Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for parents or caregivers of children and youth (0–19 yrs) who live in Canada with Celiac Disease and/or Canadian adults with Celiac Disease to complete a brief survey (10-15 mins) on household food insecurity, high costs of gluten free foods and Canadian food banks. If you are interested to participate, please fill out the survey
For any questions, please email Dr. Diana Mager at mager@ualberta.ca. Thanks so much for your participation
🩷The Manitoba Chapter invites you to our February Meeting! 🎀
Date: February 7, 2026
Location: 910 Sturgeon Road
Time: Doors open at 10:00 AMWhat to Bring:* yourself and $7 for an entry ticket per person * A gluten-free item for our Harvest Hampers,* And of course, your little ones!This month, we’re excited to welcome Mika Peterson from Manitoba Harvest. And don’t forget to stop by our featured vendor booth, Nosh on This.
December 2025 Donation Drive for Harvest Manitoba Celiac Hampers
As the Christmas season ramps up, we are asking that you consider the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association as a part of your holiday gift giving. The Manitoba Chapter has decided to approach those living with Celiac Disease in Manitoba to remember that not everyone is able to put gluten free food on their table. This past year has been particularly hard and appears to be becoming more difficult for individuals.
The need for safe gluten free food has increased as you can see below as we have tripled the number of hampers being distributed.
Please consider setting aside a small portion of your budget to support our continued Manitoba Harvest Gluten Free Hamper Initiative. The Manitoba Chapter has had a relationship with Harvest Manitoba for a number of years prior to the pandemic where donated gluten free food was collected at our in-person meetings and dropped off at Harvest.
It came to our attention in February 2021, that Harvest was not able to sort for Gluten Free food as the pandemic had restricted their activities and they had moved to providing hampers to those in need.
The Manitoba Chapter began the Gluten Free Food Hamper Program in partnership with Harvest Manitoba to ensure that those who require gluten free food have access to it through the Harvest Supported Food Banks across Manitoba.
A subcommittee of the Board and volunteers work to solicit donations from gluten free food producers and purchase additional GF food as needed to be placed into the Hampers. To date, we have had many packing events since beginning this initiative where individuals gave of their time to pack hampers and WE THANK ALL OF YOU!
Here are some of the statistics since the program started provided by Harvest Manitoba
Celiac Hamper Program, details are below.
The Chapter has worked hard to keep the price per hamper around $15 but we are seeing with our upcoming packing event that the price for procurement has gone up.
We hope you can perhaps cover the cost of a hamper or a little more.
Please take into consideration that the Chapter provides tax receipts for donations by cheque over $20. All electronic donations through Canada Helps or PayPal through our webpage automatically have a receipt generated.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Ways to donate:
Your generosity can make such a difference for those struggling with food costs this time of year.
To Donate click here
Donations – Canadian Celiac Association, Manitoba Chapter
We are highlighted as a Part of CBC Manitoba’s Make the Season Kind Campaign for Harvest Manitoba.
December 5, 2025
You’re Invited to Our December Meeting!

Date: December 6, 2025
Location: 910 Sturgeon Road
Time: Doors open at 10:00 AM
Get ready to kick off the holiday season with good food, festive treats, and cheerful company!
What to Bring:
* A gluten-free potluck dish with ingredients list l
* A gluten-free item for our Harvest Hampers,
* And of course, your little ones!
This month, we’re excited to welcome Marilyn J. Wells, who will be joining us over Zoom for a cozy baking demo on how to make her gluten-free shortbread. And don’t forget to stop by our featured vendor booth, Almendra Baking, for some amazing holiday goodies!
Kids’ Activity:
Decorating gluten-free Christmas cookies and playing a few fun, festive holiday games!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Here is the information from our October Meeting with Dr. Duerksen, that occurred on October 4th, 2025
We had a great kids event that also occurred at the same time.
Thank you to Dr. Duerksen, Kayben’s Gluten Free Bakery and all of our volunteers and attendees!
Make sure you watch for our December Meeting – with Hot Pot Luck, with Presenter Marilyn J. Wells as well as a kids party.
Online pledge forms and donation options have been updated below! We are happy to announce our 25th Walk-A-Thon will be taking place on June 7th in Assiniboine park!
