CanPath- the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health – is Canada’s largest population health study. CanPath consists of seven regional cohorts across ten provinces, With over 330,000 volunteer Canadians enrolled, CanPath supports researchers to explore how genetics, environment, lifestyle and behaviour interact and contribute to the development of cancer and other chronic diseases.
CanPath is a living population laboratory containing a wealth of data from more and is the largest data collection of its kind in Canadian history. Participants aged 30-74 voluntarily share their health and biological information over the next 50 years. Researchers study these data to understand disease risk factors better to help unlock the mysteries of what causes cancer and other chronic diseases.
By working together with the regional cohorts, from coast to coast, CanPath can achieve greater insights into population health.
Learn more about CanPath by visiting their website, along with all the other regional cohorts that make up this legacy project.
The BC Generations Project is British Columbia’s largest-ever health study. The Project follows a cohort of nearly 30,000 BC participants who volunteer their health information and biological samples to help researchers learn more about how environment, lifestyle and genes contribute to cancer and other chronic diseases.
As Alberta’s largest health research study, ATP aims to reveal what causes and what may prevent cancer and chronic diseases. Following the health of 55,000 men and women for the next 50 years, this long-term cohort study provides exceptional depth and breadth of detailed information to researchers around the world. Thanks to more than a billion pieces of data and thousands of biological samples, scientists will be able to explore how lifestyle, genetics and environment influence the health of generations to come.
The Manitoba Tomorrow Project (MTP) health research study aims to follow the health of 10,000 Manitoba residents for up to 50 years. The MTP is the newest member of the Canada-wide CanPath initiative. Together, we will collect and connect this valuable data with researchers across the country and worldwide to change the future of health research.
The Ontario Health Study (OHS) is an ongoing research study investigating risk factors that cause diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and Alzheimer’s. Between 2009 and 2017, the OHS recruited over 225,000 Ontario residents over 18 years of age to complete health-related questionnaires online, with follow-up questionnaires administered over time to follow their health as they age. The Ontario Health Study also collected over 41,000 blood samples, helping researchers better understand the factors influencing health and quality of life.
CARTaGENE is a public research platform of the CHU Sainte-Justine created to accelerate health research. CARTaGENE consists of both biological samples and health data from 43,000 Québec residents aged between 40 to 69 years.
The Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Study, or Atlantic PATH, has recruited over 30,000 participants from all four Atlantic Provinces. The samples and information will help find new ways to prevent chronic diseases and diagnose them earlier when they can be easier to treat. This work is particularly important for Atlantic Canada, which has the highest cancer rates in the country; the disease truly does touch everyone living in this region, either personally or through family and friends.