Annual Report Timeline
Reporting period: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2025
Stéphanie Bélanger attends the Sam Sharpe Breakfast to network with Parliamentarians, CAF members, First Responders, mental health advocates and colleagues from across Canada.
CIMVHR Board Member, Steven Smith, attends Research Canada’s annual AGM, panel and luncheon to connect
David Pedlar and Paul Hook meet the riders of the Rolling Barrage: Coast to Coast Ride to Combat PTSD comes to the Royal Canadian Legion in Kingston
CIMVHR sponsors the Valhalla Open - Kingston, ON to support the Veterans fundraising golf tournament
Warrior Care in the 21st Century - Dusseldorf, Germany - the health professional component of Invictus 2023. Advancing rehabilitation and recovery of military personnel, Veterans and their families.
David Pedlar attends Invictus Games 2023 - Dusseldorf, Germany.
Paul Hook attends the CP CoE Annual Workshop - Vancouver, BC - which focused on Chronic Pain KT/KMb to advance the work of supporting Veterans
CIMVHR Leadership meets with Min VAC, the Hon. Ginette Petitpas-Taylor to discuss Minister’s priorities and CIMVHR action plan for 2024.
RESEARCH CANADA - Gairdner Momentum Awards Luncheon
True Patriot Love National Tribute Gala - Ottawa, ON
David Pedlar meets with the Superminds Research Group, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and others in Lviv, Ukraine
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CIMVHR Birthday Celebration - Kingston, ON. Local Veterans, clinicians and researchers gathered at CIMVHR office to network and celebrate.
Paul Hook attends the Change of Appointment for the Surgeon General of the CAF – MGen Marc Bilodeau hands over command of CFHS to BGen Scott Malcolm.
CIMVHR Leadership visits the Vanier Institute of the Family to discuss future collaboration and research priorities.
2024 VAC Stakeholder Summit Nick Held updates the attendees on the work being done by CIMVHR at the Montreal event.
David Pedlar travels to Australia to meet with CIMVHR’s Global Affiliates and others. During the trip meetings with Phoenix Australia, Thompson Institute and Gallipoli Medical Research took place.
Lauren Hanlon attends long-time partner CIPSRT’s Symposium - Together We Are Stronger: Showcasing Collaborative Efforts to Support the Wellbeing of all Public Safety Personnel - Ottawa, ON
CIMVHR visits Parliament Hill to speak with MP James Bezan about CIMVHR Forum in his home province of Manitoba and the future of health care needs of CAF personnel.
Stéphanie Bélanger attends the Sam Sharpe Breakfast - Ottawa, ON
Paul Hook attends the Research Canada Virtual PHRC Caucus Event: Shaping the Future of Healthcare with New Technologies, Devices and eHealth Innovations
David Pedlar meeting with University of Glasgow team leaders in Scotland Veteran health and well-being research.
David Pedlar participates in CIMVHR Global Affiliate, King’s College London, annual Veteran’s Mental Health Conference
David Pedlar meets with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Dean Brown to prepare for their upcoming collaborative exercise military-to-civilian health systems threat preparation. Read the post-event report - cimvhr.ca/technical-reports
Paul Hook represents CIMVHR at the 2nd annual Kingston MFRC Connect-a-Thon. The event included 53 community kiosks and was attended by over 500 members of the CFB Kingston military community.
Nick Held and Paul Hook attended the Research Canada AGM - Ottawa, ON. The event included discussions on Navigating the Brain, Neuroscience and Mental Health.
David Pedlar and Paul Hook attended an annual strategic meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion HQ in Ottawa, ON.
The Minister of VAC visits HMCS Cataraqui before the Invictus Games Team Canada meeting – CIMVHR was invited to meet with The Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor and DM Ledwell on current priorities: women Veterans, Invictus 2025, psychedelics for mental health treatment, aging CAF Veterans and other subjects.
Paul Hook participates in the 49th Annual RCL Dominion Convention at the invitation of the RCL leadership. The event was held in Saint John, NB.
Susan Docherty-Skippen and Ashley Williams (SPEC) represent CIMVHR at the 2024 Annual CP CoE Stakeholders Workshop: Pathways to Impact for Research Related to Veterans Living with Chronic Pain in Halifax, NS.
David Pedlar and Nicole Sadler (Phoenix Australia) Lead the annual Five Eyes MHRIC meeting – Boston, MA
Stéphanie Bélanger is invited to present at In Their Own Voices, Stories from Canadian Veterans and Their Loved Ones, at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, ON.
CIMVHR participates in True Patriot Love’s Annual Tribute Dinners – Ottawa and Toronto, ON
Angela Whitehead attends the Kingston Respect Forum. The local event focused on former Corrections Service Canada employees and the health issues they face post-retirement.
CIMVHR’s 14th Birthday Celebration
CIMVHR provides witness testimony to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs
Stéphanie Bélanger hosts a public lecture on Psychedelics led by the CIMVHR Mental Health Scientist, Col (Ret’d) Rakesh Jetly, titled UNLOCKING THE MIND: The role of Psychedelic Medicine in Modern Mental Health - youtube.com/watch?v=p1QWNiGvOD0
Paul Hook meets with Veteran and MP Alex Ruff on Parliament Hill to discuss Veteran health and well-being, Veteran advocacy, and CIMVHR research for 2025.
The Hon. Darren Fisher, Minister of VAC visits CIMVHR, as his first official visit less than three weeks into his tenure. ADM Pierre Tessier and staff accompanied the Minister on the visit.
CIMVHR visits the Atlas for an ecosystem meeting with CP CoE and CIPSRT
Joel Watson represents CIMVHR at Cannexus 2025 - Ottawa, ON. Cannexus brings together those across the career and workforce development ecosystem to explore research, policy and practice.
CIMVHR founder, Leadership and Board Members attended the Invictus Games 2025 in Vancouver, BC
As a member Paul Hook attends the CDAI Conference – Ottawa, ON The conference centers its discussions around a wide spectrum of security and defence matters, orchestrating a sequence of impactful keynotes, presentations, and dialogues led by distinguished experts in the fields of security and defence from Canada and across the globe.
Stéphanie Bélanger and Paul Hook attend the Women in Defence and Security (WiDS) Annual Awards Breakfast
Max Valsamas and Lauren Hanlon discuss CIMVHR with Minister Fisher at the VAC Women Veterans Forum
Max Valsamas and Dan French represent CIMVHR at the Trauma Association of Canada’s Annual Scientific Meeting and Conference – Gatineau, QC the event provide an opportunity to inform delegates of the work CIMVHR does and the importance of being involved with our network.
Members of the CIMVHR Team attend the Research Canada Innovate @Yul – advancing the Health Research and Innovation Ecosystems in Canada event to network and connect with Montreal Researchers
Stéphanie Bélanger attends the Destination recherche innovation Montfort event that showcased the leading health research from Ottawa’s Francophone research community.