Fall 2026 (Volume 36, Number 3)

Arthritis Action Now: A Bold National Plan to End Arthritis

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In Canada, more than 6 million people live with arthritis—that's more people than diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and dementia combined. It is the leading cause of disability and robs people of mobility, mental health, employment, and their independence. Despite its devastating scale and impact, arthritis remains one of the most underestimated, misunderstood, and chronically underfunded diseases in Canada, leaving millions suffering in silence.

To address this crisis, Arthritis Society Canada brought together 20 leading organizations across Canada’s arthritis ecosystem to launch Arthritis Action Now: The Plan to End Arthritis in Canada. With input from more than 100,000 patients, researchers, clinicians, and advocates, this is the most ambitious and coordinated national strategy ever assembled to transform access to care and research for arthritis.

Arthritis Action Now provides a comprehensive roadmap to prevent, better treat, and ultimately cure arthritis. Through policy actions and research and innovation breakthroughs, this plan will deliver faster and better arthritis prevention and care, reduce arthritis disability, and position Canada as a global leader in research, prevention, and treatment innovation.

Arthritis Action Now: The Plan to End Arthritis in Canada

Learn more at arthritis.ca/ArthritisActionNow.