- The Province of British Columbia and the Ministry of Health announces a $3 million investment to accelerate arthritis research at Arthritis Research Canada. British Columbia is recognized as the provincial leader in addressing arthritis.
- A 5-year, $2.5 million project called PRECISION (Preventing Complications from Inflammatory Skin, Joint and Bowel Conditions) started and studied over 1 million Canadians with inflammatory diseases of the skin, joint or bowel.
