SPOR is short for the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research, which was launched in 2011 by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), a federal agency that is the largest funder of health research in Canada. In 2018, HDRN Canada was awarded a $39M grant from CIHR, with in-kind contributions from provincial, territorial and pan-Canadian organizations to develop the SPOR Canadian Data Platform. Patient-oriented research seeks to engage patients, caregivers and families as partners in the research process. For example, they may provide input on research topics, or help with the interpretation of findings and the communication of research results.