The purpose of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience shall be:

  1. To promote communication among neuroscientists throughout Canada.
  2. To represent the interests of Canadian neuroscientists at national and international levels.
  3. To promote research in all disciplines contributing to the understanding of the nervous system.
  4. To contribute to the advancement of education in the Neurosciences.
  5. To provide for and assist in the dissemination to the general public of the results of current Neuroscience research and its significance in relation to health and disease.
  6. To raise funds and to provide income for the above purposes.

(CAN-ACN By-laws, Article 6)