News & Stories from the Menopause Foundation of Canada

MFC Welcomes New Medical Advisory Board Members
February 20, 2026
MFC is proud to welcome Dr. Omolayo Famuyide and Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe to its Medical Advisory Board—two nationally respected leaders whose expertise, advocacy ...
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Statement on Menopause Read in Canada’s House of Commons
November 24, 2025
On November 21, 2025, the House of Commons marked a significant milestone for women’s health advocacy. For the first ...
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Trish Barbato Speaks at Economic Club of Canada
November 12, 2025
On November 10th, 2025 Trish Barbato, Co-founder and Director of the Menopause Foundation of Canada, joined a panel at ...
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Ontario Health Releases New Menopause Quality Standard
October 15, 2025
Ontario Health has released a new Menopause Quality Standard to help ensure that people experiencing perimenopause and menopause receive ...
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Menopause Support Gains Ground in Canadian Workplaces
October 14, 2025
NEWS RELEASE: Insights from HR leaders reveal how simple changes unlock outsized benefits for employees, employers, and the economy ...
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Sharing Expertise with Menopause Advocates in Mexico
October 14, 2025
Trish Barbato, Co-founder and Director of the Menopause Foundation of Canada, was honoured to be a featured speaker for an ...
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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 ...
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Luisa: No One I Knew Was Feeling Like Me
October 15, 2024
Luisa was 36 years old when her doctor told her that her pituitary gland wasn’t working properly because her ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Katherine: Protecting Menopausal Women in the Workplace
October 16, 2023
For Katherine, perimenopause came with a bang. On her honeymoon, she passed out at Edinburgh Castle and fell on ...
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Deepti: The Hardest Years of Her Life
October 16, 2023
When Deepti started going through menopause, everything changed. “I was a very good sleeper before menopause. Fifteen minutes after ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Workplace Case Study: BMO
October 2, 2024
“At BMO, we understand the importance of supporting our colleagues through all of life’s major milestones – including ...
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MFC Welcomes New Medical Advisory Board Members