Check out our impact in 2024 and discover how your donations help us make transformative change. Register now and enjoy early bird rates for our National Conference on May 10th in Toronto – in addition to the main conference, there’s a teen conference as well as a half-day session on May 9th for allied health/dietitians. Plus, register your child for the Allergy Pals/Allies winter session starting next week Saturday and check out our open part-time Project Manager role. Lastly, we’ve included some helpful resolution tips to support you in 2025.
2024 year in review – Thank you for your support!
2024 was a busy year of delivering educational resources, building supportive communities, and advocating on key food allergy issues.
Take a look at our 2024 Impact in Numbers illustration to see how your support helps us create a positive change for the food allergy community.
Plus, check out the highlights of our 2024 accomplishments below and donate to become a part of our donor community and help us #MakeFoodAllergyCount in 2025 and beyond.
Empowering Canadians to know when and how to treat anaphylaxis
Since reactions can happen despite best efforts, it’s important to recognize the symptoms of anaphylaxis and know how to treat it. Prompt use of epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis improves health outcomes, yet only 1-in-5 children and less than 1-in-10 adults use it before they go to the hospital.
With our Know it. Treat it. campaign and your submitted stories, webinars, videos on food allergy and anaphylaxis, and educational content on anaphylaxis management, we’ve helped instill confidence and knowledge in Canadians across the country. Plus, with our national campaign during Food Allergy Awareness Month in May, we helped to ensure Canadians know how to recognize and treat anaphylaxis with over 118 million views!
2025 and beyond: We are focused on breaking down barriers to using epinephrine by building confidence, empowering Canadians to recognize and treat anaphylaxis, and advocating for new options, such as non-needle alternatives, so Canadians have a choice in life-saving treatment.
Advocacy in action and being your voice at the table to improve quality of life
We focused on 4 significant ongoing national and global long-term advocacy initiatives in 2024: The National Food Allergy Action Plan which saw a major update, access to treatments like oral immunotherapy (OIT) where we met with government and others to ensure Canadians could continue to access this treatment option, informed dining with foodservice where we are advocating for better allergen management in the industry and launched a new toolkit to make foodservice environments safer and more inclusive, and access to accurate ingredient information with packaged foods. We also participated in 9 government consultations and helped to lead 5 research projects.
2025 and beyond: We will be your voice at the table on matters that are important to you and your family. Our initiatives in the food industry remain a key priority, including advocating for clearer food labels and access to accurate ingredient information with foodservice, food manufacturers, industry, government, and other key partners. Everyone has a right to know what’s in their food.
Our advocacy efforts will also focus on increasing access to affordable treatments that can improve the safety and quality of life for Canadians of all ages, ensuring they have options on how to manage their food allergy.
Ensuring Canadians have a reliable source for information and guidance right from diagnosis and through life transitions
We have reached over 673,826 families, youth, and adults through our website, social channels, and educational programming. We empowered the community through our webinars with medical experts, and with new content-rich resources. A notable achievement is increasing the accessibility of our resources by having our care guide translated in 10 languages.
2025 and beyond: Providing Canadians with robust educational programming, resources, and support – particularly during critical life stages like when newly diagnosed, starting school, leaving home and more.
In addition to our regular programming, Canadians can learn from experts in person at our National Conference on May 10th, 2025.
Increased empathy and support so this medical condition is taken seriously, and people know how to support those impacted
In 2024, we launched a national campaign promoting our curriculum-linked student program, All About Food Allergy, to educators. The goal of this program is to build knowledgeable and inclusive communities across Canada. We had almost 3.5 million impressions of our campaign – meaning our content was displayed this many times to help drive awareness and registrations.
Our Halloween campaign #ShineATealLight has helped to bring awareness of food allergy and ensure holidays like Halloween are inclusive for all kids with over 112 million views across Canada.
We educated over 26,000 healthcare professionals on food allergy and anaphylaxis management through our direct mail and email efforts and conferences – ensuring patients, particularly in rural and remote regions, are better supported.
2025 and beyond: Promote our national student program to educate communities on the seriousness of food allergy, increasing empathy and support and normalizing the condition.
We will also educate and drive awareness across the country with targeted campaigns, through healthcare conferences, and more to ensure food allergy is taken seriously and Canadians are better supported.
Register now: Food Allergy Canada National Conference 2025: Unlocking the food allergy future
Our national conference is on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. Get ready for an action-packed day brimming with expert insights, networking with others, and so much more! Dive into our highlights below to see what’s in store!
Highlights
- Learn from leading Canadian allergists and food allergy experts on the latest research and advancements in treatment.
- Hear from Timothy Caulfield, Professor of Health Law & Science Policy, and bestselling author in our opening plenary session, “Beyond the noise: The critical role of scientific consensus in an era of misinformation”. Professor Caulfield will discuss the difficulties in navigating healthcare due to the unprecedented levels of misinformation.
- Concurrent sessions
- Teens: Youth 12+ will get a chance to learn how to manage food allergy confidently from various experts, while making new friends from around the country
- Dietitians and allied health professionals: Participate in sessions on prevention, non-IgE-mediated forms of food allergy, like FPIES, EoE, FPIAP (CMPA)
- Exhibitor hall open from 7:45am-6pm so you can visit organizations that support the food allergy community
- Lunch and snacks are included in the registration, and will adhere to your specific allergen considerations
- Meet new friends and create connections with others in the community!
Registration is now open! Learn more at foodallergycanada.ca/2025conference.
Register now: Allergy Pals/Allies – winter sessions start next Saturday!
The free 8-week online mentorship program will begin on January 25! Sign up your 7-15-year-old now to join a supportive community with kids who share similar experiences.
These online weekly sessions provide a safe and supportive space where kids can connect with others who understand what they’re going through. Led by peer mentors, these interactive sessions are designed to help children feel more confident managing their food allergy, while making new friends who share similar experiences. Register your child today to secure their spot!
Join our team: Part-time Project Manager
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the non-profit sector? Do you have strong project management experience?
We’re hiring for a part-time Project Manager to lead the development of guidelines and training resources for managing food allergy in children’s camp environments.
Read the job description to learn more about the role and how to apply. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, we’d love to hear from you!
2025 New Year’s resolutions
As we step into 2025, it’s the perfect time to review important tools and resources that can help you and your family manage food allergy more confidently.
From Allergy Alerts to helpful guides and tips, these resources will support you in staying informed and prepared throughout the year!
Sign-up now for our Allergy Alerts safety service and get allergen-specific food recalls, allergen changes, labelling updates, and more sent directly to your inbox!
You can count on our Allergy Alerts service to ensure you are kept informed on food safety issues that impact you. Did you know last year there were 25 Allergy Alerts?
Be in the know and sign up now.
Discover our tips on reading ingredient labels, plus, our Triple Check recommendation.
Check out our resources to stay updated on the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to treat it promptly with epinephrine.
Learn the science behind the condition and what happens to your body. These videos teach you why it’s so important to use epinephrine promptly to treat anaphylaxis.
Now available in 10 languages, this guide provides easy-to-understand information that’s essential for managing food allergy and anaphylaxis. These guides are perfect for grandparents and other caregivers.