There are many research grants awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for individuals and teams who are working on specific projects related to improvement in the field of health. The amount of funding available can vary based on time of year as well as the specific topic. Some of the common areas of funding include specific studies done to improve the health or lives of aboriginal people, sexual health and gender studies, as well as localized studies of areas who have had above average health, or noticeably below average health and quality of life.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada offers research grants based specifically on research into these two very specific types of cancer. According to the society's website, the two types of grants offered are operating grants, as well as operating grants in CLL. The point of these grants is to increase scientific research in the attempt to find better treatments, and eventually a cure, for these rarer forms of blood cancer. These grants are meant specifically for laboratories that are already working on some aspect of the scientific process on these diseases, and are not meant for start ups.
The Canadian government offers multiple research grants, including many in areas outside of medical research. The major research grant program as of 2010 is interested in proposals that study the internal workings of Canada, its relationship to the United States of America, and Canada's place in the world vis a vis international relations. The home website of the Canadian Government Research Grants page breaks these topics down in even more detail, stating a desire to award grants to studies and projects that can be used to help make informed and intelligent policy decisions when it comes to economics, politics and international relations.