Our mission is to support the development of genomics literacy, provide a trusted source of current, practice-relevant, evidence-based information on genomics, and support the incorporation of genomics into the practice of Canada’s healthcare workforce.

GECKO is housed within the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa.

Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. ​

The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. ​

GECKO and CHEO also honour all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.