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Strategic Plan

Transforming children’s lives one discovery at a time.

The Heart of Our Strategy

Our Strategic Plan guides BCCHR’s path from 2024–2029 as we work towards achieving our vision and strategic priorities. It will be a living, breathing plan that adapts to the environment in which we operate to best serve the children and families of BC, the Yukon, and beyond. We are building on what is already working and allowing our successes to shape additional goals and initiatives.

Vision

Why we exist

We envision a future where children and families in BC, the Yukon, and beyond live their best lives.

purpose

What we do, how, and for whom

Our health research leads to exciting discoveries and creative solutions for the benefit of children and families.

teachings

How we conduct ourselves

We seek to integrate the values and worldviews of the Coast Salish peoples into our practice and way of being. We do this through following a set of six teachings gifted to the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) by Coast Salish Knowledge Keeper, Shane Pointe.

Values

What we stand for

Passion

We embody excitement and a spirit of positive risk-taking. We encourage bravery and commitment to exploring new frontiers in child health.

Integrity

We uphold the highest standards of research ethics, demonstrating ethical and moral accountability in all  of our pursuits.

Innovation

We foster a culture of curiosity that encourages exploration and creativity.

Community

A sense of community permeates our work, uniting clinicians, researchers, administrators, trainees, patients, and families in a shared mission to advance pediatric health care.

Justice

Our research is driven by the principle that every child deserves to have their health needs addressed and their potential future health problems prevented.

Strategic Plan 2024–2029

Our Strategic Plan sets out where we are headed and how we will focus our efforts from 2024 to 2029. It highlights our key priorities and the role research plays in improving the lives of children and families.

2024-2029 Strategic Plan

Shaped By Our Community

More than 300 voices — including patients, families, partners, and members of our research community — came together to shape the BCCHR 2024–2029 Strategic Plan. Through interviews, focus groups, surveys, leadership sessions, and open calls for input, our community co-created a shared vision to guide our work over the next five years.

Super Hubs

The BCCHR 2024–2029 Strategic Plan introduced a new model for collaboration across our institute. At the heart of this are our Super Hubs — dynamic, cross-cutting spaces where researchers, clinicians, and community partners are working together on BCCHR’s key research and community priorities.

Precision Health Initiative

The Precision Health Initiative (PHI) is building a cohesive, institute-wide program to accelerate and unify precision health research at BCCHR. By integrating cutting-edge technologies, expertise, and clinical pathways, the PHI aims to make individualized, data-driven care accessible to every child who can benefit.

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