Table 1 Cardiovascular disease research funding organizations included in our analysis

Granting Agencies

·Medical Research Council of Canada (MRCC)/Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

·Canada Council/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

·Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

·Government of Canada, Indirect Costs Research Program

Foundations

·Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

·Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)

·Genome Canada

Provincial Funding

Other Public Organizations

·Prince Edward Island Health Research Institute

·Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research

Charitable Organizations and Foundations

Charitable Organizations

·Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (H&SF in Canada)

·British Columbia Health Care Research Foundation/Michael Smith Foundation

·Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions since 2010)

·Saskatchewan Health Research Board/ Health Services Utilization and Research Commission/ Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

·Conseil de la recherche en santé du Québec (CRSQ)/Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ)

Foundations

·Manitoba Medical Service Foundation

·Manitoba Health Research Council

·Banting Research Foundation

·J.P. Bickell Foundation

·Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation

·Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation

·The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation