2026-05-11 from ctvnews.ca

At a time when the United States has pulled funding for research programs, Canada is pushing to attract scientists to head north with Toronto’s University Health Network already recruiting dozens of medical researchers from abroad.

The Canada Leads program was launched a year ago by the hospital network, with the goal of bringing on 100 early- to mid-career scientists from across the globe. It’s part of a larger, nationwide strategy to push forward Canada’s leadership in global life sciences and medical research, according to UHN, particularly in areas that will impact health and have capacity for economic growth.

Because of that, Brad Wouters, executive vice-president of science and research at the University Health Network, says they had high standards for who they selected in the program. So far, Wouters says they have recruited 80 people, though there are hundreds more who have expressed interest in the campaign.

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