Resources

Bringing our clients and contacts together

RBC Royal Bank's specialists are actively involved in the Life Sciences and Health Services community, supporting the associations and organizations that add value to our clients.

This kind of participation and involvement allow us to help you can expand your own network and meet key people with the resources your business needs to prosper.

Associations & Advisory Councils

• Advisory Council on Science and Technology
  (ACST): provides the Prime Minister with expert, non-partisan advice on national science and technology goals and policies and their application to the Canadian economy.
• BC BioTech Alliance (BCBA): an industry association of the Canadian Technology Network, which works to improve the climate in which the business of biotechnology is conducted in BC.
• Biotechnology Human Resources Council
  (BHRC): an industry association dedicated to developing Canada's human resource capability.
• Medical Research Council (member of the Business Development committee): the major federal agency responsible for funding biomedical research in Canada. Its role is to promote, assist and undertake basic, applied and clinical research in Canada in the health sciences.
• Sustainable Forest Management Network: a coalition to promote the development of sustainable forest management standards.

Research

The CICA/RBC Business Monitor is issued quarterly, based on a survey conducted by The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). The report draws upon business insights of CAs in leadership positions in privately and publicly held companies across Canada. The current and past editions of the CICA/RBC Business Monitor are available online at www.cicarbcbusinessmonitor.com.

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