http://www.braincancercanada.ca/

Brain Cancer Canada, PO Box 30007 RPO WOODBINE HEIGHTS, Toronto, ON (2026)

05/31/2026

At Brain Cancer Canada, we believe in a future without brain cancer. But we know the only way to get there is through sustained, dedicated investment in research, the key to better treatments, improved outcomes, and ultimately, a cure.

While Brain Cancer Awareness Month may be ending, our work, and the strength of this community continues every day.

Thank you for standing with us🩶

05/28/2026

Brain tumours are not one disease. There are more than 120 different types of brain tumours, each with its own biology, treatment challenges, survival outcomes, and patient experiences. It is impossible for any one organization to equally represent every tumour type with the same level of specialized research, advocacy, and investment.

That is why Brain Cancer Canada was created.

Brain Cancer Canada was founded specifically to focus on cancerous brain tumours, which represent approximately one-third of all brain tumour diagnoses yet account for the vast majority of brain tumour-related deaths.

Historically, research focused specifically on cancerous brain tumours has not been prioritized in Canada at the level patients urgently need.

Brain Cancer Canada exists to ensure this patient population has a dedicated national voice, one focused specifically on accelerating the discoveries, therapies, clinical trials, and scientific breakthroughs needed to improve survival and ultimately change the future of brain cancer.

This dedicated focus is why Brain Cancer Canada is recognized by Canada’s leading neurospecialists as the country’s most significant funding mechanism for brain cancer research.

The needs of cancerous brain tumour patients are unique and urgent. Diseases such as glioblastoma, diffuse midline glioma (DIPG), medulloblastoma, and other aggressive brain cancers continue to carry devastating prognoses, with survival often measured in months or only a few years.

We recognize and respect the broader brain tumour community, while remaining committed to the specific and urgent challenges faced by patients living with cancerous brain tumours.

Email [email protected] if you would like to get involved in helping us end brain cancer.

05/27/2026

Last Friday, the brain cancer community came together for the Gala for Brain Cancer Research🧠🔬

Patients, families, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, advocates, donors, and supporters gathered from across the country united by one shared mission: to change the future of brain cancer.

Throughout the evening, we laughed together, cried together, reflected on the people we love and miss, and were inspired by the extraordinary resilience of this community and the progress being made in research, advocacy, and innovation.

Together, we raised $250,000 in support of brain cancer research — research that did not come in time for so many of the people we loved and lost, but research that has the power to change what is possible for patients and families facing this diagnosis today and in the future.

Most importantly, we were reminded that no one facing brain cancer should ever have to face it alone.

Because of the generosity and support of everyone who attended, Brain Cancer Canada can continue funding groundbreaking research, advancing advocacy efforts, and investing in innovation that brings hope to patients and families across Canada.

To everyone who joined us, supported us, sponsored the evening, volunteered, donated, shared their story, or stood beside this mission in any way - thank you. Your presence helped create an unforgettable evening filled with connection, purpose, and possibility.

Together, we continue to turn grief into action, hope into progress, and loss into legacy.

🩶To our guests:

📸Professional photos from the evening will be made available for download soon.

🎁Silent auction winners, we will be in touch this week regarding fulfillment of your items.

05/26/2026

Brain Cancer Canada is proud to invests $50,000 in Promising Immunotherapy Breakthrough Targeting One of the Most Aggressive Brain Tumours in an exciting research project led by Dr Ian Lorimer and his team at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI).

The project titled “Improving glioblastoma immunotherapy by selectively blocking macrophage activity” explores a new way of possibly treating glioblastoma (GBM) and might soon pave the way for a clinical trial.

There is a clear need for new glioblastoma therapies that are more effective than today’s options that still only offer patients limited hope when faced with their diagnosis. Modern immunotherapy-based approaches have led to improved outcomes in other cancers, but GBM remains largely resistant to these recent advancements.

