In a knowledge economy, Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical companies are joining forces with partners from across the life science ecosystem to increase the chances of finding lifesaving and life-changing medicine discoveries.
At Innovative Medicines Canada, we offer sponsorship opportunities to facilitate research, generate awareness, create educational programs and improve access to innovative medicines.
Thank you for thinking of Innovative Medicines Canada as a potential partner. We have developed the following criteria to identify and prioritize partnership requests and to help you determine whether your opportunity might be right for Innovative Medicines Canada.
As there is no end of worthy opportunities, and given that our resources are limited, we look for proposals with clearly stated Strategic Priorities that are aligned with ours and that present opportunities for longer-term partnerships and alliances, particularly in the following areas:
Priority will be given to key partners such as:
Organizations seeking funding must be clear as to how the application aligns with Innovative Medicines Canada’s Mission Statement and adheres to Innovative Medicines Canada’s Code of Ethical Practices, and Innovative Medicines Canada’s Guidelines for Transparency in Stakeholder Funding (page 117).
Proposals must be received by the following quarterly deadlines:
| Application Deadline | Decision Date | Funds Flow |
| January 1 | March 1 | April 1 |
| April 1 | June 1 | July 1 |
| July 1 | September 1 | October 1 |
| October 1 | December 1 | January 1 |
Innovative Medicines Canada supports organizations either by providing unrestricted grants or sponsorships most often to a maximum of $10,000.
Generally, Innovative Medicines Canada does not support:
Upon submission of your completed proposal, you will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail confirming receipt of your request. Due to the large volume of requests, we are unable to respond to telephone, fax or e-mail inquiries on the status of your request. We appreciate your patience.
Please know that we will respond to all proposals by the set deadlines for decisions (as above).
We appreciate your interest and we look forward to reviewing your proposal. Should you have any questions or require assistance, please contact Lynn Tassé at 613-236-0455, ext. 225 or sponsorships@imc-mnc.ca.
