Join research leaders and innovators from across Canada and around the world for a full-day in-person summit focused on advancing a unified clinical research ecosystem. This event will bring together national and international experts to explore opportunities for harmonization, workforce development, patient engagement, and regulatory reform—all in support of a strong, ethical, and sustainable clinical research environment.

Event Highlights
• WHO’s Global Action Plan for a Clinical Trial Ecosystem
• Strategies to streamline contracts, budgets, ethics review, and workforce development
• Lessons from global leaders in research (e.g., NIHR, Australia, United States)
• Ethics Re-Envisioned: National efforts to streamline ethics review in Canada
• Patient Advocacy and Engagement in trial design and conduct
• Building a trained, sustainable workforce – addressing the need for Brain Gain
• Opportunities to expand research sites and collaborations across Canada
• AI and Real-World Evidence (RWE) integration into clinical research
• Attracting life sciences investment through infrastructure and funding innovation
• Health Canada and the future of regulatory harmonization
• Removing interprovincial barriers to support pan-Canadian collaboration
• Spotlight on therapeutic areas of focus for Canada’s future

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This landmark summit is hosted by Clinical Research Association of Canada (CRAC) and reflects a growing momentum to align strategies, modernize research frameworks, and build collaborative infrastructure for world-class, inclusive, and efficient clinical trials across Canada.