“Glioblastoma is currently an incurable disease with very limited treatment options. Therapies that induce the patient’s immune system to eradicate their cancer have been successful in other cancer types, but so far have not worked in glioblastoma. Our Brain Cancer Canada grant will test a novel immunotherapy approach, hopefully providing a new and effective treatment for glioblastoma patients,” says Dr. Lorimer. “A colleague of mine was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma and I experience a mixture of grief and frustration with this news. We can stop this disease, but it takes a team and fundraisers such as Brain Cancer Canada, the Andrea Villamere Memorial Golf Tournament and the JP Leclerc Memorial Golf Tournament are a critical and essential part of this team.”

This grant is one of six research investments announced during Brain Cancer Awareness Month, representing a combined $425,000 investment in promising Canadian brain cancer research.

Since 2015, Brain Cancer Canada has invested nearly $3 million into brain cancer research, supporting 31 projects across more than a dozen hospitals, institutions, and research centres nationwide.

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05/24/2026

Tonight marks the final landmark lighting of May for Brain Cancer Awareness Month:

💡 MAY 24
Calgary Tower (AB)

Special thanks to and for helping bring visibility and awareness to brain cancer and for using your platform to shine a light on a disease that remains deeply underfunded and underrepresented.

Throughout the month, landmarks across the country lit up in grey 🩶, yellow 💛, and teal 🩵 to honour patients, families, caregivers, survivors, and the children affected by brain cancer, while helping shine a national spotlight on one of the most underfunded and difficult-to-treat cancers. Landmark Lightings are a powerful reminder of what can happen when communities across Canada come together in support of one shared cause.

We thank every participating landmark, municipality, organization, and community partner who stood with us this month. Your participation helped send a unified message of awareness, solidarity, hope, and urgency from coast to coast.

Each day, 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour, 9 of them cancerous. Cancerous brain tumours remain the leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young adults under 40. For the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma (GBM), survival is still measured in months, not years.

Coordinated by Brain Cancer Canada, these lightings represent far more than illuminated buildings, they represent visibility for patients, recognition for families, and hope for a future with better outcomes.

Thank you, Canada, for helping us light the country with compassion, remembrance, and determination throughout Brain Cancer Awareness Month. 💙

05/22/2026

We are very excited to welcome everyone tonight. A gentle reminder to our guests👇

Venue & Evening Itinerary
Paramount EventSpace
222 Rowntree Dairy Road, Vaughan, ON

6:30 PM – Antipasto Bar & Reception
7:30 PM – Dinner & Speakers
8:30 PM – Live Auction
9:00 PM – Live Music & Dancing

We are incredibly grateful for your support and look forward to seeing you🩶

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

Warmly,
Brain Cancer Canada

05/21/2026

Every May, landmarks across Canada light up 💡 in support of Brain Cancer Awareness Month 🧠🗓, honouring patients, families, and caregivers, while amplifying the urgent need for research and better treatments.

Today the following landmarks across Canada will shine in grey 🩶 for awareness, yellow 💛 to honour children affected, and teal 🩵to represent strength and hope.*Colours may vary by location.*

💡 MAY 21
Nanaimo Bastion (BC)
Peace Bridge (ON)

Each day, 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour, 9 of them cancerous. Cancerous brain tumours remain the leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young adults under 40.

Coordinated by Brain Cancer Canada, these lightings raise awareness for one of the most underfunded and difficult-to-treat cancers. These moments of light are a powerful reminder of our shared commitment to change.

Explore upcoming participating landmarks and dates below or click on link in bio for calendar. Don’t see your city? It may be unavailable, still pending confirmation, or we may have missed it. Send us a DM and we’ll look into it.

May 22
Niagara Falls (ON)
BC Legislature (BC)
Brampton Clock Tower (ON)

May 23
Vancouver Convention Centre (BC)

May 24
Calgary Tower (AB)

05/21/2026

Brain Cancer Canada is proud to award the $50,000 Dwayne Andrews Glioblastoma Research Grant to Dr. Kevin Wang and collaborators at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for an innovative project titled, “Unlocking Immunotherapy for IDH-Mutant Gliomas by Mapping and Reprogramming the Tumour Immune Microenvironment.”

