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Digital Health Innovation Fund
Supports collaborative research through federated data sharing
Funding available
$ 1
Deadline
November 15, 2025
Opened October 1, 2025
Location
Canada
Overview
The Digital Health Innovation Fund offers up to $25-million to support private-sector and public organizations from across Canada in developing research programs through the Platform. Eligible projects can develop use cases, machine learning or data science applications, and privacy-preserving analytical methods to advance compelling research.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new product or service
Eligible Funding
- Minimum amount : 1 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- 499 employees maximum
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
- Persons with Disabilities
- Other Racialized Persons
- Black Canadians
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Canadians
- Women
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Higher Education
- Research
- Hospitals and Rehabilitation
- Other Health Services
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Business Associations
- Diversity and Inclusion
Target groups
- Indigenous peoples
- People with disabilities
- Women & girls
- LGBTQ+ community
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits / charities
- Academia / students
- Minority groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- National
- International
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Advancement of health research projects leveraging a national digital data platform.
- Development and implementation of artificial intelligence or data-driven solutions to improve patient outcomes, with a focus on fields such as oncology and neurology, but open to other health domains.
- Design and execution of collaborative research initiatives involving multiple Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and health data providers.
- Pilot studies that use secure and interoperable data-sharing technologies to enable new research or product development in healthcare.
- Commercialization planning and activities for health research-based intellectual property developed through use of the platform.
Documents Needed
- Letter of Intent (LOI) file in Word Document and PDF formats
- Budget in spreadsheet and PDF formats
- Signed DHDP Network Member Agreements as PDFs
- Statement of Work, Gantt chart, Data Access Protocol, Evaluation Plan, IP and Commercialization Plan, and Term Sheet or Partner Agreement
- CV/resume for academic and healthcare collaborators, if applicable
Official resources
Program guide
Application form
Supporting document
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Private-sector organizations
- Public organizations
- Academic, health and research institutions and their foundations
- Independently owned businesses or industries
- Multinational enterprises (MNEs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and granting agencies
Who is not eligible
- Sole individuals
Eligible expenses
- Expenses for data readiness, including data mapping to the OMOP data model and data curation for use on the Platform.
- Onboarding support for data providers related to platform integration.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Taxes, including GST/HST, PST, VAT, and other federal, provincial, or municipal taxes.
- Professional development and recruiting fees.
- Entertainment, donations, and non-travel alcohol expenses.
- General legal or accounting fees not directly tied to patents or statutory protection.
- In-kind costs and contributions.
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Selection criteria
- Economic, innovation, scientific merit, and potential health and social benefits.
- Benefits to the health and digital sectors in Canada.
- Technical feasibility and technological advancement.
- Potential to stimulate commercialization, including a detailed commercialization plan, market opportunity, reimbursement and regulatory strategy, pilot protocol, IP and commercialization.
- Contributions to DHDP outputs and outcomes, including publications, R&D investments, new jobs including co-op positions, business creation, and IP generation; representation of SME, MNEs and public-sector partners; multi-institution collaborations including hospitals and AI Institutions, SMEs, and startups.
How to apply
- Complete the Expression of Interest survey to indicate interest and request Matchmaking Assistance if needed.
- Register on TerryFoxTrack and select the type of organization most relevant to you.
- Select Digital Health & Discovery Platform, click Apply Now, answer the seven-question eligibility questionnaire, and submit the Letter of Intent.
- If invited, log back into TerryFoxTrack to start the full application.
- Complete the Full Application, Partners, and Budget tabs and upload the required documents.
- Validate the application and click Submit when all fields are complete.
Processing and Agreement
- LOIs are assessed for eligibility and alignment with DHDP objectives.
- Select project teams will be invited to submit a full application.
- The DHDP Eligible Project Selection Review Committee will evaluate each project.
- Successful applicants are informed, and funding details are communicated including start date.
- The fully signed Partnership Agreement must be submitted within 45 days of the award announcement date.
Additional information
- The Platform supports data sharing across a federated network under governance controls set by the data provider.
- Patient data remains local to the participating site and never crosses any institutional, local or provincial borders.
- Data providers can set custom data access parameters and audit jobs done on the data they have shared.
- The Platform uses the OMOP Common Data Model.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Digital Health Innovation Fund Program
What is the Digital Health Innovation Fund?
The Digital Health Innovation Fund offers up to $25-million to support private-sector and public organizations from across Canada in developing research programs through the Platform. Eligible projects can develop use cases, machine learning or data science applications, and privacy-preserving analytical methods to advance compelling research.
How much funding can be received?
Digital Health Innovation Fund Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was November 15, 2025.
Who is eligible for the Digital Health Innovation Fund program?
To be eligible for the Digital Health Innovation Fund program, you must:
Project team must include at least two Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs; fewer than 499 employees).
Project must include a data provider able to share health data within Canada.
Applicants must be or become members of the DHDP Network.
What expenses are eligible under Digital Health Innovation Fund?
Advancement of health research projects leveraging a national digital data platform.
Development and implementation of artificial intelligence or data-driven solutions to improve patient outcomes, with a focus on fields such as oncology and neurology, but open to other health domains.
Design and execution of collaborative research initiatives involving multiple Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and health data providers.
Pilot studies that use secure and interoperable data-sharing technologies to enable new research or product development in healthcare.
Commercialization planning and activities for health research-based intellectual property developed through use of the platform.
Who can I contact for more information about the Digital Health Innovation Fund?
You can contact Digital Health & Discovery Platform (dhdp) by email at dhdp@tfri.ca.
Where is the Digital Health Innovation Fund available?
The Digital Health Innovation Fund program is available across Canada.