RECAP Partners

Forks of Deshkan Ziibi (Thames River) in London Ontario

RECAP gratefully acknowledges the collaborative contributions of partner organizations who supported RECAP through the development of learning modules and/or participation in research engagement events:

  • ACC Clyde Space 
  • Arthritis Society of Canada 
  • Boys and Girls Club London 
  • Canada Space Agency 
  • Canadian Injured Workers Alliance 
  • Canadian Institute for Health Information 
  • Canerector Foundation 
  • Changing Ways  
  • City of London 
  • CBI Health 
  • Community Living London 
  • Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre 
  • Forests Canada 
  • Junior Achievement South Western Ontario 
  • Lawson Research Institute St. Joseph’s Health Care* 
  • London Cross Cultural Learner Centre 
  • London Economic Development Corporation  
  • London Fanshawe Horticultural Society 
  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute* 
  • London Rotary Club of South London 
  • Middlesex Federation of Agriculture 
  • Middlesex-London Health Unit 
  • Middlesex-London Ontario Health Team 
  • Natural Resources Canada 
  • Old East Village, London 
  • OMERACT  
  • Pillar Nonprofit Network 
  • Planet 
  • PointClickCare 
  • Safe Space London 
  • Sky Watch 
  • Southwestern Ontario Military Family Resource Center 
  • Spinal Cord Injury Ontario 
  • Spine Advisory Group 
  • Tali AI 
  • TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario 
  • Thames Valley District School Board 
  • TopSpin360 
  • Trudell Medical International 
  • Unique Land Use 
  • Urban Roots 
  • WEAN Community Centre 
  • Workforce Planning & Development Board 
  • Wyvern 
  • YMCA 

RECAP and Pillar Nonprofit Network

Since 2023, RECAP and Pillar Nonprofit Network have been working together to ensure community-academic research partnerships are ethical, reciprocal, and impactful. In May 2025, RECAP became a co-tenant at Innovation Works London. RECAP's presence at Innovation Works and its engagement in Pillar's network will help cultivate diverse relationships with community organizations in London and facilitate collaborations with Western researchers. RECAP will hold workshops and programs through the Pillar Impact Learning Centre’s Pathways to Impact Learning Series as well as hold drop in hours at Innovation Works to foster connections and nurture interest in new research collaborations. To learn more about Pillar Nonprofit Network's approach to research partnerships and support, see "Community-Academic Research Partnerships: Conditions for Ethical, Impactful Collaboration".

Partnering with Patients in London

Lawson Research Institute St. Joseph’s Health Care and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute facilitate patient engagement in research taking place at St. Joeseph’s Health Care and London Health Sciences Centre. Researchers conducting hospital-based studies can seek guidance and support from directly. See the below statement about available support and resources.

Engaging patient partners ensures research is responsive, accessible and accountable to the needs of patients from study design to dissemination of findings. Lawson Research Institute St. Joseph’s Health Care and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute offer support to researchers looking to engage patient partners in hospital-based studies. In collaboration with the Patient Experience team at LHSC and the Care Partnership Office at St Joseph’s, researchers receive support and guidance on identifying potential patient partners, best practices when engaging patient partners, compensation and expense reimbursement, expectations, privacy and confidentiality. Follow up support for researchers and patient partners offered as the study progresses to ensure a successful partnership and positive experience.

Partnering with Government

To identify Government of Ontario employees and organizations, go to https://infogo.gov.on.ca/. For Government of Canada department Listings, visit https://geds-sage.gc.ca/en/GEDS?pgid=012.

For more information and support on fostering connections with the three levels of government, contact the Western’s Government Relations team.

Contact

For more information on RECAP or how you can get involved, please contact the RECAP Program at western.recap@uwo.ca.