About Us Educate, empower and support Who Are We Osteoporosis Canada is the only national organization serving people affected by osteoporosis. The organization works to educate, empower and support individuals […]

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for proper growth and formation of teeth and bones. We need vitamin D for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the foods that […]

Dr. Adrian Lau, Dr. Rowena Ridout, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Dr. Zahra Bardai, Dr. Emma Billington and Dr. Wendy Ward. Recommendations from Osteoporosis Canada Rapid Response Team. LeBoff and colleagues (1) […]

Get Involved What you can do We were the world’s first-ever osteoporosis-dedicated organization, the first to establish guidelines for long-term treatment and exercise, and the first to introduce fracture risk […]

Work with us Careers Osteoporosis Canada (OC), a registered charity, is the only national organization providing services to people who have, or are at risk for, osteoporosis. OC is a […]

LIVING WELL WITH OSTEOPOROSIS Managing osteoporosis to live a full and active life You Are Not Alone It is common to feel anxious about your health or lifestyle when diagnosed […]

On May 25, 2012 Sun Life Financial announced a donation of $ 103,232 to the Fracture Navigator Program, led by Dr. Diane Theriault at the Dartmouth General Hospital in Nova […]

Treatments Did you know? Osteoporosis leads to fragility fractures. These are broken bones that happen from a minor injury but that have major consequences such as pain, disability and sometimes […]

Eleanor Mills was a woman living with significant bone loss who saw herself as “a bent lady looking like an inverted L” after sustaining multiple osteoporotic fractures. Her daughter, Helen, […]