Canadian Bioethics Society
Société canadienne de bioéthique
Strengthening Interdisciplinary and inter-professional networks to pursue excellence in bioethics education, research and policy
Bioethics Centres
The field of bioethics is burgeoning in Canada. The following is a listing of academic centres with primary or significant activity in the area of bioethics in Canada.
Suggestions for additions or corrections are welcome.
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British Columbia
University of British Columbia W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics
David Silver, Acting Director
University of Victoria Centre for Studies in Religion and Society
Paul Bramadat, Director
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Alberta
Covenant Health Ethics Centre
Caitlin Congdon, Ethics Centre Administrator
University of Alberta Health Law Institute
Tracey Bailey, Executive Director
University of Alberta Institute of Health Economics
Egon Jonsson, Executive Director
University of Alberta John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre
Paul Byrne, Director
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University of Calgary Office of Medical Bioethics
Stacey Page, Chair
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Saskatchewan
University of Regina International Healthcare Ethics Research Team
David Malloy, Professor & Principal Investigator
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Manitoba
University of Manitoba Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics
Arthur Schafer, Director
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Ontario
Lakehead University Centre for Health Care Ethics
McMaster University Centre for Ethics in Health Care
Lisa Schwartz, Chair
Queen's University Office of Bioethics
Cheryl Cline, Director
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Saint Paul University Ethics Centre
Denis Desautels, Corporate Director
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics
Jennifer L. Gibson, Interim Director
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University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine Dentistry Medical Ethics and Humanities Department
Jeff Nisker, Coordinator
York University Centre for Practical Ethics
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Quebec
McGill University Biomedical Ethics Unit
Jonathan Kimmelman, Director
McGill University Centre of Genomics and Public Policy
Bartha Knoppers, Professor
Universite de Montreal Centre de Recherche en Droit
Manon Boyer, Administrative Director
Universite de Montreal Centre de Bioéthique
Bryn Williams-Jones, Directeur
Universite du Quebec a Rimouski Ethos Research Group
Michel Fortier, Director
Universite Laval Groupe de Recherche en Éthique Médicale et Environnementale
Louis-Étienne Pigeon, Chair
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Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University Department of Bioethics
Christy Simpson, Head
Dalhousie University Health Law Institute
Constance MacIntosh, Director
Novel Tech Ethics
Françoise Baylis, Head
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University Bioethics Group
Jennifer Flynn, Assistant Professor; Chris Kaposy, Assistant Professor; Fern Brunger, Associate Professor; Daryl Pullman, Professor