research
- About the Study
  CanPath is Canada’s largest population health cohort and a gateway platform to data worldwide.
- Access Process
  The CanPath Access Portal provides researchers with the necessary resources to identify epidemiological and biological data available from participating cohorts to answer innovative research questions.
- Approved Projects & Studies
  CanPath has supported more than 100 research projects and activities, many of which have resulted in publications in high impact journals.
- Publications
  These publications are examples of research made possible with data from CanPath and its regional cohorts.
- Funding & Grant Opportunities
- COVID-19 Initiatives
  As Canada’s largest population health study, CanPath responded quickly to the pandemic by leveraging its existing infrastructure to support national COVID-19 research.
- Student Dataset
  CanPath's Student Dataset provides students the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with CanPath data.
- Collaborations
  The CanPath team is committed to collaborating with partners in order to enhance and accelerate research for a healthier Canada.
Participants
- About the Study
  CanPath is Canada’s largest population health cohort and a gateway platform to data worldwide.
- Participant Snapshot
  Understand the unique social, economic and health characteristics of CanPath participants and how this information is captured for research.
- Meet CanPath Participants
  Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have come together to be part of a study that reveals real breakthroughs.
- COVID-19 Antibody Study FAQ
  CanPath and its regional cohorts are conducting a COVID-19 antibody study of 20,000 participants across Canada.
News & Events
CanPath Access Portal

For a detailed listing of active projects and studies within each regional cohort, please visit the cohort websites.

2023

Polygenic Prediction of Outwardly Visible Characteristics

Principal Investigator: Dr. Frank Wendt

Affiliation: University of Toronto

2022

Primary Prevention of Cancer-Causing Substance Use in Gender Minority People of Canada

Principal Investigator: Dr. Trevor Dummer & Ace Chan

Affiliation: University of British Columbia

2022

SUrveiling Prospective Population cOhorts for COVID 19 pRevalence and ouTcomes in Canada (SUPPORT-Canada): risk factors for infection

Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Kirsh

Affiliation: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

2022

COVID-19 and the Genomics of Mortality in Critical Care (GenOMICC)

Principal Investigator: Dr. David Maslove

Affiliation: Queen's University

2021

Examination of Factors Influencing Mental Health and Suicidality

Principal Investigator: Dr. Clement Zai

Affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health / University of Toronto

2021

Cancer early detection and classification using methylome analysis of cell-free DNA

Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Awadalla

Affiliation: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

2021

Development of advanced pan-disease predictive models using CanPath questionnaires

Principal Investigator: Dr. John Lewis

Affiliation: University of Alberta

2021

COVID-19 Antibody Study: The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath)

Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Kirsh

Affiliation: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

2021

The genetic epidemiology of breast cancer: CanPath Application to the Confluence Project

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Brooks

Affiliation: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

2021

Improving Lung Cancer Risk Prediction & Application

Principal Investigator: Dr. Martin Tammemagi

Affiliation: Brock University