The Canadian Association for Health Systems and Policy Research (CAHSPR)’s Mental Health and Substance Use Health Action Group (MHSU) is hosting a data viz competition open to all students at Canadian universities. Get your entries in by January 29, 2027 to be in the running for a $200 prize!

Submissions can be made by individuals or teams of students. Visualizations must be in a digital format readily accessible by the public. Specifically, they must be either a high-quality stand-alone static image (jpeg, PNG etc) or dashboard-type entry hosted on a public server (see examples). Such formats may include Shiny, Tableau, or PowerBI dashboards.