Canadian Institutes for Health Research - Major federal funding agency for health research. Includes information about the agency and various institutes, details of funding opportunities and decisions, news, forums, and databases. National Research Council Canada - The NRC helps turn ideas and knowledge into new products, processes and services. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - NSERC's role is to make investments in people, discovery and innovation for the benefit of all Canadians. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - The SSHRC is an arms-length federal agency that promotes and supports university-based research and training in the social sciences and humanities. Networks of Centres of Excellence - The NCE Program fosters powerful partnerships between university, government and industry. Networks of Centres of Excellence funded by the Program are designed to develop Canada's economy and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Canada Research Chairs - The key objective of the Canada Research Chairs Program is to enable Canadian universities, together with their affiliated research institutes and hospitals, to achieve the highest levels of research excellence to become world-class research centres in the global, knowledge-based economy.