About Us: Mission, Vision, Values & Goals


Our Mission

To improve healthcare through leadership in bioethics research, education, practice, and public engagement.


Our Vision

To be the world’s leading Collaboratory in applied bioethics.


Our Values

• Interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration
• Innovation and excellence
• Inclusiveness and mutual respect
• Internationalism
• Leadership through partnership


Our Goals

We are dedicated to the following goals:

  1. To excel in interdisciplinary bioethics research and scholarship, to advance the field of bioethics through innovation in bioethics theory and practice, and to apply leading-edge knowledge transfer and exchange approaches to influence health policy and practice locally, nationally, and internationally.
  2. To achieve academic excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate educational programs in bioethics and interprofessional education in the health sector.
  3. To lead ethics practice development with our partner organizations and academic units, and disseminate these practices across the local, national, and international health sectors.
  4. To advance public discourse on bioethics issues by engaging public perspectives and serving as a resource for the media, policymakers, and community groups.

The JCB Collaboratory

The JCB is the world’s first Collaboratory in Bioethics. It is a centre without walls – a networked community of bioethics inquiry and practice without borders (geographic, temporal, or institutional), a living laboratory of interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration committed to bioethics innovation and excellence toward improving healthcare in Canada and elsewhere