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Fifteen Students Living With IBD Receive Scholarships to Help Pursue Their Education

Fifteen Students Living With IBD Receive Scholarships to Help Pursue Their Education

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Smash the Guts Pickleball Mixer 

Get ready to Smash the Guts! Indoor Pickleball fun awaits!  Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is excited to bring Smash the Guts back for its third annual charity Pickleball mixer! Our...
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Barrie & Burlington (See below for details)
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Young Adult Peer Support Event

Are you someone who is 18 to 30 and living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis? Come hang out, share, and connect with people who actually get it—join our virtual Peer...
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Virtual
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2026 Gutsy and Glamorous Gala

This fall, Winnipeg will come together for a night of courage, glamour, and purpose!Join us at the 17th annual Gutsy & Glamorous Gala to help raise vital funds for Crohn's disease and...
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The Delta | 350 St. Mary Ave.
Winnipeg
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Stories from the Crohn's and Colitis Community

Our constituents living with Crohn's or colitis share stories of courage and determination.

Quick Fact

  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.