In an Uncertain World, You Can Be a Steady Force for Canadians Living with Lupus
Lately, the world feels uncertain.
But for Canadians living with lupus, uncertainty isn’t new — it’s daily. From unpredictable flares to delayed diagnoses and the weight of an invisible illness, the challenges are constant.
Your support helps bring stability, progress, and hope.
Help ensure that research continues, advocacy advances, and no one faces lupus alone.
Why Your Support Matters
- Lupus affects over 1 in 1,000 Canadians
- Symptoms are unpredictable and often invisible
- Diagnosis can take months or even years
- Many face barriers to accessing care and treatment
Lupus does not just affect the present — it shapes a person’s future, their plans, and what feels possible.
What Your Support Makes Possible
Advancing Research
Your support helps fund critical research through initiatives like our Catalyst Grant, which has grown from $40,000 to $75,000 and now includes social and economic research — recognizing the full impact of lupus.
We are also leading a national, IRB-approved study capturing the lived experiences of Canadians with lupus to inform better care, policy, and future treatments.
Improving Access to Treatment
New treatments are emerging, including the recent approval of Gazyva for lupus nephritis.
But approval is only the first step.
Your support helps ensure these treatments become accessible and affordable for Canadians, regardless of where they live.
Building Community and Support
Lupus can be isolating — physically, emotionally, and socially.
That’s why we are developing a national Lupus Peer Network, co-designed with people living with lupus, to create a safe and supportive space for connection and shared experience.
Your support also helps fund scholarships for students living with lupus, recognizing resilience and reducing financial barriers to education.
Driving Advocacy
Through our Advocacy Task Force, Lupus Canada is working to ensure lupus remains a national priority.
- Submitted a federal pre-budget request for $5 million in lupus research funding
- Engaging decision makers to improve access to care and treatment
- Advocating for equitable coverage of essential services
This includes our call for universal coverage of annual OCT eye screening for patients taking hydroxychloroquine — a medically recommended test that can prevent avoidable vision loss.
Real Impact
“Each new day brings a fresh set of challenges to overcome… there is no way of truly knowing how my body will feel.”
“This scholarship is a reminder that the unseen challenges that I face every day are real, and that I deserve to be supported and believed in.”
Your support helps turn uncertainty into stability, and isolation into connection.
Momentum and Hope
Progress is happening.
Through research, advocacy, and awareness, we are changing what the future looks like for people living with lupus.
This spring, through Let’s Talk Lupus and Lupus Awareness Month, we continue to connect global research with Canadian realities — helping drive earlier diagnosis, better care, and improved outcomes.
Be a steady force in an uncertain world.
Your support protects progress, strengthens advocacy, and ensures that Canadians living with lupus are not left behind.
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We accept donations by mail
Please make your cheque payable to Lupus Canada and mail it to:
Lupus Canada
PO Box 8 LCD 1
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y 4W3
- Kindly also provide your email address so that we can expedite the delivery of your tax receipt.
We accept donations by telephone
Questions about any of the many ways to give? Reach out to us!
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