SPARK - Support
The Spark Lab is deeply appreciative of the generous support from government and non-government funding sources that allow us to conduct clinically-grounded research that we hope will improve the health and well-being of children and youth with disabilities and their families. We are committed to working closely with clinical and research partners to create, carry out and translate our research into real world practice. Below is a list of our funders and partners who are currently involved in our projects.
Funding Agencies
- Bloorview Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- CIBC Children’s Foundation
- Ontario Brain Institute
Clinical Research Partners
CanChild Centre for Disability Research, Hamilton, ON
Child Development Rehabilitation Program (DCRP), Hamilton ON
ErinoakKids, Mississauga, ON
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON
Glenrose Rehabilitation Centre, Edmonton AB
Isaac Walton Killam Children’s Hospital, Halifax NS
Princess Margaret Children’s Hospital, Perth Australia
Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Winnipeg MB
Sunnyhill Children’s Hospital, Vancouver BC
Thames Valley Children’s Treatment Centre, London ON
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ON
Community and Other Partners
- Three to be Foundation
- Aim2Walk, Mississauga ON
- NeuroDevNet
University Partners
- University of Toronto (Department of Physical therapy, Department of Occupational Therapy, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faulty of Kinesiology and Physical Education)
- McMaster University (Department of Rehabilitation Science)