On October 20, 2023, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced an investment of $26.6 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and partners that will bring researchers, policymakers, health care providers, and people with lived or living experience together to improve the health of people in Canada through integrated care policies and practices.

This investment will support 13 implementation science teams and the NICE knowledge mobilization and impact hub that will address high-priority health care challenges in Canada.

About NICE

The CIHR Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) initiative is addressing the complex challenges associated with implementing and sustaining integrated care at scale. Over 100 funded grants are contributing to the knowledge base and applying insights to improve the Quintuple Aim: patient and caregiver experience, provider experience, health outcomes, costs, and health equity. These projects are each providing valuable knowledge about how policies and practices can better serve Canadians, particularly those with complex health and social needs who benefit most from integrated care.

The Network for Integrated Care Excellence (NICE) Canada is tying these multiple projects together into a coherent approach. We are amplifying and sharing the new knowledge created by these projects beyond individual teams to all THINC participants and knowledge users across Canada. Our team works closely with THINC grantees, including knowledge users, providers, patients, families, caregivers, and researchers, to synthesize and amplify key learnings from all corners of the THINC initiative. NICE Canada supports an Indigenous-led self-determined parallel and intersecting community.

Built on the foundation of the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) Canada hub, NICE Canada leverages a network of more than 4000 participants in IFIC Canada activities. We are the largest source of knowledge, practice, and experience relating to integrated care in Canada. Through NICE Canada, we are amplifying and generating a movement to advance integrated care from coast to coast to coast.