Matt Varey of Ontario is the first Canadian to serve as Vice Chair on the board of the global type 1 diabetes non-profit New York and Toronto, March 13, 2024 — JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D), research and advocacy organization, today announced the appointment of Matt Varey as the new vice chair […]
Canadians living with type 1 diabetes will have improved access to the treatments and devices they need through a new national pharmacare program
February 29, 2024 – Ottawa – Today marks a historic moment for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community in Canada. JDRF Canada is thrilled to have been part of the Government of Canada’s announcement of a new national pharmacare program. The organization commends the federal government for ensuring the close to 300,000 Canadians living with […]
Nova Scotia announces expanded coverage for insulin pumps and advanced glucose monitoring
February 28, 2024 – Halifax – The Government of Nova Scotia announced a historic investment to provide better access to diabetes devices such as insulin pumps and glucose monitors for Nova Scotians with diabetes. The province will be investing $5.9 million to fund sensor-based glucose monitoring supplies, and $1.3 million to expand the Nova Scotia […]
Ensuring Canadians living with diabetes have access to the treatments and devices they need in Canada’s national pharmacare program
February 27, 2024 – Canada-wide – JDRF Canada, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of the estimated 300,000 Canadians living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) through its advocacy efforts, is awaiting the imminent announcement of a new national pharmacare program that will include coverage of diabetes medications. Insulin was discovered in Canada by Banting, […]
CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Awards Announced
These awards support the career development of the next generation of health researchers. The REDI awards are available to post-doctoral researchers, clinicians, and research associates from specific underrepresented groups to help them launch their research faculty careers in Canada. The 2023 awards were open only to Black people and racialized women, which previous research identified […]
JDRF Canada Op-Ed in the Hill Times, February 14, 2024
OPINION: Canada is on track to cure type 1 diabetes. With the right support, we can get there. Research innovation is becoming increasingly competitive in the post-pandemic world and Canada is at risk of losing its foothold. An estimated 300,000 Canadians (growing at a rate of 4.4% per year) live with type 1 diabetes (T1D), […]
JDRF Canada and Sanofi Canada partner to raise awareness about autoimmune type 1 diabetes and the critical role of screening in its early detection.
Toronto, Ontario, February 20, 2024 – JDRF Canada and Sanofi Canada are announcing a partnership aimed at amplifying awareness around type 1 diabetes (T1D), a chronic autoimmune condition, and the role screening could play in the early detection of this disease. Nationally, the number of individuals diagnosed with T1D is growing at an estimated 4.4% […]
Statement from JDRF calling for a Medical Corridor in the Middle East
JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, joins healthcare and humanitarian non-profits throughout the world in calling for a medical corridor to allow immediate access to lifesaving supplies and medicines, like insulin, needed by all people living with T1D in the Middle East conflict zone. At all times, including times […]
JDRF Awards $12 Million for Phase 3 Type 1 Diabetes Kidney Disease Clinical Trial, Joins The Kidney Foundation of Canada in Driving Research to Treat Kidney Disease – JDRF
JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, has awarded $12 million to researchers Dr. Alessandro Doria with Joslin Diabetes Center, Dr. Michael Mauer with the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Dr. David Cherney at the University Health Network, University of Toronto, to conduct a pivotal clinical trial that will […]
JDRF Canada is pleased to support 4 new trainees in partnership with the Canadian Islet Research and Training Network
JDRF Canada is thrilled to continue a successful partnership with the Canadian Islet Research and Training Network (CIRTN) and announce a second cohort of co-funded trainees beginning in 2024. CIRTN was established in 2020 as a world-class training and research network with joint contributions from the University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of […]
JDRF Canada and Stem Cell Network announce second recipient of the J. Andrew McKee Fellowship in Type 1 Diabetes
October 23, 2023 (Ottawa/Toronto) – JDRF Canada and the Stem Cell Network are pleased to announce Dr. Sing-Young Chen as the 2023 J. Andrew McKee Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The announcement was made today in Toronto at the Till & McCulloch Meetings, Canada’s premier stem cell and regenerative medicine conference. The J. Andrew McKee […]
The Sun Life Ride to Defeat Diabetes for JDRF Brings Corporate Canada Together to Move Work Aside and Move for a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Canada-wide, October 1, 2023 – One of Canada’s longest running and top fundraising events will be taking place in Montréal, QC, Toronto, ON and Calgary, AB on October 5, 12 and 19, respectively. The Sun Life Ride to Defeat Diabetes for JDRF is a high-energy event that sees hundreds of corporate executives and teams shed […]