Bill C-13
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RECOMMENDATION |
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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the
Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments
to other Acts''.
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment establishes the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (the CIHR) and repeals the Medical Research Council Act.
The objective of the CIHR is to excel, according to internationally
accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new
knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more
effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian
health care system. The CIHR is an agent of Her Majesty.
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The Governing Council of the CIHR is responsible for the creation,
review and termination of Health Research Institutes. The Institutes are
to support individuals, groups and communities of researchers for the
purpose of achieving the objective of the CIHR. The Governing
Council is to appoint an advisory board and a scientific director for each
Institute.
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