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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan
By embedding EDI across our programs and initiatives, we created meaningful opportunities for historically marginalized groups, strengthened the diversity of the neuroscience community, and enhanced the quality and impact of scientific research.
BrainsCAN's EDI Principles
- We acknowledge that barriers remain to the full participation of underrepresented groups (including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people with diverse gender identities, persons of any sexual orientation, and people with disabilities) in our research communities.
- We recognize that intentional EDI practices provide increased access to the largest pool of qualified potential participants, which strengthens the expertise of the research program membership, and leads to impactful research outputs and overall research excellence.
- The responsibility for creating an equitable, diverse, as well as inclusive, research community is the responsibility of ever member, and we will ensure that EDI is prioritized through allyship and continued EDI program assessment and reflection
EDI Action Plan - Executive Summary
View the Executive Summary for the BrainsCAN EDI Action Plan.
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BrainsCAN is a proud signatory to the ALBA Declaration on Equity and Inclusion
BrainsCAN respects the longstanding relationships that Indigenous Nations have to this land, as they are the original inhabitants and caretakers. We acknowledge historical and ongoing injustices that Indigenous People (e.g. First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) endure in Canada, and we accept responsibility as a public initiative to contribute toward revealing and correcting miseducation as well as renewing respectful relationships with Indigenous communities through our research and community engagement.