About Us

The Canadian Bioethics Society-Société canadienne de bioéthique (CBS-SCB) is a national, member-driven, registered charity serving as a forum for individuals interested in sharing ideas relating to bioethics. The CBS-SCB was created in 1988 from the fusion of the Canadian Society of Bioethics and the Société canadienne de la bioéthique médicale. Our vision is to be the leading bioethics collaborative forum in Canada, working towards advancing the health and well-being of people at home and abroad by facilitating high-quality bioethics engagements inclusive of individuals from a wide variety of perspectives, backgrounds, professions and beliefs. The CBS-SCB provides resources and opportunities for dialogue to help individuals, organizations and societies explicitly identify, explore, and make decisions on bioethics issues. Members of the CBS-SCB are engaged in a wide variety of activities including research in bioethics; health policy; bioethics teaching and education; research ethics; delivery and planning of health and health care; and public engagement and consultation on bioethics issues, and more.