2019 Interactive Annual Report

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Your Impact

2019

Thank you for your generous support. You are helping us get closer to a world without type 1 diabetes.

Leadership Message

JDRF Board Chair Lorne Shiff and President and CEO Dave Prowten discuss JDRF’s activities and achievements during 2019, a pivotal and successful year because of our generous donors, volunteers and partners, and how we intend to harness our shared momentum into 2020 and beyond.

Lorne Shiff

JDRF Board Chair

Dave Prowten

President and CEO

Read About Our Leadership

Supporting Each Other

With your generosity, JDRF can help Canadians with T1D connect with each other, building a community of support across the country. In 2019, through initiatives such as adult support groups, events and volunteering opportunities, T1D families, adults, and children became part of this community. Thank you for helping us to show them that they are not alone.

Dear type 1, you can't stop us

It's been nearly three years since you've entered my life. Although it hasn't been easy, I'm learning to live with you. My mother, Hélène, says I'm resilient and I suppose I am.

Read Edouard's story

Dear type 1, we are not alone

It's hard to imagine that there was a point in my life where I didn't know who you were. As a result of your unexpected arrival, I now know about you as a disease,

Read Aaron's Story

Accelerating Research

Because of donors like you, JDRF is leading the international research effort to end type 1 diabetes. Here is how, with your commitment, we moved the needle forward in 2019, accelerating efforts toward the day when type one becomes type none

Novel dual-hormone artificial pancreas offers hope for better management of T1D

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder that is often difficult to manage. Despite recent advances in innovative medical devices and educational tools

Read Story Novel dual-hormone artificial pancreas offers hope for better management of T1D

Hypoglycemia Prevention: Testing a disposable patch that delivers glucagon


One of the greatest fears among many people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is insulin therapy-associated hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

Read Story Hypoglycemia Prevention: Testing a disposable patch that delivers glucagon

TrialNet Study: Immunotherapy can delay type 1 diabetes onset


In spring 2019, results of an exciting clinical trial revealed that the use of an immunotherapy drug called Teplizumab delayed the onset of type 1 diabetes

Read Story TrialNet Study: Immunotherapy can delay type 1 diabetes onset

#Deartype1 We are not friends. I may have to tolerate you everyday, but we are not friends.

William

diagnosed at age 7

Mobilizing for Change

Time and time again, JDRF donors and advocates prove that it is possible to create positive change for Canadians with T1D. Whether through lobbying work or philanthropy, the T1D community, mobilizing together with JDRF, is a powerful force for change.

Dear type 1, I can make a difference

Read Arielle's Story

Dear type 1, I advocate for change

Read Noah's Story

Dear type 1, I started Diabetes for a Day

Read Kevin's Story

National Partners

JDRF Canada sincerely thanks our corporate partners whose leadership embodies the spirit of JDRF every day.

Thanks to the awareness you raise in communities across Canada, your financial support, and the generous volunteer commitment from your teams, your contributions have a direct, positive impact on the 300,000 Canadians living with T1D and their families by advancing research leading to new treatments and a cure.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut has helped families affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D) since PH Restaurants LP teamed up with JDRF 11 years ago, a relationship that has evolved to shape Pizza Hut's team culture and raise almost $500,000 towards finding a cure

Read Story Pizza Hut

Boston Pizza

For nearly two decades, Boston Pizza has been a dedicated partner in the fight to cure type 1 diabetes. Its investment in research and commitment to supporting the community has dramatically

Read Story Boston Pizza

RBC Royal Bank

A longstanding JDRF partner, RBC has donated over more than $8.2 Million to the organization since 1999, either in corporate sponsorships of our Galas and events, through the bank and Foundation or by employee giving through

Read Story RBC Royal Bank

Sun Life

A longstanding partner of JDRF in their commitment to diabetes awareness, prevention, care and research, Sun Life has played an instrumental role in making our signature Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes for JDRF and Sun Life Ride to Defeat Diabetes

Read Story Sun Life

#Deartype1 We were introduced by my 2-year-old grand-daughter. You nearly killed her.

- Ang, diagnosed at age 17

#Deartype1 You have caused me so much worry and stress.

- Roxanne, diagnosed at age 4

Your Impact

$8.1 million

invested in T1D research in Canada, a 5% increase over 2018

37

cutting edge projects and clinical trials supported in Canada

21 Countries

scope of JDRF’s 2019 international research portfolio

$5.2M raised in the Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes for JDRF, by 35,000 walkers.

180+ new research grants for the world’s most promising studies

$3.3M raised for T1D research at 11 JDRF Gala events across Canada.

Leadership Message

CEO/Board Chair

Supporting Each Other

Dear type 1, you can't stop us

Dear type 1, we are not alone

Accelerating Research

Artificial Pancreas

Hypoglycemia Prevention

TrialNet Study

Mobilizing for Change

Dear type 1, I can make a difference

Dear type 1, I advocate for change

Dear type 1, I started Diabetes for a Day

National Partners

Making a difference one paper sneaker at a time

Riding for Research

Two Decades of Support

Diabetes Champions

Your Impact

Financial Statements

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