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Get started with clinical trials in BC
Find researchers or participants. Learn how you can bring your trial to BC.
Get started with clinical trials in BC
BC hosts over 1,300 clinical trials each year. These are supported by more than 600 investigators, 100 life sciences companies, and 100 sites in urban and rural communities, enabling broad participation.
BC is a prime destination for clinical trials. We have the expertise, research capabilities, infrastructure, collaborative environment, and experience to conduct high-quality clinical trials across the province.
BC’s clinical trials network includes more than 600 skilled investigators across hospitals, research centres, and community sites. Use the Canadian Clinical Trials Asset Map (CCTAM) to connect with qualified investigators, sites, networks, and service providers. Search by therapeutic area, capability, or location to accelerate your trial planning from design to participant recruitment.
REACH BC is a province-wide platform that connects researchers with volunteers and patient partners in health studies. Researchers from BC health authorities, universities, and research institutes can post studies and their results to recruit participants province-wide and share their results.
Navigate the clinical trials ecosystem
With modernization of clinical trial regulations and ethics review systems, it can be difficult to know how to best approach our evolving landscape. We can help, no matter if you’re a research team, sponsor, community or patient group, government organization, funder, or research ethics board.
Advance my career and learning
Advance your research team’s expertise through our partnerships with CANTRAIN, CAN-TAP-TALENT, CBITN, and StrokeCog — CIHR-funded clinical trials training platforms. Access funding and resources to strengthen trial operations, and develop competencies in designing, leading and working in clinical trial research.
ASK US is our signature webinar series featuring expert insights and interactive discussions.
Clinical Trials British Columbia, in partnership with the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), offers free eLearning for all clinical research professionals in BC. Choose from 20+ courses on International Council for Harmonization’s Good Clinical Practice standards, informed consent, and tech-driven trial management — designed to boost compliance, efficiency, and research quality at any experience level.
The AIPP education and training focuses on compliance and quality, delivered through the lens of inspection.
We offer financial and resource support to help clinical research professionals at BC academic or health authority–affiliated sites earn certification through SoCRA, ACRP, or SQA. Certification validates your competence, meets internationally recognized standards, and demonstrates your commitment to quality and professionalism.
The Network of Networks (N2) is an alliance of research networks and organizations. Its members can access N2 educational courses (available via CITI-Canada). Clinical Trials British Columbia funds and manages the provincial BC membership, so that N2 benefits are available to clinical researchers in BC health authorities and academic organizations.
We provide services, resources, and support for the development and implementation of Quality Management System in BC centres, health authorities, academic institutions, and agencies. We also offer a quality leadership course and mentorship.
Enhance my patient and public engagement activity
Use our toolkit to share study outcomes clearly and respectfully. This resource offers practical tips, templates, and examples to help research teams plan, create, and deliver results in ways that support transparency, trust, and engagement.
Join my community in clinical research discussions
CoPs are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. CoPs are powerful vehicles for learning or system change by enabling collective problem-solving, resource or knowledge sharing, spreading innovation, and aligning practices.
Take part in a clinical trial