February 2020 - Kelly Sears has been contracted by the Department of Canadian Heritage to evaluate three financial assistance programs administered by Sport Canada: Sport Support Program, Hosting Program and Athlete Assistance Program. Together, these programs enhance the Canadian high performance sport system by supporting athletes and Canadian sport organizations and helping organizations to host [...]
January 2020 - BBMD Consulting in partnership with Kelly Sears has been selected to conduct a large-scale evaluation of CADTH, a not-for-profit organization that assesses and reviews health technologies, informs healthcare decision-makers about advances in technologies, and provides a better understanding of how health technologies can benefit patients in Canada. This study will assess CADTH’s [...]
December 2019 - Kelly Sears has been engaged by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to examine the use of Strategic Research Plans (SRPs) as well as other tools and data that might better report on the results of federal government research investment in Canadian post-secondary institutions. The fundamental question of this study asks [...]
October 2019 - On behalf or Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Kelly Sears assessed the private sector landscape in health-related genomics in Canada by mapping the activities of the private sector, analyzing the scale and impact of private sector investments, and identifying the challenges and opportunities. In the Canadian health sector, genomics has been [...]
