About US
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Mission
The mission of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to help people with cystic fibrosis. To this end, the Foundation:
- funds research towards the goal of a cure or control for CF, and supports high quality CF care;
- promotes public awareness of cystic fibrosis; and
- raises and allocates funds for these purposes.
History
In the late 1930s, cystic fibrosis didn't even have a name. Canada first joined the battle against cystic fibrosis in the late 1950s, with a historic meeting of concerned and anxious parents. The months that followed were hectic, but productive. By the early 1960s the original Board of Directors had drafted by-laws for the Foundation and its chapters, and had moved to create a strong medical committee. At first they met with obstacles for obtaining federal status. But their persistence paid off, and on July 15, 1960, the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was incorporated by Federal Letters Patent.
In 1981, a group of concerned parents in Quebec formed the Quebec Cystic Fibrosis Association, a provincial association of the CCFF. |
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