Volunteer advisors play a crucial role in helping set our course for maximum impact. Scroll down to learn more about who they are and how they help.
A voice of lived experience
I’m so excited to be serving Heart & Stroke again.
Sandra Thornton
Survivor, council co-chair
Read Sandra's StoryMeet the unique volunteer team helping Heart & Stroke map the route to greatest impact.
Learn more about the six mission critical areas where Heart & Stroke can make the most impact, and about the people who will lead our thinking.
More than 400,000 Canadians are living with effects of stroke.... Read more
Heart failure is on the rise as more Canadians survive heart attacks and other acute heart conditions.... Read more
Having a stroke more than doubles your risk of developing dementia.... Read more
Sudden cardiac death is the most devastating outcome of heart rhythm abnormality.... Read more
An estimated 70,000 heart attacks occur each year in Canada.... Read more
An estimated 1 in 100 babies is born with structural heart disease in Canada.... Read more