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 as an organization — our mission, the values that ground us, and how we are structured to deliver on them.
A National Non-Profit Built on a Gap No One Was Filling
Brain-CE was founded in 2025 by a group of 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 collaborative, 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 not peripheral to Brain-CE — they are the faces, voices, and builders of the organization. Senior experts support and mentor; fellows lead and execute.
Equity as Infrastructure
Equity is not a lens we apply — it 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. We build credibility through rigor, not rhetoric.
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, not just the individual level.
Partnership-Driven
We do not work in isolation. Our impact is multiplied through deep collaborations with research institutions, healthcare organizations, community groups, and international networks.
Adaptive & Evolving
Brain-CE is an early-stage organization in deliberate development. We remain committed to refining our model as we learn, grow, and respond to the communities we serve.
Our Governance Model
Brain-CE is intentionally structured to separate governance, legal oversight, and fiduciary responsibility from day-to-day operations and public-facing leadership. This reflects our growth stage, our youth-led identity, and our commitment to building a fellow-powered organization supported by senior experts and mentors.
In simple terms: the Board of Directors governs — and the Executive Directors and fellows implement. This preserves strong oversight while empowering the next generation to lead.
Click any layer below to learn more about its role and composition. Members hold ultimate legal authority under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. Fellows are those actively engaged in a project or initiative — this is an active, earned designation, not a passive one.
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. They are an essential part of our extended enterprise.
Be Part of What We’re Building
Brain-CE is a collaborative by design — every fellow, partner, and supporter is a co-builder of the national response Canada urgently needs.