Category: Advocacy
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Read our submission to pre-budget consultations
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance invited Canadians to participate in its annual pre-budget consultations process. The committee will table a report on these consultations in the House of Commons with recommendations to be considered by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the development of the 2025 federal budget. Read…
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The Canadian Association for Neuroscience applauds new investments in science and research announced in budget 2024
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience applauds new investments in science and research announced in budget 2024 by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finances of Canada. These announcements demonstrate that scientific research has real-world benefits to people across Canada, to Canada’s economy, and to Canada’s future prosperity. We specifically applaud the following measures: Increased funding…
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Research is the key to better brain health
One in two people will suffer from a mental illness across their lifetime. It is estimated that 1.7 million Canadians will suffer from dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, by the year 2030. The burden of brain disorders and diseases has substantially increased over the last 25 years with the aging of the population and the…
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Invitation to write to the Minister of Finances
We invite you to write to the Minister of Finances, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, to remind her and her team of the importance of investing in scientific research as they work on the 2024 Canadian budget. CAN has drafted a sample letter, you can dowload here: CAN letter to Freeland
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Urgent appeal to recapitalize the Canada Brain Research Fund
We invite you to read a letter calling for urgent recapitalization of the Canada Brain Research Fund we recently sent to The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of Canada The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health of Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finances of Canada The Right Honourable Justin…
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Read CAN’s submission to the 2024 Pre-budget consultations
Investing in science will create new jobs and build a greener, more competitive, more innovative, more inclusive, and more resilient Canada. Read our main recommendations here:
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2023 CAN Parliament Hill Day
CAN held its second in-person Parliament Hill Day in Otttawa on November 7, 2023. This presented an exceptional opportunity for a team of CAN advocates to meet face-to-face or virtually with members of Parliament, Senators, Parliamentary staff members and important senior civil servants to advocate for a increased support for the major federal funding agencies…
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ThinkSci Outreach Program wins a CAN Advocacy Award
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce its support of the ThinkSci Outreach Program with a 2023 CAN Advocacy and Outreach award. The “ThinkSci Outreach Program” is a workshop-based initiative organized and led by undergraduate and graduate students, with the goal of immersing high school seniors and 1st year CÉGEP students into the…
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Investing in science will benefit all Canadians.
CAN is sharing with you the brief we have submitted to the House of Commons Finance (FINA), which is currently holding its consultations in advance of federal budget 2024. – our three recommendations are The Canadian Association for Neuroscience recommends the following: Recommendation 1: That the government double the budgets of the three main federal…
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Brief submitted to study on Government of Canada’s Graduate Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programs
Read the brief submitted by the Canadian Association for Neuroscience to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research study on “Government of Canada’s Graduate Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programs”. Canada needs to stop the brain drain