British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research: The next five years
February 2, 2026
About
The British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR) focuses on capacity development, research and knowledge translation, and creates supportive research environments for Indigenous health research led by, and grounded in, Indigenous communities in BC.
On October 9, 2024, the Government of Canada announced the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) renewed funding of BC NEIHR and eight other NEIHR organizations across Canada, committing $37.6 million to all nine organizations for an additional five years to 2029.
For these five years, the BC NEIHR will be hosted at SFU out of the Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance (CCAIHG) in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Principal Investigator
- Krista Stelkia, Assistant Professor, SFU Faculty of Health Sciences
CHPC Co-Investigators
- Nicole L.A. Catherine
- Kim Thomson
Research Team
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- Co-Principal Investigators: Stelkia, K, Wieman, C., Adam, EL., Caron, N., Hancock, R., McCormick, R., Reading, J., Robinson, R.
- Co-Investigators: Catherine, N.L.A., Waddell, C., Thomson, K.
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Funding
- $4M (over five years)
Project Partners
- Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance