Values and Principles

Values

We value the health of Canadians. We believe that equitable access to quality health information will increase research capacity, improve the health of Canadians, and save lives.

We value fairness and transparency in our business model and believe that all our members must benefit from group purchase discounts.

We value the transfer of knowledge and believe this is achievable through universal access to current health research and evidence. 

Principles 

i.      HKN will be cost recovery.

ii.     Pricing will be fair and consistent across all member sites.

iii.    Pricing will remain stable from year to year unless discounts allow fees to decrease.

iv.    Members will benefit from group purchase discounts, and will not pay more than they would pay if they licensed outside the HKN group purchase.

v.     New members will not be added to the disadvantage of existing members.

vi.    Different pricing models will be used for each vendor dependent on the pricing model used by the vendor. The above principles will be applied in each pricing model.