Genomic Monitoring of Pathogens in Water: Community Coordination and Collaboration Hub (C3 Hub) Funding Opportunity

Ontario Genomics is pleased to announce Genome Canada’s new targeted genomic initiative, Genomic Monitoring^[1] of Pathogens in Water (GeMPaW), designed to strengthen, complement and add value to Canada’s existing pathogen monitoring efforts.

The Community Coordination and Collaboration Hub (C3 Hub) is the first of three key components that make up the GeMPaW initiative. It will act broadly as a connector, ensuring that data from monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and emerging pathogens (EPs) are used to inform public policy decisions.

Water sources to be monitored in GeMPaW include sewage, wastewater in treatment plants, saltwater, freshwater and groundwater.

Objective

The C3 Hub funding opportunity aims to support a single team that will work to enhance Canadian AMR/EP monitoring to support public health planning, decision-making and response and create operational structures and integrated processes to support genomic monitoring efforts across the country. The C3 Hub will support Genome Canada’s AMR/EP regional monitoring projects – expected to launch early 2024 – by developing and implementing a portfolio operation plan to synergize the deliverables of the regional projects toward broader national outcomes and impact.