Canadian Hemochromatosis Society

07/30/2025

07/07/2025

Partners for Life, with the Canadian Blood Services

Canadian Hemochromatosis Society is a proud partner of Canadian Blood Services!

06/18/2025

https://youtu.be/F2AoQRHfaw8

What is Hemochromatosis?

This short video takes a humorous approach at explaining what hereditary hemochromatosis is, how iron overload affects your body and what symptoms to watch for.

06/06/2025

📺 LIVE on Global BC – tune In!

We’re excited to share that the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society will be featured on Global BC’s Saturday Morning News this weekend!

🗓️ Saturday, June 7, 2025
🕘 9:20 AM
🎤 Live Interview
📍 Hosted by Jennifer Palma

Join us as we raise awareness about hereditary hemochromatosis, Canada’s most common genetic disorder. Learn how early diagnosis and treatment can save lives.

Don’t miss this important conversation!

About the Condition

06/06/2025

World Hemochromatosis Week aims to increase awareness of this inherited disorder.

This week, we encourage you to visit participating landmarks lit up in red for the occasion, snap a photo, and share to your social with

Together we can put an end to

https://www.toomuchiron.ca/events/world-hemochromatosis-week/

06/04/2025

Here we are at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, where the stadium is lit up in red to support World Hemochromatosis Week!

Together we are increasing awareness of too much iron—a serious genetic disorder that affects the body’s ability to regulate iron absorption.

You can take part! Find participating landmarks across Canada, take a selfie, and post to social using

https://www.toomuchiron.ca/events/world-hemochromatosis-week/

06/03/2025

Check out the Burrard Street Bridge and City Hall in Vancouver, BC, all lit up in red to celebrate World Hemochromatosis Week!

During this week, landmarks worldwide are lighting up to increase awareness of this life threatening genetic disorder that affects the body’s ability to regulate iron absorption.

05/15/2025

🔴 World Hemochromatosis Week is June 1–7 🔴

During the first week in June, landmarks across Canada will light up RED in support of Hemochromatosis awareness.

❤️ You can be part of the movement! Visit your local landmark and snap a photo, and share to social with tag

Find participating landmarks here: https://www.toomuchiron.ca/events/world-hemochromatosis-week/

05/12/2025

International Hemochromatosis Week
June 1-7,2025

Hemochromatosis or hereditary hemochromatosis (HH, HHC) is a genetic disorder affecting the body’s ability to regulate iron absorption. If left untreated, HH can lead to severe consequences, causing an accumulation of iron in various organs and potentially resulting in life-threatening conditions.

Location Landmark Date
Victoria BC Legislative Buildings June 2
Nanaimo BC Bastion Lighthouse June 2
Ladysmith BC Main Street Downtown June 1
Vancouver BC BC place stadium June 2
Calgary AB Calgary Tower June 4
Calgary AB TELUS Spark Science Center June 1-7
Fort Erie ON Peace Bridge June 1
London ON London City Hall June 2
London ON RBC London Place June 2
Toronto ON City of Toronto sign June 1
Trenton ON Quinte West Sign/Veterans skyway bridge June 1-7
St. John’s NL Cabot Tower Signal Hill June 1-7
St. John’s NL St. John’s City Hall June 2
Selkirk MB Selkirk Watertower June1
Fredericton NB City Hall June 5
Moncton NB Downtown Place June 5
Moncton NB Downing Street June 5
Halifax NS Nova Scotia Legislature June 2-7

06/13/2024

We are so excited to share that Burrard Street Bridge 🌉 and the Vancouver City Hall 🏛️ will be lit up in red to raise awareness of hemochromatosis in Vancouver and beyond! Heartfelt thanks to the City of Vancouver for helping us spread the word on HH! Send us your photos of the lit up building or bridge for a chance to be featured on our page! 📷
Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer que le pont de la rue Burrard 🌉 et l'hôtel de ville de Vancouver 🏛️ seront illuminés en rouge pour accroître la sensibilisation à l'hémochromatose à Vancouver et au-delà! Un grand merci à la ville de Vancouver qui nous aide à faire connaître l'HH! Envoyez-nous vos photos du bâtiment ou du pont illuminés pour une chance de figurer sur notre page! 📷

06/06/2024

We at CHS are dedicated to advancing knowledge and raising awareness on the most common genetic disorder affecting Canadians today. At the heart of our mission is our community - the reason for our being and our driving force. 💙🤍 Become a member of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society today to add your voice to ours and help advance our cause: https://www.toomuchiron.ca/membership/
À la SCH, nous nous engageons à faire progresser les connaissances et à sensibiliser la population à la maladie génétique la plus courante qui touche les Canadiens et Canadiennes aujourd'hui. Au cœur de notre mission se trouve notre communauté – notre raison d'être et notre force motrice. 💙🤍 Devenez membre de la Société canadienne de l'hémochromatose dès aujourd'hui pour ajouter votre voix à la nôtre et contribuer à faire avancer notre cause : https://www.toomuchiron.ca/membership/

06/05/2024

📬 In case you missed it... Our capital's iconic OTTAWA sign was lit up in red earlier this week in honour of World Hemochromatosis Week. Heartfelt thanks to our amazing Ottawa Chapter Lead Diana for this epic photo. 🇨🇦❣️ We are so proud of our exceptional community who helps us spread awareness and hope. Thank you for joining our cause and helping make needless suffering and premature death related to HH a thing of the past! ⭐
📬 Au cas où vous l'auriez manqué... L'emblématique enseigne OTTAWA de notre capitale a été illuminée en rouge plus tôt cette semaine en l'honneur de la Semaine mondiale de l'hémochromatose. Merci du fond du cœur à Diana, responsable de la section d'Ottawa, pour cette photo épique. 🇨🇦❣️ Nous sommes très fiers de notre communauté extraordinaire qui nous aide à sensibiliser la population et répandre l’espoir. Merci de vous joindre à notre cause et de contribuer à faire en sorte que les souffrances inutiles et les décès prématurés liés à l'HH appartiennent au passé! ⭐