Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee
The Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee (IFPOC) manages the Innovation Fund. IFPOC is chaired by Dr. Richard Weisel (University Health Network), and includes Dr. Davy Cheng, Vice-Chair (London Health Sciences Centre), Dr. Blake Woodside (OMA representative and Toronto General Hospital), Dr. Victor Han (London Health Sciences Centre), Michael Hillmer (The Ontario Ministry of Health), Dr. Rachel Holden (Kingston General Hospital), Dr. Stephen Holzapfel (Women’s College Hospital), Dr. Rajin Mehta (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre), Dr. Roy Masters (The Ottawa Heart Institute), Dr. Paul Moayyedi (Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization – Hamilton), Andrea Proctor (The Ontario Ministry of Health), and Carrie-Ann Szorady (The Ontario Ministry of Health).
June 30, 2020
IFPOC issues “Framework” document to Governance Organizations, and all Forms are available at ifpoc.org
September 2020
G1 form is available
November 27, 2020 I
FPOC issues reminder of upcoming March 31 2021 Final Project Status and Accounting Report deadlines.
December 1, 2020 ** NEW**
AFP Governance Organizations upload complete P1 and P2 for each COVID-19 Year 12 Contingency Project, and Year 13 Interim Projects
December 1, 2020
AFP Governance Organizations upload G3 (information about policies, guidelines and procedures) to IFPOC (required ONLY if any changes have been made since Year X)
January 15, 2021
Those AFP Governance Organizations submitting funding requests for NEW (not renewal) projects (and any contingency project) will upload P1 and P2 for each new Year 13 project. Then, all AFP Governance Organizations upload G1, complete with specific project codes.
January 15 – February 5, 2021
IFPOC reviews proposals and submits to the GOs questions or concerns about eligibility or whether the proposals meet the requirements established by IFPOC or the individual Governance Organizations. The AFP Governance Organizations will respond to IFPOC with explanations or the submission of alternate proposals.
February 10, 2021
IFPOC meets virtually for Annual Review of Project Proposals.
February 13 – 28, 2021
IFPOC submits Committee’s questions to GOs, and subsequently makes recommendations to AMSC for distribution of 2020 – 2021 (Year XIII) AHSC AFP Innovation funds.
March 1, 2021
IFPOC issues call for nominations for Special COVID-19 IF Awards.
March 31, 2021
MOH distributes Innovation Fund allocations to each AHSC AFP Governance Organization, on the basis of proposals approved for funding by the IFPOC and AMSC
March 31, 2021
Interim and Final Project Status and Accounting Reports are due.
June 1, 2021
Governance Organizations submit nominees for Special COVID-19 IF Awards 2021.
June 1, 2021
IFPOC issues “Framework” document to Governance Organizations, and all Forms are available at ifpoc.org
November 2021 – Date TBD
Special COVID-19 IF Awards 2021 announced.
YEAR XIII (2020-2021) FRAMEWORK
Latest Framework Version
Download FrameworkG1 FORM IS NOW AVAILABLE
The Funding Request Form (G1) has two purposes:
a) To confirm that previously funded projects are on track and should receive their second year funds
b) To confirm that projects selected by the Governance Organization have been reviewed and approved by the relevant hospital and university.
A G1 is required annually from EACH Governance Organization, regardless of whether or not they are submitting new projects for funding.
NEW: It also includes an option to submit projects for consideration by IFPOC for the next Innovation Fund Showcase.
Download Form G1Use of the G2 Form is intended for the purposes of substitution of either project leads or entire projects. It is only to be used when required.
Specific rules regarding how and when substitutions may occur can be found in the Framework.
PLEASE NOTE that no substitutions will be permitted:
a) If no “contingency” projects have been previously reviewed by IFPOC
b) If any Innovation Fund money has already been spent
Policy Confirmation Form G3 confirms a Governance Organization’s: selection process, conflict of interest guidelines, definition of innovation (if different or more specific than those of IFPOC), and health care priorities (if you have any for Innovation Fund).
