Better days are possible. You can help make them happen every month.

Our research moves people. Your monthly gift keeps it moving.

Arthritis Doesn’t Take a Break. Research Can’t Either.

Why monthly?

A one-time gift is generous. A monthly gift is transformative

Monthly giving to Arthritis Research Canada provides the steady, reliable funding our scientists need to keep discoveries moving forward, without interruption.

When scientists know funding is coming every month, they can plan longer studies, pursue deeper questions, and see their research all the way through to the discoveries that change lives.

That kind of certainty is rare in research funding, and it’s exactly what monthly donors make possible.

Six million Canadians live with arthritis and for many, pain is part of every single day.

Arthritis Research Canada is 100% dedicated to arthritis and rheumatic diseases, including lupus, gout and vasculitis, because the people living with them deserve better solutions, sooner. Every study we conduct, every discovery we make, every tool we build is focused on reducing pain, restoring mobility and helping people get back to the moments that matter.

And yet, arthritis receives only 2% of available Canadian research funding, despite affecting more Canadians than heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stroke, and dementia combined. That’s why we conduct this important research every single day. And why your support keeps it going.

Research is a journey. Monthly donors are the ones who make sure it never stops.

Start Your Monthly Gift in

Under 2 Minutes

It’s quick, secure, and flexible. You can cancel anytime, and the impact you make continues every day!

What Monthly Donors Make Possible

This is what your ongoing support helps achieve:

We proved that biologics are safe in pregnancy

Giving thousands of Canadians with inflammatory arthritis the confidence to start a family.

We developed the Making It Work program

A practical program that helps people with arthritis stay employed.

Because no one should have to choose between their health and their livelihood.

These are just two of the discoveries your support helps make possible.

What Research Makes Possible

This is what better days look like for one Canadian living with arthritis.

Vianne

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Living with Arthritis: Vianne’s Story

Arthritis Is Ageless, Vianne’s story

Read Vianne’s Story

Ty

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Living with Arthritis: Ty’s story

A Run to “Make Arthritis Famous”

Read Ty’s Story

Trish

Osteoarthritis

Living with Arthritis: Trish’s Story

From a young age, I always loved participating in sports, especially downhill skiing and playing badminton. But what people don’t think about is there are often injuries in youth sports that result in life changing health conditions. For me this meant by the time that I was 22 years of age, I required ACL surgery on my knee.

Read Trish’s Story

Tamara

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Living with Arthritis: Tamara’s Story

Making a Difference, Tamara’s story

Read Tamara’s Story

Steve

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Living with Arthritis: Steve’s Story

Arthritis Changed Everything

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at 25. The symptoms came on quickly. I was shocked that someone my age could have this disease. Four years later, I found myself bussing to the emergency room for what I thought were minor chest pains. In reality, I was in heart failure at 29. By the time I reached the hospital, one of the valves in my heart had almost stopped working.

Read Steve’s Story

Nikki

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Living with Arthritis: Nikki’s Story

I was 19 years old when I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I had zero understanding of the disease. I didn’t know anyone with arthritis and I thought it only affected the elderly. I didn’t even want to tell people around me that I had arthritis. I didn’t want to feel like a burden. So initially, I hid my disease – just trying to battle it, while keeping it to myself.

Read Nikki’s Story

Natasha

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Living with Arthritis: Natasha’s Story

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH IN ACTION

I was 13-years-old when I was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). I didn’t know what it was. My grandmother had arthritis, but I was young and healthy. How could I have an incurable disease? It didn’t make sense.

Read Natasha’s Story

Lisa

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Living with Arthritis: Lisa’s Story

ARTHRITIS CHANGED EVERYTHING

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis on my daughter’s sixth birthday. At the time, I was 37. After years of pain and worsening unexplained symptoms, I felt relieved to finally have answers. But that relief quickly changed to concern. As a physiotherapist, I was confident about treatment options and getting my disease under control. Yet, I underestimated the impact arthritis would have on my life.

Read Lisa’s Story

Kelly Barber

Osteoarthritis

Living with Arthritis: Kelly Barber’s Story

Osteoarthritis in his 40’s: Firefighter Kelly Barber Tells His Story

Read Kelly Barber’s Story

Jacob

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Living with Arthritis: Jacob’s Story

Jacob was the picture of health. Until he wasn’t.

Read Jacob’s Story