B.C. and Alberta Platforms to Advance Brain Health
Brain Canada is supporting three new research platforms in B.C. and Alberta that bring together researchers, clinicians, and patients to accelerate brain health innovation. The projects focus on earlier diagnosis, more inclusive and representative research, and stronger national collaboration to improve outcomes for people living with brain conditions.
With a Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research grant, Dr. Mushquash and her team recruited 160 youth to participate in a trial of JoyPop, a smartphone app designed to support emotional resilience and manage adversity. The app was developed by researchers at McMaster University in consultation with researchers, clinicians, youth service providers, and victim services.
Brain Canada is excited to announce the 2026 Rising Stars Trainee Awards. Trainees are the learners of today and the leaders of tomorrow and we are committed to supporting the next generation of researchers to help ensure the success of the Canadian brain research ecosystem.
Brain Canada, in partnership with Women's Brain Health Initiative (WBHI) and with support from the Government of Canada, is launching the Accelerator Grants: Migraine Research program, an initiative explicitly designed to catalyze research in migraine, a highly prevalent neurological condition that disproportionately affects women.
Advancing Health Research Solutions in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), Brain Canada, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation (JPCHF), Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan (ASOS) and Lung Saskatchewan are proud to share that we’re investing $2.7 million in peer-reviewed, home-grown research solutions addressing Saskatchewan’s most urgent health challenges.
Brain Canada is pleased to announce the latest cohort of Momentum Grants recipients. This program is designed to build upon the groundbreaking work initiated through the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program. By providing a second injection of strategic funding, Momentum Grants empower researchers to move beyond proof-of-concept and into breakthroughs.
Brain Canada, in partnership with the Krembil Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of the Accelerator Grants: Neurodegeneration x Immunology program, a $3M investment supporting bold, early-stage research into the role of the immune system in neurodegenerative diseases.
Supporting Indigenous Children with Neurodisabilities
Brain Canada, in partnership with Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), is pleased to announce the five awardees have received funding through the Indigenous Stream. KBHN’s Indigenous Stream is a first-of-its-kind funding opportunity designed to support community-driven, high-impact projects that improve outcomes for Indigenous children and youth living with neurodisabilities (NDs) and their families across Canada.
Neurodisability Projects for Children and Youth in Canada
Brain Canada, in partnership with Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), is proud to announce five new Innovation and Implementation projects aimed at improving the lives of children and youth with neurodisabilities (NDs) and their families across Canada.
Something remarkable happens when a 22-year-old and a 75-year-old stand side by side rolling dough or tossing a Thai-inspired salad. Conversation flows. Memories surface. Skills are exchanged. That, in essence, is the premise and growing proof behind Cooking Together, an innovative multi-week intergenerational cooking and nutrition program.
Celebrating the impact of Future Leaders seed funding
For every $1 we spend in seed funding through the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, Future Leaders will attract an additional $7.75 to build on their findings. Since 2019, the Future Leaders program has supported 131 promising early career researchers with $100,000 each to pursue bold ideas, advance their research programs, and launch their careers. This seed funding has allowed Future Leaders to:
When Naomi Azrieli, O.C., DPhil, first stepped into the role of Chair of Brain Canada, she brought with her not only deep philanthropic experience, but a profound belief in what bold scientific inquiry could make possible. Over the next eight years, that conviction helped fuel a period of transformative growth for the organization, one defined by ambitious partnerships, national-scale investments in capacity building, and a renewed recognition of brain research as essential to the future health and well‑being of Canadians.
