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PCGL Awarded $1 Million from the Alliance to Advance its Development as a National Data Space

Montreal, QC – March 19, 2026 – The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as part of the first cohort of
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New Consent Template to Support Indigenous Data Sovereignty Now Available for CPHI Projects

The PCGL and the IBVL have partnered to provide Indigenous individuals and communities participating in research with the option to have their data held under Indigenous protection, governance,
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Pan-Canadian Genome Library Achieves Major National Milestone with Agreement to Integrate >15,000 genomes from HostSeq and BQC19

The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL), hosted at McGill University, today announced a major milestone in the implementation of Canada’s national genomics infrastructure with the planned integration of data
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AFN resolution on genomic data sovereignty

November 13th, 2025—The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL) welcomes dialogue and collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and other Indigenous leaders following the adoption of Resolution #11 at
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Government Canada Invests 15m First its Kind Pan Canadian Genome Library

Government of Canada invests $15M in first-of-its-kind pan-Canadian genome library

Canadian Institutes of Health Research to invest $15 million in creation of first-of-its-kind genome library to make genomic research more sustainable, secure, and equitable.
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