Indigenous Peoples

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Journal Articles

22/04/2026

A profile of heart failure in the James and Hudson’s Bay region of Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Koprich SMB, Petrie SJ, Gagnon RP, Lee DS, Kioke SJ, Ross HJ, Rachlis BS, Simard AM. Can J Public Health. 2026; Apr 22.

Journal Article

21/03/2026

Safer opioid supply initiation among First Nations Peoples in Ontario, Canada, 2019 to 2023

Ledlie S, Rebić N, Hamzat B, Wang T, Bragg S, Iacono A, Shearer D, General Z, Mecredy G, McGregor L, Bertram J, Pine K, Corbiere Y, Smoke A, Gomes T. Int J Drug Policy. 2026; 151:105243. Epub 2026 Mar 21.

Journal Article

04/02/2026

Associations between psychological factors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine uptake in Métis citizens in Ontario – a population-based data linkage study

Dvorani E, Edwards A, Kim E, Khan H, Chaurasia A, Kwong JC, Cripps S, King KD, Mecredy G, Cooke M. Int J Indig Health. 2026; 21(1).

Journal Article

18/08/2025

Trends in the dispensing of opioids for pain and concurrent benzodiazepine use among First Nations People in Ontario, Canada, from 2013 to 2021

Holton A, Wang T, Hamzat B, Bragg S, deGonzague B, Mecredy G, Campbell T, Antoniou T, McGregor L, Bertram J, Gomes T. Can J Public Health. 2025; Aug 18 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

30/06/2025

Retention in opioid agonist therapy among First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Holton A, Hamzat B, McCormack D, Bragg S, deGonzague B, Mecredy G, Campbell T, Antoniou T, McGregor L, Bertram J, Gomes T. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(6):e2518452.

Journal Article

09/04/2024

Monitoring cardiovascular disease in Métis Citizens across Ontario, 2012-2020

Koprich S, Cripps S, Simms AJ, Tsui N, Edwards SA, Tobin SW. CJC Open. 2024; 6(7):857-867.

Research Report

05/10/2023

Prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome: a research project with 13 First Nations communities in Ontario

Journal Article

11/04/2023

Characterizing the cascade of care for hepatitis C virus infection among Status First Nations peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Mendlowitz AB, Bremner KE, Krahn M, Walker JD, Wong WWL, Sander B, Jones L, Isaranuwatchai W, Feld JJ. CMAJ. 2023; 195(14):E499-512. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Journal Article

11/04/2017

Kidney disease among registered Métis citizens of Ontario: a population-based cohort study

Hayward JS, McArthur E, Nash DM, Sontrop JM, Russell SJ, Khan S, Walker JD, Nesrallah GE, Sood MM, Garg AX. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2017; 4:2054358117703071. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

Journal Article

25/04/2015

Osteoporosis management and fractures in the Métis of Ontario, Canada

Jandoc R, Jembere N, Khan S, Russell SJ, Allard Y, Cadarette SM. Arch Osteoporos. Epub 2015 Apr 25.

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News Releases

News Release

25/11/2019

The Métis population suffers from significantly greater risk of cardiovascular disease than the general Ontario population: ICES study

News Release

23/04/2014

Métis people living in Ontario have a higher prevalence of asthma and COPD than the rest of the Ontario population: ICES study

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Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

ICES scientists are appointed to the ICES Research Program which best fits their interests and, as such, become members of a network of health services researchers from across Ontario.

ICES Scientists Research Programs

Indigenous Peoples

Journal Articles

A profile of heart failure in the James and Hudson’s Bay region of Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Safer opioid supply initiation among First Nations Peoples in Ontario, Canada, 2019 to 2023

Associations between psychological factors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine uptake in Métis citizens in Ontario – a population-based data linkage study

Trends in the dispensing of opioids for pain and concurrent benzodiazepine use among First Nations People in Ontario, Canada, from 2013 to 2021

Retention in opioid agonist therapy among First Nations people in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Monitoring cardiovascular disease in Métis Citizens across Ontario, 2012-2020

Prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome: a research project with 13 First Nations communities in Ontario

Characterizing the cascade of care for hepatitis C virus infection among Status First Nations peoples in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

Kidney disease among registered Métis citizens of Ontario: a population-based cohort study

Osteoporosis management and fractures in the Métis of Ontario, Canada

News Releases

First-of-its-kind report on First Nations and diabetes shows better prevention needed

New data shows higher rates of cancer and more cancer deaths in First Nations people

International research collaboration publishes guidelines in The Lancet on the use of Indigenous health data

Study finds high death rate among people who are or have been incarcerated

The Métis population suffers from significantly greater risk of cardiovascular disease than the general Ontario population: ICES study

Métis people living in Ontario have a higher prevalence of asthma and COPD than the rest of the Ontario population: ICES study

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists