Read our federal budget submission and learn how we are advocating for support. Plus, find out how you can participate in a research opportunity for children with peanut allergy.
Advocacy: 2025 federal budget submission
Together with the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI), we put forward our 2025 pre-budget submission to request federal government support.
Within the submission, we focused on 7 core priorities:
- the need for recognition of food allergy as a serious medical condition
- access to epinephrine and improving the treatment of anaphylaxis
- creating awareness on the prevention of food allergy
- increasing access to diagnosis and treatments
- addressing current allergen labelling gaps and gaps in foodservice
- supporting Canada’s lower income households managing food allergy
- having focused health research funding for food allergy
You can find the full details in our submission!
Research study: Call for participation for children with peanut allergy
A research study is underway across North America. They are seeking children aged 4-7 years who have been diagnosed with peanut allergy and are currently following a strict peanut-free diet.
The study is testing an investigational drug patch to learn how well it works and how safe it is in children with peanut allergy. The purpose of the patch is to potentially desensitize a person with peanut allergy by repeated exposures to very small amounts of peanut via the skin.
Click the learn more button below to read additional details about the study from the research team, and for a listing of the Canadian study sites. You can also visit VitesseAllergyStudy.com for more details and view their FAQ sheet.
Please share with others whose children have peanut allergy.
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