Pour lire ces informations en français, veuillez choisir Français (Canada) dans le coin supérieur droit (EN | FR-CA).
Welcome to the 20th Cohort of the EXTRA: Executive Training Program.
EXTRA is Healthcare Excellence Canada’s team-based, action-oriented leadership development program that supports ongoing system transformation. It focuses on building the capabilities of leaders to improve quality and safety in healthcare.
Together with other leaders from across the country, build your team’s capacity to create innovative, evidence-informed ways to make health and social system improvements – generating lasting change in your organization.
Please refer to our website for more information about the EXTRA program and details of the selection criteria.
Pre-application coaching call
Prospective teams are strongly encouraged to request a free 30-minute coaching call with an EXTRA coach and Healthcare Excellence Canada staff before submitting their application. This call can provide you and your executive sponsor with guidance and information on the following:
- Assembling the team
- Supports provided
- Improvement project scope
- Improvement project framework
- Alignment with organizational strategic priorities
- Planning engagement of partners (patients/clients, families and/or caregivers and staff)
A coaching call does not guarantee acceptance into the EXTRA program. All applications are reviewed by a panel of experts and final selection is at the discretion of Healthcare Excellence Canada based on the program criteria and organizational requirements.
If you would like a coaching call, please contact us at EXTRA-FORCES@hec-esc.ca
Submitting your application
To access the application form, you will first need to create an account. There is no commitment to complete or submit your application when you create an applicant account. This account will allow you to view, download, draft, save and submit your application.
The application form is divided into five sections:
- The Organization(s)
- EXTRA Fellowship Team
- Partnerships and Engagement
- Support and Accountability
- Improvement Project
Detailed instructions are provided. You will be able to add collaborators (executive sponsor, proposed members of the Team, assistants, etc.) who may view and edit the application form. All information entered is automatically saved; you may leave and return to the form to pick up where you left off
The applications to the EXTRA Program are due June 18, 2025.
Please check out the SurveyMonkey Apply FAQs for additional information on completing the application form.
Next steps
HEC will review applications to confirm all requirements are met and may contact the primary contact for clarification if needed. An expert panel will then review the applications in detail and will make recommendations to HEC for the selection of the participating teams. Any feedback will be shared with the applicants, whether accepted into the program or not.
Applicants will be notified of decisions by August 6, 2025.
If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone about the EXTRA program or the application process, please contact us at EXTRA-FORCES@hec-esc.ca.
Privacy Statement
By submitting this application form, you consent to the collection of personal information disclosed herein for the purposes of Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) and its agents administering your participation in the EXTRA program and for reporting – at an aggregate and de-identified level – the outcomes and impacts of this initiative to Health Canada, HEC partners, and the Canadian public.
Request for access to or correction of your personal information or to withdraw your consent, or any questions or concerns that you may have about the treatment of your personal information, should be directed to the Vice-President, Organizational Performance and Corporate Services as follows:
Healthcare Excellence Canada
Attention: Vice-President, Organizational Performance and Corporate Services
150 Kent Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, ON
K1P 0E4
Telephone: 613-728-2238
Email: privacy@hec-esc.ca
EXTRA Cohort 20 || FORCES cohorte 20
Pour lire ces informations en français, veuillez choisir Français (Canada) dans le coin supérieur droit (EN | FR-CA).
Welcome to the 20th Cohort of the EXTRA: Executive Training Program.
EXTRA is Healthcare Excellence Canada’s team-based, action-oriented leadership development program that supports ongoing system transformation. It focuses on building the capabilities of leaders to improve quality and safety in healthcare.
Together with other leaders from across the country, build your team’s capacity to create innovative, evidence-informed ways to make health and social system improvements – generating lasting change in your organization.
Please refer to our website for more information about the EXTRA program and details of the selection criteria.
Pre-application coaching call
Prospective teams are strongly encouraged to request a free 30-minute coaching call with an EXTRA coach and Healthcare Excellence Canada staff before submitting their application. This call can provide you and your executive sponsor with guidance and information on the following:
- Assembling the team
- Supports provided
- Improvement project scope
- Improvement project framework
- Alignment with organizational strategic priorities
- Planning engagement of partners (patients/clients, families and/or caregivers and staff)
A coaching call does not guarantee acceptance into the EXTRA program. All applications are reviewed by a panel of experts and final selection is at the discretion of Healthcare Excellence Canada based on the program criteria and organizational requirements.
If you would like a coaching call, please contact us at EXTRA-FORCES@hec-esc.ca
Submitting your application
To access the application form, you will first need to create an account. There is no commitment to complete or submit your application when you create an applicant account. This account will allow you to view, download, draft, save and submit your application.
The application form is divided into five sections:
- The Organization(s)
- EXTRA Fellowship Team
- Partnerships and Engagement
- Support and Accountability
- Improvement Project
Detailed instructions are provided. You will be able to add collaborators (executive sponsor, proposed members of the Team, assistants, etc.) who may view and edit the application form. All information entered is automatically saved; you may leave and return to the form to pick up where you left off
The applications to the EXTRA Program are due June 18, 2025.
Please check out the SurveyMonkey Apply FAQs for additional information on completing the application form.
Next steps
HEC will review applications to confirm all requirements are met and may contact the primary contact for clarification if needed. An expert panel will then review the applications in detail and will make recommendations to HEC for the selection of the participating teams. Any feedback will be shared with the applicants, whether accepted into the program or not.
Applicants will be notified of decisions by August 6, 2025.
If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone about the EXTRA program or the application process, please contact us at EXTRA-FORCES@hec-esc.ca.
Privacy Statement
By submitting this application form, you consent to the collection of personal information disclosed herein for the purposes of Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) and its agents administering your participation in the EXTRA program and for reporting – at an aggregate and de-identified level – the outcomes and impacts of this initiative to Health Canada, HEC partners, and the Canadian public.
Request for access to or correction of your personal information or to withdraw your consent, or any questions or concerns that you may have about the treatment of your personal information, should be directed to the Vice-President, Organizational Performance and Corporate Services as follows:
Healthcare Excellence Canada
Attention: Vice-President, Organizational Performance and Corporate Services
150 Kent Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, ON
K1P 0E4
Telephone: 613-728-2238
Email: privacy@hec-esc.ca