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Strengthening Canadian Life Sciences

A thriving sector benefits everyone, and we’re here to help it grow.

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The Problem

Canada has a proud history of innovation in life sciences, but we’re falling behind. Drug approval systems are slow. Investment is shrinking. Clinical trials are declining. And we’re spending limited resources restructuring medical coverage instead of strengthening innovation and access.

The Problem

Canada has a proud history of innovation in life sciences, but we’re falling behind. Drug approval systems are slow. Investment is shrinking. Clinical trials are declining. And we’re spending limited resources restructuring medical coverage instead of strengthening innovation and access.

The Impact

The cost of inaction is high — and Canada can’t afford to ignore it:

Patients facing longer wait times for new treatments.

Promising research moving to other countries.

Canada becoming even less competitive in a fast-moving global market.

Losing opportunities for leadership in innovation, public health, and economic development.

Patients facing longer wait times for new treatments.

Promising research moving to other countries.

Canada becoming even less competitive in a fast-moving global market.

Losing opportunities for leadership in innovation, public health, and economic development.

The Solution

We’re calling for a bold, coordinated strategy to make Canada a global leader in life sciences, where health innovation fuels a stronger economy and better lives. This strategy includes:

The Solution

We’re calling for a bold, coordinated strategy to make Canada a global leader in life sciences, where health innovation fuels a stronger economy and better lives. This strategy includes:

1

Streamlining regulatory processes to bring medicines to Canadians sooner.

2

Supporting research and clinical trials across the country.

3

Making innovation a core pillar of Canada’s economic future.

4

Collaborating across sectors, regions, and levels of government.

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