This research will deepen our understanding of how brain tumours create an immune environment that prevents the body’s natural defenses from recognizing and attacking cancer cells. Using these insights, the project will explore new strategies to help reopen the door to immune-based therapies and advance more effective treatment options for patients facing aggressive brain tumours.

“Our translational research program focuses on gliomas, which comprise a group of aggressive brain tumours, with the goal of understanding how the tumour’s immune environment changes over time and why immunotherapy has not yet worked for most patients. Our goal is to unlock more effective and less toxic treatments for patients and families facing this devastating disease,” highlighted Dr. Wang on the funded research program.

This research grant was made possible through the generosity of Auto|One Group. Over the past four years, Auto|One Group has donated over $300,000, making them our largest donor of record. More than a leader in the automotive industry, they are a true partner in hope. Their commitment to brain cancer research is deeply personal, shaped by the loss of Dwayne Andrews - brother and best friend of Kevin Andrews, CEO and President of Auto|One Group, to glioblastoma (GBM).

This grant is one of six research investments announced during Brain Cancer Awareness Month, representing a combined $425,000 investment in promising Canadian brain cancer research.

Since 2015, Brain Cancer Canada has invested nearly $3 million into brain cancer research, supporting 31 projects across more than a dozen hospitals, institutions, and research centres nationwide.

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05/20/2026

Every May, landmarks across Canada light up 💡 in support of Brain Cancer Awareness Month 🧠🗓, honouring patients, families, and caregivers, while amplifying the urgent need for research and better treatments.

Today the following landmarks across Canada will shine in grey 🩶 for awareness, yellow 💛 to honour children affected, and teal 🩵to represent strength and hope.*Colours may vary by location.*

💡 MAY 20
Government Shaw Building (PEI)

Each day, 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour, 9 of them cancerous. Cancerous brain tumours remain the leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young adults under 40.

Coordinated by Brain Cancer Canada, these lightings raise awareness for one of the most underfunded and difficult-to-treat cancers. These moments of light are a powerful reminder of our shared commitment to change.

Explore upcoming participating landmarks and dates below or click on link in bio for calendar. Don’t see your city? It may be unavailable, still pending confirmation, or we may have missed it. Send us a DM and we’ll look into it.

May 21
Nanaimo Bastion (BC)
Peace Bridge (ON)

May 22
Niagara Falls (ON)
BC Legislature (BC)
Brampton Clock Tower (ON)

May 23
Vancouver Convention Centre (BC)

May 24
Calgary Tower (AB)

05/20/2026

Today, we celebrate 11 years of , , and .

For more than a decade, Brain Cancer Canada has been dedicated to improving the lives of Canadians affected by cancerous brain tumours through funding groundbreaking research, advocating for effective treatment options, and investing in innovation that advances patient care and outcomes.

Recognized by Canada’s leading neurospecialists as the country’s foremost mechanism for brain cancer research funding, this progress has only been possible because of the people behind it: the volunteers, donors, partners, ambassadors, and community members who continue to believe in a future with better outcomes for patients and families.

Since 2015, nearly $3 million has been invested into brain cancer research, supporting 31 projects across hospitals, research centres, and institutions nationwide. Behind every investment is a community driven by purpose.

What began with Bernardo Scalisi’s family has grown into an extraordinary national community of 53 volunteer directors and ambassadors, many of whom have been directly impacted by brain cancer.

As a fully volunteer-based organization, with no wages or salaries, every dollar raised goes further toward funding critical research and advancing better outcomes for patients and families.

Our mission is personal. Our lived experience is what drives us forward.

To our community, thank you for standing with us over the past 11 years. Your trust, courage, compassion, and generosity continue to move this life-saving work forward.

Here’s to the next chapter in the fight against brain cancer, a chapter defined by , , , , and .

Happy birthday to us 🎂

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