Directory of patient organizations
Below is a list of Canadian rare disease organizations for specific rare diseases and other relevant organizations.
If you are a Canadian organization and want to be included in this directory, please contact us.
- If you don’t find an organization for your disease, contact us or use our Matching service to find someone in Canada with the same or similar disease. (Note: we used the most common name for the disease, but it may be known under other names)
- If an organization has a website in French, it is indicated (français).
To find international rare disease organizations, check the directories of the National Organization for Rare Diseases, Genetic Alliance, and Orphanet.
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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Cancer in children | ||
| Advocacy for Canadian Childhood Oncology Research Network (Ac2orn) | Leucan (Quebec) (français) |
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Celiac | ||
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Cerebral Palsy | ||
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth
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Chiari malformation | ||
Cholangiocarcinoma | ||
Chronic Fatigue | ||
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Chronic myeloid leukemia
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CLN2 Batten disease | ||
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | ||
Congenital heart disease
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Crohn’s
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Complex regional pain syndrome | ||
Cree Encephalitis and Leucoencephalopathy | ||
Crouzon syndrome
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Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome
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CUL3-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder | ||
Cystic fibrosis
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Cystinosis
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Eating disorders | ||
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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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) | |
Wegener disease (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)
| Arthritis Society Canada: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (français) | |
Williams syndrome
| Association québécoise du Syndrome de Williams-Beuren |
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X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH)
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