Download Form G3Deadlines vary and are dependent on local Governance Organization rules. Please contact your local Governance Organization for details.
| AMOSO (Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario) | Patricia Telfer or AMOSO Team | patricia.telfer@lhsc.on.ca or amoso@lhsc.on.ca |
| Baycrest (Baycrest Medical Services AFP Association) | Lora Tachjian | ltachjian@baycrest.org |
| Bruyere (Bruyere Academic Medical Organization) | Jo-Anne Dusseault | jdusseault@bruyere.org |
| CAMH (CAMH Medical Services Association) | Shirley Andrews | andrewsgroup@sympatico.ca |
| CHEO (Children’s Hospital Academic Medical Organization) | Samira Chamaa | schamaa@cheo.on.ca |
| Hamilton (Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization) | Clare Mitchell | mitchc@mcmaster.ca |
| Holland Bloorview (Bloorview MacMillan Services Association) | Dr. Golda Milo Manson | gmilomanson@hollandbloorview.ca |
| MSH UHN (Mount Sinai Hospital – University Health Network Academic Medical Organization) | Richard Getty or Jeff Murphy | richard.getty@uhn.ca or jeff.murphy@uhn.on.ca |
| NOAMA (Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association) | Mark Facca | Mfacca@noama.ca |
| Royal Ottawa Hospital (Royal Ottawa Health Care Group Academic Medical Organization) | Christopher Brown | cbrown@medco.ca |
| SEAMO (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization) | LeeAnne Howland or Danielle Claus | seamo@queensu.ca or danielle.claus@queensu.ca |
| St. Michael’s (St. Michael’s Hospital Medical Services Organization) | Marcos Pinto | Marcos.Pinto@unityhealth.to |
| Sunnybrook (Sunnybrook Medical Services Alternative Funding Plan Association) | Karen Wong or Lynne Bridgman | lynne.bridgman@sunnybrook.ca |
| The Ottawa Heart Institute (University of Ottawa Heart Institute Academic Medical Organization) | Richard Batty | rbatty@ottawaheart.ca |
| The Ottawa Hospital (The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization) | Connie Colasante | ccolasante@toh.on.ca |
| Women’s College Hospital (Women’s College Hospital Academic and Medical Services Group) | Shirley Andrews | andrewsgroup@sympatico.ca |
| Association médicale universitaire de l’Hôpital Montfort / Hôpital Montfort Academic Medical Organization | Sébastien Landry | sebastienlandry@montfort.on.ca |
A complete Project Proposal consists of two documents: the Project Proposal P1 and the Project Budget P2. In order to be eligible for funding, both elements must be included in the submission to your Governance Organization. To download a P1, for details about the P1, please see page 15 of the Year VII Framework.
Download Form P1 - GenericDownload Form P1 - HAHDownload Form P1 - NOADownload Form P1 - AMO
Deadlines vary and are dependent on local Governance Organization rules. Please contact your local Governance Organization for details.
A complete Project Proposal consists of two documents: the Project Budget P2 and the Project Proposal P1. In order to be eligible for funding, both elements must be included in the submission to your Governance Organization.
Download Form P2Instructions on how to insert a new row into P2
Deadlines – a final report should be submitted within 60 days after completion of the project first to the AHSC AFP Governance Organization. Once the Governance Organization has reviewed and approved the report, they will submit it to IFPOC. All Final Reports must be received by IFPOC within 2 years after the end of the term of Innovation Funding (e.g. Projects receiving one year of funding in March 2013 must report by March 2016, and Projects receiving two years of funding in March 2013 must report by March 2017). At the end of this period, regardless of status of the project, a report is required and unspent funds must be returned. If no report is received, an explanation should be provided to IFPOC and the Ministry and ALL IF funding for the project will be returned.
A complete Final Report consists of two documents: the Final Report P3, and the Final Budget P4. Both elements must be included in the reporting to your Governance Organization.
Deadlines – a final budget should be submitted within 60 days after completion of the project first to your AHSC AFP Governance Organization. Once the Governance Organization has reviewed and approved the budget, they will submit it to IFPOC. All Final Budgets must be received by IFPOC within 2 years after the end of the term of Innovation Funding (e.g. Projects receiving one year of funding in March 2013 must report by March 2016, and Projects receiving two years of funding in March 2013 must report by March 2017). At the end of this period, regardless of status of the project, a budget and report is required and unspent funds must be returned. If no budget or report is received, an explanation should be provided to IFPOC and the Ministry and ALL IF funding for the project will be returned.
A complete Final Report consists of two documents: the Final Budget P4, and the Final Report P3. Both elements must be included in the reporting to your Governance Organization.
Download Form P4Instructions on how to insert a new row into P4
Due Date: December 31 annually
May only be used in year immediately following funding year, to extend a one-year project to a two-year project.
It indicates that a project status has changed from a one-year project to a two-year project, tells us how much Year 2 funding is being approved, and changes the due date of the final report. It then also requires that the GO fill in an online “Interim Report”.
Download Form P5Instructions on how to insert a new row into P5
D is a declaration by Project Leads whose projects were selected as “alternates” during the initial round of any given competition. If these Projects Leads are later invited to proceed with their project, they must first fill in Form D for review and approval by their Governance Organization and by IFPOC.
Download Form D