Our voices, heard
Breakthrough T1D brings together people affected by type 1 diabetes who want their voices heard.
How we advocate
Breakthrough T1D brings together people affected by type 1 diabetes who want their voices heard. Breakthrough T1D advocates with the T1D community to Members of Parliament (MP) as well as provincial and municipal officials. These relationships strengthen our community, provide support and deliver our message – the need to accelerate research and improve access through funding from our federal and provincial governments.
Campaigns
Access For All aims to make type 1 diabetes (T1D) technology affordable and accessible for everyone living with this disease. This campaign aims to support our T1D community in their efforts to increase public and private coverage for insulin pumps and advanced glucose monitors (CGM and Flash GM). Together, we can reduce the out-of-pocket costs for these technologies and improve access for Canadians with T1D.
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A landmark collaboration between the Government of Canada, through CIHR, and Breakthrough T1D Canada to support transformative T1D research.
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The disability tax credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that helps persons with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay.
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Breakthrough T1D Canada is supporting a national strategy to improve access to diabetes prevention and treatment to ensure better health outcomes for Canadians.
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People affected by T1D come together in Ottawa along with Breakthrough T1D staff and volunteers to urge parliamentarians to stand with us.
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Partnership to Defeat Diabetes
$15M
invested by the Government of Canada, through CIHR
$15M
matched by Breakthrough T1D Canada
T1D on the Hill
People affected by T1D will come together in Ottawa along with Breakthrough T1D staff and volunteers to urge parliamentarians to stand with us as we ramp up our efforts to find cures for T1D and make them available to everyone who would benefit from them.
Meet Breakthrough T1D advocate Jake Thompson from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Donor support helped send him to T1D on the Hill this year to share the reality of living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). He met directly with policymakers, encouraging the government to take action and prioritize T1D research funding.
More advocacy
Breakthrough T1D’s global plan to make curative cell therapies a reality for people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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The first step towards a national universal pharmacare plan for Canada, and a historic milestone for all Canadians living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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If you or someone you love has type 1 diabetes, use our DiaDigits Calculator and help us show the world the impact of living with T1D.
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Choose a province to see coverage of diabetes tech and types of insulin in your province.
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Get involved
These relationships strengthen our community, provide support and deliver our message.