We hope to see everyone there, and maybe a few new faces. There will be a BBQ after the walk and lots of kid’s activities. Information on Pledge forms and ways you can donate will be provided soon! Get your teams ready for a fun day in the park.
To the members of Manitoba Community who live with Celiac Disease,
We are asking for individuals to help us reach our goal of $4000 for the Manitoba CCA Chapter over the next few weeks. A portion of the money raised will be going to Harvest Manitoba Gluten Free Food Bank Hamper Initiative. These funds also go toward covering our operating costs for our office space and to provide support meetings for those living with Celiac Disease in Manitoba.
We would like individuals to collect pledges from friends, family, and co-workers on the pledge form below for an activity that bring awareness to those living with Celiac Disease. Pledge forms can be brought to the in-person event on June 7, 2025 or can be mailed in with a cheque or can be submitted electronically via email and e-transfer, no later than June 30th , 2025. There is also an online option for team pledges and donations. Canada Helps Can let you do an online campaign for sponsorship for your Walk or Donate directly. Instructions are listed below:
For online donations, please go to the following link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/canadian-celiac-association-manitoba-chapter-inc/p2p/MBCCA25WALKATHON/
Join us for our April PotLuck Support Meeting on April 5! Location: Maranatha Church 910 Sturgeon Road.
Bring your little ones and check out our kids corner!
To connect via zoom, please contact the Manitoba Chapter! For general meeting information or to register for our mailing list Click the SUBSCRIBE tab above to sign up.
Join us on February 1st for Speaker Christiana Williams Registered Dietician from Dr. Schar USA, followed by Pancake Brunch at Maranatha Evangelical Free Church, 910 Sturgeon Road, in Winnipeg
Doors open at 10, Presentation begins at 11.
It is a meeting with a presenter and a GLUTEN FREE PANCAKE BRUNCH!
$7 per person, Children under 12 eat free.
Our presenter is Christiana Williams, MS, RD, LDN
Nutrition Services Manager
Dr. Schar USA, Inc. who will be speaking via zoom and sharing information on their brand’s mission and quality of their products.
We will have a zoom connection available for those unable to attend in person.
We encourage those attending in person to bring non perishable gluten free food items to donate to Harvest Manitoba.
We also have kids activities planned.
COCOABEANS will be in attendance at our VENDOR TABLE.
Please register for the zoom, if you cannot attend the meeting in person by replying by DM or by emailing office@manitobaceliac.com
VENDOR TABLES and Prizes and a Raffle also may be available.
As the Christmas season ramps up, we are asking that you consider the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association as a part of your holiday gift giving. The Manitoba Chapter has decided to approach those living with Celiac Disease in Manitoba to remember that not everyone is able to put gluten free food on their table. This past year has been particularly hard and appears to be becoming more difficult for individuals.
The need for safe gluten free food has increased.
Please consider setting aside a small portion of your budget to support our continued Manitoba Harvest Gluten Free Hamper Initiative. The Manitoba Chapter has had a relationship with Harvest Manitoba for a number of years previous to the pandemic where donated gluten free food was collected at our in-person meetings and dropped off at Harvest.
It came to our attention in February 2021, that Harvest was not able to sort for Gluten Free food as the pandemic had restricted their activities and they had moved to providing hampers to those in need.
The Manitoba Chapter began the Gluten Free Food Hamper Program in partnership with Harvest Manitoba to ensure that those who require gluten free food have access to it through the Harvest Supported Food Banks across Manitoba.
A subcommittee of the Board and volunteers work to solicit donations from gluten free food producers and purchased additional GF food as needed to be placed into the Hampers. To date, we have had many packing events since beginning this initiative where individuals gave of their time to pack hampers and WE THANK ALL OF YOU! We have packed over 2200 hampers since we started with over 1000 in this past year alone. We estimate that each hamper has cost the chapter approximately $12 but we are seeing with our upcoming packing event that the price for procurement has gone up. We hope you can perhaps cover the cost of a hamper or a little more.
Please take into consideration that the Chapter provides tax receipts for donations by cheque over $20. All electronic donations through Canada Helps or PayPal through our webpage automatically have a receipt generated.
Donations – Canadian Celiac Association, Manitoba Chapter
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
