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  • Three conference attendees, including Sandra Vlarr Ingram in the middle, wearing event name badges stand beside a large presentation screen displaying the title "Menopause Matters at Work." The screen shows the date, October 27, 2026, and identifies the event as a collaboration between Peel Region and the Menopause Foundation of Canada. The photo was taken indoors in a conference or meeting venue with floor-length curtains visible in the background.

    Why Menopause Matters at Work: Insights from Peel Region and the Menopause Foundation of Canada

    November 6, 2026

    On October 28th, 2026, Sandra Vlaar Ingram, Chair, Menopause Inclusive Workplaces Program at the Menopause Foundation of ...

  • Group photo of approximately 18 people standing on the grand staircase inside Ontario's Legislative Building at Queen's Park in Toronto. The group is arranged in several rows beneath an ornate chandelier, with wood-paneled walls, historic portraits, and an arched corridor visible in the background.

    Ontario Opposition Introduces Menopause Awareness Bill as Advocacy Momentum Builds

    October 26, 2026

    On October 20, leaders from the Menopause Foundation of Canada (MFC) were at Queen’s Park for an ...

  • Menopause Policy Agenda for Canada

    October 1, 2026

    NEWS RELEASE: Menopause Foundation of Canada Calls for Action with First-Ever Menopause Policy Agenda for Canada ...

  • Meet our new Ambassador, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

    September 28, 2026

    The Menopause Foundation of Canada (MFC) is excited to welcome its first-ever Ambassador, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. As ...

  • Advocate for Your Menopause Care

    September 17, 2026

    Expert Insights, Real Talk Advocate for Your Menopause Care October 15, 2026 6:30 - ...

  • Menopause and arthritis: Support, strategies and solutions

    August 10, 2026

    The Menopause Foundation of Canada was honoured to partner with Arthritis Society Canada on their Arthritis Talks ...

Voices of Women

  • Suzanne: Women Need Access to Menopause Hormone Therapy

    September 3, 2026

    At 50 years of age, Suzanne experienced a couple of unexpected health issues that had a profound effect on ...

  • Natalie: I Just Wanted Resources and Information

    August 3, 2026

    In summer 2025, 44-year-old Natalie began to notice that the heat was overwhelmingly impacting her quality of life.  Her ...

  • Luisa: I Went Into Menopause at Thirty-Nine

    July 15, 2026

    Luisa, a mother of two, was only 35 years old when her doctor told her that her estrogen levels ...

  • Tracy: Menopause Symptoms Cost Me My Job

    October 16, 2024

    Now 54 and postmenopausal, Tracy’s perimenopause journey began at age 47 – though she didn’t know it at the ...

  • Grace

    Grace: What’s Happening to Me?

    October 16, 2023

    Around age 45, Grace started experiencing dramatic moods shifts. She had no idea what was happening. “It was affecting my ...

  • Darlene holding a My Menopause at Work mug

    Darlene: Menopause Champion and Changemaker

    October 16, 2023

    Darlene didn’t know what perimenopause was until she was in it and then it hit like a storm. She ...

Workplace Case Studies

  • Horizon Health Network

    Workplace Case Study: Horizon Health Network

    June 19, 2026

    “At Horizon, we’re proud to be the first healthcare organization in Atlantic Canada to join the Menopause Works Here ...

  • Workplace Case Study: Metrolinx

    October 9, 2025

    “When we tell people they can (and should) bring their ‘whole selves’ to work, we need to back that ...

  • IKEA logo

    Workplace Case Study: IKEA Canada

    September 9, 2025

    “IKEA Canada aims to support all co-workers through various life stages, encouraging them to be themselves at work. Partnering ...

  • Sun Life

    Workplace Case Study: Sun Life

    October 2, 2024

    “This work is helping to dismantle the institutional bias that still exist within workplaces, preventing many women from ...

  • Workplace Case Study: Arthritis Society Canada

    October 2, 2024

    “Nearly nine in 10 of our employees are women, and becoming a menopause inclusive workplace is weaved into ...

  • PwC

    Workplace Case Study: PwC Canada

    October 2, 2024

    “At any time, it is likely that over 15% of our female workforce are experiencing the menopause transition. ...