Built to Last.
Built to Lead.
Brain-CE is Canada’s first initiative dedicated to the intersection of brain health, climate change, and equity. This page explains who we are, the values that ground us, and how we are structured to deliver on them, including the project-cycle model we launched in Fall 2026.
A National Non-Profit Built on a Gap No One Was Filling
Brain-CE was founded in 2025 by neurologists, physicians, and neuroscience students who recognized that the climate crisis was having a profound impact on brain health, and that no Canadian organization was addressing it. We are a federally incorporated Canadian non-profit, youth-led and expert-supported, committed to equitable brain health in a changing climate.
Our Mission
To raise awareness of the neurological impacts of climate change and to mitigate these effects through intersectionality-informed, evidence-based research, education, advocacy, and innovation, ensuring equitable brain health outcomes for all Canadians.
Our Vision
A future where climate-resilient brain health is prioritized, with equity and collaborative action embedded across healthcare systems, public policy, and community planning, so that every person, regardless of income, race, or postal code, is protected.
The Values That Ground Everything We Do
These principles are not aspirational statements. They are structural commitments that shape how Brain-CE is built and how it operates.
Youth-Led & Fellow-Empowered
Fellows are the faces, voices, and builders of the organization. Senior experts support and mentor; fellows lead and execute.
Equity as Infrastructure
Equity is embedded in how we design research, who we partner with, how we communicate, and which communities we prioritize in every project.
Evidence-First
Every public statement, campaign, and policy recommendation is grounded in the peer-reviewed evidence base. Director sponsors review outputs before release.
Prevention Over Treatment
Brain-CE exists to shift the neurological healthcare response to climate change from reactive treatment to proactive prevention, at the system level.
Built to Finish
We run work in 8-week project cycles with named leads, clear roles and a Demo Day, so the work people start is work that gets finished and credited.
Adaptive & Evolving
In 2026 we listened, learned from our first year, and rebuilt our model. We will keep refining it as we grow and respond to the communities we serve.
Our Governance Model
Brain-CE separates governance, legal oversight, and fiduciary responsibility from day-to-day operations and public-facing leadership. In simple terms: the Board of Directors governs, and the Executive Directors, Core Team and fellows implement. Each project is sponsored by a board director from the pillar it serves.
Click any layer below to learn more. Members hold legal authority under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. Fellows are people actively placed on a project in the current cycle; this is an active, earned designation. Fall 2026: Core Team applications close September 30 and fellowship applications close October 4.
Legal structure: Brain-CE Collab is a federally incorporated Canadian non-profit corporation under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. We are not currently seeking charitable registration, which preserves our flexibility for advocacy work and international collaboration. This will be reviewed by the Board as the organization matures.
Certificate of Incorporation
Strategic Partner Network
Strategic partners do not govern Brain-CE but play a critical role in shaping projects, amplifying outputs, co-hosting events, and opening pathways for influence.
Be Part of What We’re Building
Core Team applications close September 30. Fellowship applications for the Fall 2026 cycle close October 4.