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This year (2025) marks a huge milestone for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Kidney Foundation of Canada is proud to have established a strong connection to CIHR from its inception to ensure a strong kidney-focus in Canada’s research...

Assistance to make travel a reality for individuals requiring hemodialysis The Travel Loan program is designed to help make travel more convenient and affordable for  Ontarians  on dialysis. Individuals who require dialysis cannot ignore their regular dialysis schedule even when travelling on...

The BC & Yukon Branch provides interest-free loans up to $1,000.00 which must be repaid. These loans are intended to cover "reimbursable costs" for hemodialysis treatments while traveling outside of Canada and for which the individual is eligible for reimbursement from the provincial Ministry of...

The Southern Alberta Branch's Hemodialysis Treatment Travel Loan is offered to help make travel more accessible for dialysis patients. Albertans must pay for dialysis treatments up-front when they travel to another country. The costs vary, depending on the dialysis centre you choose. After you...

The Kidney Foundation believes that kidney patients should not be deterred from choosing home dialysis therapies due to financial burden. Those patients with end stage kidney disease who live a certain distance from Home Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis training programs can apply to The Kidney...

As your kidney function worsens, it’s important to start discussing your treatment options with your health care team. That way, you’ll have time to plan ahead so that your treatment choice is the right one for your health, lifestyle and personal circumstances. When your kidneys have failed, you may...

My family will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of our mom’s transplant with her in November. November 19, 2021 will mark a huge milestone in my family. It will be 30 years since I gave my mom, Eunice Robinson, one of my kidneys. At the time, I was 29 years old and my mom was 53. Here is my...

April is Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, a time to spark conversations that save lives and turn awareness into action. By sharing stories and amplifying the voices of donors and recipients, communities and organizations can help close the gap between need and availability. The Kidney...

The objective of our tutoring services is to promote academic support by providing a tutor to accompany young patients who are pre-dialysis, on dialysis, or have received a transplant, to support them in continuing their primary and secondary education. The impacts of chronic illness are numerous...