Diabetes donations in action

Sun Life’s partnership with SickKids supports the BALANCE program, an initiative for youth between the ages of 12-17 who are at-risk of developing type-2 diabetes by focusing on improving healthy behaviour habits through diet and nutrition.

Visit the SickKids website for more information

Sun Life and UHN have been proud partners since 2016. Together, we established the Sun Life Diabetes College, an online resource hub. It provides best practices in type-2 diabetes self-management and delivers evidence-based courses for patients, their families and health-care providers across Canada, and online globally. ​ The resource hub is available in eight different countries and languages.

Visit the UHN website for more information

Sun Life proudly supports the health pillar of Right To Play’s Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) program which supports the health and well-being of Indigenous youth in Canada.

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Through sport and play, Spirit North works to empower Indigenous children and youth. Their goal is to improve physical and mental health, while building resilience and leadership skills. Sun Life's support enables Spirit North to expand their programs to new communities across Manitoba and Yukon to support more Indigenous children and youth.

Visit the Spirit North website for more information

Sun Life’s partnership with University of Winnipeg has helped to create a program to educate youth and children on prevention of type-2 diabetes. The Diabetes Awareness and Education Program helps children between the ages of 10 and 15 learn about diabetes and prevention strategies including good nutrition and physical activity. It encourages the development of healthy habits, which is crucial in the prevention and management of diabetes.

Visit the University of Winnipeg website for more information

In partnership with the YMCA of Three Rivers, Sun Life supports the DiabetesFit program. This is a free 12-week virtual and in-person fitness program which includes exercise sessions, coaching, education, and support of healthy eating habits as well as a focus on building daily physical activity outside of the program’s exercise sessions.

Visit the YMCA of Three Rivers website for more information

In partnership with the William Osler Health Foundation, Sun Life supports the Sun Life Healthy Active Living Initiative. The program supports people at risk for or with prediabetes in the form of workshops on food preparation, diet, and exercise.

Visit the William Osler Health Foundation website for more information

Sun Life has joined the fight against diabetes through a partnership with the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation, whose mission is to combat cardiovascular diseases, the world’s leading cause of death. In November 2018, in collaboration with the Montreal Heart Institute’s EPIC Centre, we helped underwrite the Sun Life Diabetes Prevention Clinic, which aims to improve the health of type-2 diabetics and reduce their risks of developing heart disease. The Clinic offers the only 12-month multidisciplinary program of its kind in the country, supported by a medical staff that includes doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and kinesiologists, with promising results in patients.

Visit the Montreal Health Institute Foundation's website for more information

Sun Life’s funding supports Black-led non-profit and charitable organizations serving Black communities across Canada. Sun Life's donation aligns to the following priority initiatives: mental health programs that teach coping skills and resilience to youth and physical activity programs for youth that encourage healthy and active lifestyles.

Visit the Foundation for Black Communities' website for more information

In the fall of 2020, Sun Life became presenting sponsor of the Foundation’s BLEU BLANC BOUGE Ball Hockey program. Sun Life’s support has helped established the program in 6 regions in the province – initially Montreal, Laval and Montérégie and then Estrie, Lanaudière and Mauricie. With sessions in the fall, winter and spring, the program will run in multiple communities across Quebec, allowing more than 1,900 children to learn the basics of ball hockey and develop new social and motor skills. By focusing on teamwork and fun, the program helps children in underserved communities develop the tools and skills they need to make healthy lifestyle choices and live a more active life, which in turn will help protect them from chronic diseases like diabetes.

Visit the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation's website for more information

Sun Life’s partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University has helped to establish the Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities. The program provides physical activity programming for youth and children, including those at risk of developing type-2 diabetes in high priority neighborhoods.

Visit Wilfrid Laurier University's website for more information