CCAPNR evolved from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHSRF/CIHR) Chair in Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) Program. The CHSRF/CIHR Chair program was co-sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and was a 10 year award (2001-2011) with the mandate to increase Canada's capacity of nurse researchers who will conduct applied research related to APN that serves the needs of the local, regional, provincial, national and international levels to address three key objectives: Education and Mentoring, Research, and Linkage and Exchange.

Who we are

We are a group of multi-discipline, university-based researchers dedicated to creating new solutions for problems that challenge health and social services through the use of new models of care and evaluation.

The research team is based at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario and includes faculty from Dalhousie University, Ryerson University, Queen's University and University of Montreal. Our stakeholder partners include the regional health and social service departments, social planning councils, district health councils, home care nursing services, health service organizations, and others.

The community partners include the regional health and social service departments, social planning councils, district health councils, home care nursing services, health service organizations, and others.