March 31, 2025
This World Autism Day on April 2, Autism Alliance of Canada celebrates decades of advocacy from our members that resulted in the launch of Canada’s first ever Autism Strategy.
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March 21, 2025
We are honoured to have been selected, alongside the Sinneave Family Foundation (Sinneave) through an open and competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process to help lead the creation of a National Autism Network (NAN) — an initiative that will help inform the implementation of Canada’s Autism Strategy.
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February 19, 2025
The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE), in collaboration with caregivers, care providers, and experts across Canada - including Autism Alliance of Canada - has released a National Caregiving Strategy calling on the federal government to address Canada’s growing caregiving crisis.
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November 1, 2024
We are pleased to welcome Chsitiane Roth and Michèle Hébert as Autism Alliance of Canada’s 2024-2025 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health System Impact Fellows (HSIF).
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October 18, 2024
Autism Alliance of Canada is thrilled to share that the organization is officially recognized as a registered charity in Canada as of June 7th, 2024!
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September 26, 2024
Canada's Autism Strategy marks a step forward for Autistic Canadians and their families. We still need more tangible actions to translate the Strategy into meaningful on-the-ground support and resources.
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September 26, 2024
(Toronto, ON) September 26th 2024- Autism Alliance of Canada welcomes the release of Canada’s first Autism Strategy, seeing it as a critical step forward, but there is much more work to be done to ensure real change for Autistic Canadians and their families.
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July 25, 2024
At least one million Canadians are autistic, which is approximately the population of Winnipeg or New Brunswick. Yet, despite that significant number, autistic people in Canada face significant barriers to full participation in society; encountering discrimination, stigma, poorer health and educational outcomes, and alarmingly low employment rates compared to their non-autistic counterparts. This stark reality violates their human rights and demands urgent action.
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July 12, 2024
As Cynthia Carroll moves on to a new professional challenge, leaving Autism Nova Scotia and joining the government of Nova Scotia’s public service, we at Autism Alliance of Canada take this moment to recognize her tremendous contributions to the many successes of Autism Alliance of Canada (formerly known as CASDA) and her leading by example.
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May 3, 2024
Elbseth Dodman is an autistic artist living in London Ontario. Her work was presented to Siyu (Suzanna) Chen, recipient of the 3rd Annual Jim and Ginette Munson Autism Leadership Award at our 10th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (CALS2024).
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