The Rising Burden Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Canada

Abstract

The Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease report, produced by the Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium (cangiec.ca) for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is a serial policy report produced every 3–5 years that summarizes the existing literature on the epidemiology, burden, and impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Canada and identifies knowledge gaps. Its goal is to inform people living with IBD and their caregivers, donors, physicians, researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders about the current burden of IBD in Canada. It plays an integral role for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s advocacy efforts. In addition, the report informs the research funding policy of the health charity, which is the second largest non-governmental funder of IBD research in the world. The latest iteration of this report was released on June 1, 2023 and is available here. This article summarizes the current epidemiology of IBD in Canada and discusses its implications for clinical care in 2024 and beyond.