In 2008, after a formal international peer review, CIHR awarded the CTN an excellent rating of 4.2 out of 5. In a move to align the Network with the well-respected Canadian research organization, the CTN added CIHR to its existing name to become the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network. The Network is still referred to as the "CTN".
With this added support, CTN investigators are intensifying their efforts in four core research areas: