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IBD Research in Canada map
 
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* Funding includes leveraged funds

 
Circ   61     $252,371

CANIBD Conference Pin   198     $32,615

Meeting of the Minds Pin   328     $408,401

Women in IBD Pin  Institutions 2   Projects 2    2     $55,740
In Kind Partnerships Pin  Institutions 3   Projects 3    3 

Matching Partnerships Pin  Institutions 1   Projects 1    1     $20,000

GEM Pin  Institutions 25 sites in Canada | 82 sites worldwide   Projects 1    25     $487,997

Pace Pin  Institutions 12   Projects 6    19     $895,345

  • 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.