Who We Are

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research is a research and educational centre founded in 1989 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Over the years, CanChild has emerged as an international leader in the field of childhood disability through innovative research and a commitment to making research findings easily accessible to a wide range of audiences.

CanChild brings together an experienced team of researchers from a wide array of disciplines including pediatrics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, physiatry, speech and language pathology, social psychology, epidemiology and biostatistics.  Our researchers conduct health services and systems research on child health issues that will make a difference for children and youth with disabilities and their families.  They also teach, supervise and mentor graduate students, doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in rehabilitation sciences, medicine, human research methods, and biostatistics.  The team has developed strong linkages with other leading researchers in childhood disability, research units, parent networks, rehabilitation and health networks, professional societies, national and international child health organizations.

CanChild has secured well over $20M in external peer-reviewed funding since 1989 to expand the scope of available knowledge on childhood disability.