The SRC’s early work was focused on developing research capacity through funding of a small core team of researchers and support staff to compete for operating grants provided by national funding bodies. By 2007, the SRC established a number of key research partnerships to form two national research teams funded for five years each by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; the first in Palliative and end of life care and a second team funded to address challenges in access to cancer care.

The SRC consists of core funded researchers and support staff who work in conjunction with twenty-five Adjunct Research Scientists representing Canadian and International academic institutions. The SRC is dedicated to cross-disciplinary work with a strong psychosocial oncology focus. Much of our work is related to research capacity building through training of students pursuing PhD’s, post-doctoral training and new investigators.

A number of our SRC members serve in strategic roles to support the national cancer strategy of the "The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer", particularly in the area of cancer supportive care.

Mission