Newsletter | December 2022
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Become a part of Canada’s Food Allergy Future

Check out our new holiday campaign and how you can support our different initiatives focused on having a better #FoodAllergyFuture.

Plus, find out how to navigate food allergy during the holidays.

Find a variety of tips and resources to help you navigate this year’s festivities with confidence, including a tip sheet for party hosts.

Check out our job posting, we're looking for a Marketing Communications Specialist to join our team!

Check out our encore presentation series to prepare for a safe holiday with food allergy.

Join us in thanking our funders for their generous support of our initiatives this year.
Advocacy and Research

Your voice is needed to help ensure that accommodations for food allergy are included in the national school food policy.

Please take the government's questionnaire. By spending 10-15 minutes sharing your input, you will be helping to make a great impact.

Deadline to participate is December 16th (next Friday!).

Read an article written by researchers from McMaster University on how the immune response can help inform treatments for food allergy.

Plus, find out about the different food allergy therapies and the trials underway globally.

Learn more and participate in this study on birch allergy.

Share your food allergy and air travel experiences in this study led by US-based Northwestern University.

Read our mythbuster to understand the differences between tree nuts and peanuts.

Plus, stay tuned for the recording of our December 8th tree nut allergy webinar to learn the latest in allergy management and test yourself on how well you can identify one nut from another.
Webinars and Events

Learn about our national support groups and get in touch with one in your area.

Support groups provide a warm and caring environment for you to get support in dealing with the day-to-day stress of managing food allergy, helping you to navigate with confidence.

Attend one of our free 90-minute interactive webinars with a trained parent mentor.

Next session is on December 14th, 2022 - it's the last session of this year! Don't miss out.

Join blogger and cookbook author Amanda Orlando for the inaugural “Free to Be Me” Food Allergy Wellness Retreat. The focus of this retreat is self-acceptance and thriving with food allergy.

Tickets are now on sale and as a Food Allergy Canada member, you can access extended early bird pricing through to December 31, 2022 with the code FAC12.
Ask the Allergist:
Dr. Julia Upton, MD, FRCPC, MPH
This month, Dr. Julia Upton answers a question about peanut allergy and potential risk with a dog that's eaten peanut butter treats.

Do you have a food allergy-related question for Ask the allergist? Send it to us at info@foodallergycanada.ca.
Ask the Dietitian:
Amy Chow, RD
This month, Amy answers a question about managing picky eating with a food allergy.

If you have a food allergy-related question for Ask the dietitian, send it to us at info@foodallergycanada.ca.
Ways to Give
Our holiday campaign: Be part of Canada’s #FoodAllergyFuture 
Discover ways to give below and help create a better #FoodAllergyFuture this holiday season. All donations $20 and above receive a tax receipt. 
No one should be left behind.
Taking the fear out of anaphylaxis and empowering Canadians.
To help build informed and supportive communities.
Everyone has a right to know what's in their food.

Make an ongoing impact. Your support will help to ensure we can advocate strongly across many different platforms on your behalf, provide education to the community, public, industry, and government on the seriousness of food allergy, and offer support to you and others when you need it.

Select “Monthly Gift” on the online donation form and enter the amount you want to donate. Or call us at 1 866 785-5660.
Plan today to make a difference tomorrow. Consider Food Allergy Canada as a beneficiary when you are updating your will, or your life insurance coverage.
Your support tells your employees and your customers that you care. Check out the different ways your workplace can get involved.

It's party and giving season! Celebrate holiday parties, birthdays, dinner parties, and office parties, AND support Food Allergy Canada at the same time by using ECHOage.

ECHOage is a free online party-planning service that helps charities in North America.

During this season of giving, ask your friends and family to donate to Food Allergy Canada. Now more than ever, small charities like ours rely on your generous donations to continue our important work now and well into the future.