Diabetes Canada Textile Diversion Pilot and Research Program for The City of Windsor 

1.0 Diabetes Canada and York University Experience and Qualifications 

1.1 Diabetes Canada 

Diabetes Canada is the registered national charity that is making the invisible epidemic of diabetes visible and urgent. Eleven million Canadians have diabetes or prediabetes. Every three minutes, another Canadian is diagnosed with diabetes. 

The precursor of Diabetes Canada was founded in 1953 by a group of individuals including Dr. Charles Best, one of the co-discoverers of insulin. In February 2017, the Canadian Diabetes Association became Diabetes Canada. 

Diabetes Canada partners with Canadians to End Diabetes through:

Charitable Standards

Diabetes Canada is accredited under Imagine Canada's (the national umbrella for Canada's charities and non-profits), Standards Program. The program is a Canada-wide set of comprehensive standards for charities and non-profits designed to demonstrate their compliance in five fundamental areas: board governance; financial accountability and transparency; fundraising; staff management; and volunteer involvement. 

National Diabetes

Trust The National Diabetes Trust (NDT) Is a purpose-driven social enterprise and supports Diabetes Canada by operating its textile diversion program. One hundred percent of net proceeds raised by NDT (annually averaging 57.5 million) directly supports the work of Diabetes Canada and the world-leading diabetes research, education, advocacy and D-Camp programs (nine medically supervised camps for children living with diabetes). Operating for more than 30 years, this clothing and small household item collection program currently divert more than 45 million kilograms of textiles every year. In addition to the 5,000 donation bins and 1,500 partnerships, the program visits more than to 1.2 million households each year. 

Diabetes Canada works with more than 220 municipalities across Canada including Ontario (Peel Region, York Region, Durham Region, Niagara Region, Peterborough County, City of Markham, City of Oshawa, King Township, Aurora, Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville, City of Peterborough, City of Mississauga, City of Brampton, City of Vaughan), British Columbia (City of Kamloops, City of Vancouver), Alberta (City of Leduc), and Manitoba (City of Winnipeg, City of Brandon). There are currently more than 1000 textile recycling bins placed on municipal sites across the country.