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Call for Proposals for the CHMS Biobank
From November 1 to December 31, 2016, Statistics Canada is inviting researchers to apply for access to blood, urine and DNA samples from the CHMS Biobank for use in health studies. The biospecimens are available to any Canadian researcher who completes a review process and would benefit from a national population survey of approximately 5,600 participants per collection cycle.

Biospecimens Available
The CHMS has stored more than 400,000 tubes of blood fractions and urine from consenting participants aged 3 to 79. DNA samples have also been extracted and frozen for storage from consenting participants aged 14 and older.

For more information about the application, review process and biospecimen availability, please visit the website here.

Or contact the CHMS biobank coordinator at:
statcan.chms-biobank-ecms-biobanque.statcan@canada.ca

CHMS Documents Available Upon Request

• CHMS Content Summary – summary of the content topics included in the CHMS data files for each cycle.

• CHMS Dissemination Plan – Cycle 4 and Biobank - provides information on the Statistics Canada files and analytical products that are planned for release

Other information about the survey, including the CHMS bibliography with links to analytical products previously disseminated is also available.

For more information concerning the CHMS, please contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre:

T: 514-283-8300
Toll-free 1-800-263-1136
statcan.infostats-infostats.statcan@canada.ca