About us
Who we are
Our purpose: Leading the way to a future without cancer.
Aspiration: To be the most impactful cancer charity in Canada by:
- Saving lives
- Improving lives
- Driving collective action against cancer
What we do
The Canadian Cancer Society is leading the way to a future without cancer. Together with patients, supporters, donors and volunteers, we drive collective action to save lives and improve lives to have the most impact against cancer. We invest in world-leading cancer research, influence policies to shape healthier communities and provide unwavering support to all those who need it.
How we are doing more
Fund groundbreaking cancer research
Provide a national support system
Our strategic plan
Our 5-year strategic plan guides our work to 2031. It is focused on what matters most – saving lives, improving lives and driving collective action against cancer. With your support, we can achieve our bold aspirations and goals to make transformational progress to benefit everyone affected by cancer.
Our values
We embrace our organizational values of being courageous, united, caring and rigorous every day. These values serve as guidelines for our conduct and behaviour as we work hand-in-hand with the cancer community to lead the way to a future without cancer.
