Directory of patient organizations
Below is a list of Canadian rare disease patient organizations and some other relevant organizations.
To find other patient organizations across the world, consult the websites of the National Organization for Rare Diseases, Genetic Alliance, and Orphanet.
- If you don’t find an organization for your disease, see our Matching service.
- If you are a Canadian organization and want to be included in this directory, please contact us.
Barth syndrome | The Barth Syndrome Association of Canada (français)
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Batten disease | Canadian Batten Disease Support and Research Association
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Behcet’s disease | Arthritis Society Canada (français)
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Blepharospasm | Association pour les personnes atteintes de Blépharospasme
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Blindness | Fighting Blindness Canada (français)
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| Canadian Council of the Blind (français disponible)
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| Association québécoise des parents d’enfants handicapés visuels
| Regroupement des aveugles et amblyopes du Québec
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Blood cancer | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (français)
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Brain cancer |
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Ectodermal dysplasia
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
| Regroupement québécois des maladies orphelines (English) | |
Environmental Hypersensitivity
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Epidermolysis bullosa
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Epilepsy
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Esophageal Atresia
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Essential thrombocythemia
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Fabry disease
| Canadian Fabry Association (français)
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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Fanconi Anemia
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
| FASlink Fetal Alcohol Disorders Society
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| Fetal Alchol Spectrum Disorder Ontario Network of Expertise
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Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
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Fibromyalgia
| The Fibromyalgia Support Network
| Société québécoise de la fibromyalgie
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Food Allergies | Food Allergy Canada (français)
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Fragile-X |
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Galactosemia
| Canadian Liver Foundation: Galactosemia (français)
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Gastrointestinal diseases
| Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (français)
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumour
| GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada
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Gaucher Disease
| The National Gaucher Foundation of Canada (français)
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Graves’ disease | Thyroid Foundation of Canada (français)
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Guillain barre syndrome
| GBS/CIDP Foundation of Canada (français)
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Heart disease
| Canadian Heart Patient Alliance
| Heart Life Foundation (français)
The En Cœur Foundation (English)
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Heart disease, children
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Hemochromatosis
| Canadian Hemochromatosis Society (français)
| Canadian Liver Foundation: Hemochromatosis (français)
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Hemophilia
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Hereditary Angioedema
| Hereditary Angioedema Canada (français disponible)
| Canadian Hereditary Angioedema Network
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| Angio-Oedème Héréditaire du Québec (English)
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Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
| Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Foundation
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Hereditary diseases of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
| Corporation de recherche et d’action sur les maladies héréditaires (CORAMH)
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Huntington
| Huntington Society of Canada (français)
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Hydrocephalus
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| Association de spina-bifida et d’hydrocéphalie du Québec
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| Spina-bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Northern Alberta
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Hyperchylomicronemia
| Canadian Heart Patient Alliance
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Hypophosphatasia
| Soft Bones Canada (français disponible)
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Hypophysis
| Canadian Pituitary Patient Network
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IgG4 related diseases
| Association du syndrome de Sjögren (English) | |
Immunocompromised
| Canadian Immunocompromised Advocacy Network | |
Immunodeficiency
| ImmUnity Canada | Immunodeficiency Canada (français) |
Immunodeficiency Canada Network | Association des Patients Immunodéficients du Québec | |
Immune thrombocytopenia
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Inflammatory diseases of the intestine
| Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (français) |
Jewish genetic disorders
| The Montreal Jewish Genetic Disorder Fund (MJGDF)
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Juvenile Arthritis
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Juvenile Diabetes
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (français)
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Kawasaki Disease
| Kawasaki Disease Canada (français)
| Heart and Stroke Foundation: Kawasaki Disease (français)
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| Foundation en cœur: Maladie de Kawasaki (français)
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Kidney cancer
| Kidney Cancer Canada (français)
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Kidney disease
| Kidney Foundation Canada (français)
| Association Générale des Insuffisants Rénaux
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Klippel-Feil syndrome
| AFSKF & Regroupement Francophone International KLIPPEL-FEIL
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Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
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Krabbe disease
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Narcolepsy
| Canadian Sleep Society (français)
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Neuroendocrine cancer
| Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (français disponible)
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Neuroendocrine carcinoid tumours
| Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (français disponible)
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Neurofibromatosis
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| L’Association de la neurofibromatose du Québec (English)
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Neurological diseases
| Neurological Health Charities Canada (français)
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Neuromuscular diseases
| Muscular Dystrophy Canada (français)
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Neuropathy
| Canadian Neuropathy Association
| Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation of Canada
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| Calgary Neuropathy Association (français disponible)
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Niemann-Pick disease
| Canadian Chapter of the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation
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Macular degeneration
| Association québécoise de la dégénérescence maculaire
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
| Canadian PKU and Allied Disorders: Maple Syrup Urine Disease
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Marfan syndrome
| Genetic Aortic Disorders Association Canada: Marfan syndrome
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Mastocytosis
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Metabolic disorders
| Canadian PKU and Allied Disorders
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy
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Migraines |
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Mitochondrial diseases
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Muckle-Wells syndrome
| Canadian Autoinflammatory Network
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Mucolipidosis (sialidosis, I-cell)
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Mucopolysaccharidosis
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (Sanfilippo syndrome)
| The Sanfilippo Children’s Research Foundation
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV (Morquio syndrome)
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (Maroteaux-Lamy)
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type I
| Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (français disponible)
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Multiple Myeloma
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| Toronto and District Multiple Myeloma Support Group
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Muscular dystrophy
| Muscular Dystrophy Canada (français)
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis
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| Association Québécoise de l’Encéphalomyélite Myalgique
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| M.E. Society of Edmonton
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Myasthenia Gravis
| Myasthenia Gravis Society of Canada
| Myasthenia Gravis Coalition of Canada
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Myelodysplasia
| Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada (français)
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Myelofibrosis
| Canadian MPN Network (français)
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Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
| Canadian MPN Network (français)
| Canadian MPN Research Foundation (CMPNRF)
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Myositis
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Myotonic Dystrophy
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Oligosaccharidosis
| Canadian MPN Network (français)
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Optical Neuritis
| Canadian Transverse Myelitis Association (français)
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Optical Neuromyelitis
| Canadian Transverse Myelitis Association (français)
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Osteoporosis
| Osteoporosis Canada (français)
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Ovarian cancer
| Ovarian Cancer Canada (français)
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Thalassemia | Thalassemia Foundation of Canada
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Thyroid disease
| Thyroid Foundation of Canada (français)
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Tourette syndrome
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| Association québécoise du syndrome de la Tourette (English)
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Transverse Myelitis
| Canadian Transverse Myelitis Association (français)
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
| Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Canada
| Association québécoise de la névralgie du trijumeau
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True polycythemia
| Canadian MPN Network (français)
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Tuberous Sclerosis
| Tuberous Sclerosis Canada (français)
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Turner syndrome
| Association du syndrome de Turner du Québec
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Tyrosinemia
| Groupe d’Aide aux Enfants Tyrosinémiques du Québec
| Canadian Liver Foundation: Tyrosinemia
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| Corporation de recherche et d’action sur les maladies héréditaires (CORAMH)
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Usher syndrome
| Fighting Blindness Canada: Usher Syndrome (français)
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Uveitis
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| Fighting Blindness Canada: Uveitis (français)
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Vasculitis
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| Calgary Vasculitis Association
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Victims of thalodomide
| Association canadienne des victimes de la thalidomide (English)
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Vitiligo
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| Canadian Skin Patient Alliance: Vitiligo
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Von Willebrand disease
| Canadian Hemophilia Society: Von Willebrand disease (français)
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Von-Hippel-Lindau disease
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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
| Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation of Canada (français)
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Wegener disease (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)
| Arthritis Society Canada: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (français)
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Williams syndrome
| Canadian Association for Williams Syndrome
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X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH)
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