Advancing Canada’s pandemic readiness by strengthening public trust and equitable access to vaccines

We focus on the social infrastructure that makes scientific progress impactful and accessible: relationships, dialogue, insights, and shared understanding.

About BRC

Through research, training, and knowledge mobilization, we generate social and behavioural insights, foster cross-sector connections, and support those who move science into practice — helping Canada strengthen pandemic readiness.

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We are a national consortium of social sciences and humanities scholars working alongside the life sciences, biomedicine, bioengineering, public health, health care, government, industry, and community organizations.

At A Glance:

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Researchers across Canada

Our people

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Research projects in progress

Research Spotlights

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People engaged

Data and Insights

Our researchers are generating and sharing social and behavioural insights that deepen understanding of how people perceive vaccine risk and uncertainty; who and what they trust; how they make decisions; and how they take action.

Research & Insights

BRC researchers examine questions that biomedical research alone cannot answer

We produce actionable insights into the social, behavioural, and systemic conditions that shape trust and equitable access to vaccines and immune-based therapeutics.

Research Spotlights

Explore our research informing policy, practice, and engagement

Data Insights

Explore our data for how people perceive vaccine risk, make decisions, and gain trust

Impact Report

Read our impact report and see how we’re strengthening Canada’s pandemic readiness

Visual Data

Vaccine behaviours, attitudes, and perspectives survey

A majority of respondents report having been vaccinated against COVID-19.

While uptake appears relatively consistent across gender, populations groups, and regions, clearer differences emerge across age groups.

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Activities & Resources

Alongside our research, we’re advancing pandemic readiness through training and knowledge mobilization efforts

These examples illustrate how we connect people and ideas and help ensure that innovation is informed by social context, equity, and lived experience

Demystifying mRNA

A toolkit for strengthening understanding of mRNA technology

The Conversation Canada series on immunity and society

Exploring emerging immune-based discoveries and their social implications

Ethics Bowl

Building capacity for dialogue in polarized times

Engaging the public on immunology

Bridging the arts and biomedical sciences

Newsroom

Our latest updates about putting people at the centre of innovation

Learn how we bridge across disciplines, sectors, and communities; generate and mobilize knowledge into practical resources; and support trusted messengers who help connect scientific advances to society.

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