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As part of Brain Canada’s Mental Health Initiative, Brain Canada coordinated a workshop on youth mental health, with sponsorship from the RBC Foundation. This workshop, which took place on March 9 and 10, 2020 in Toronto convened 32 thought leaders, researchers, clinicians and professionals working...

31 awards for scientific excellence will help launch the academic careers of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows at Canadian institutions.  Brain Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 Rising Stars Trainee Awards, an inspiring talent pool of young Canadian neuroscientists and...

Brain Canada is pleased to share our 2017 Annual Report. This year’s theme, “Science without barriers or borders,” reflects our vision of collaboration in science. Our work joins people, labs and platforms across the country, as well as institutions, organizations and sectors – in order to...

In case you missed Brain Canada’s Annual General Meeting, you can now watch it here.

Twenty-eight early-career researchers from across Canada have been awarded $100,000 each in funding to support groundbreaking projects aimed at advancing our understanding of the brain. Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program to support 28 early-career researchers this...

Brain Canada welcomed 230 participants to The Symes in Toronto on November 8, 2022. Brain Canada hosts second fundraising gala to support brain research On November 8th, Brain Canada welcomed guests to celebrate our achievements in brain research and reflect on how we can further explore the...

Brain Canada-funded researcher, Janelle Drouin-Ouellet is using an exciting technique to take skin cells from seniors with Parkinson’s and turn them into brain cells. She then studies the effects of aging to see how the brain cells break down. Howie Mandel describes the importance of investing in...

The Call for EOIs is now closed. Please visit our funding opportunities page to see our current competitions. Brain Canada is currently developing programs to bridge translational gaps for brain health innovations—gaps that limit, if not prevent, the effective translation of research investment...

Submission to Commons Health Committee urges action to move research into practice, and improve prevention, treatment and recovery from traumatic brain injury, a leading cause of disability in Canada   Canada urgently needs a national strategy Canada urgently needs a national strategy to improve...