The third annual Femtech Canada Forum brought 150+ leaders from research, clinical care, government, industry and investment to Toronto to work through the data, procurement and policy barriers slowing women’s health innovation. Femtech Canada also announced the Femtech Toolbox, an employer platform launching in late November.
A new national survey commissioned by BD-Canada finds 94% of Canadian women agree more investment is needed in women’s health innovation, while 34% don’t know what happens after an abnormal breast screening result.
A national Leger survey commissioned by BD-Canada finds one in three Canadian women (34%) don’t know what happens after an abnormal breast screening result, and 86% want a less invasive option where medically appropriate.
At a recent Femtech Canada roundtable, Nancy Dale and Danielle Flieler of Santis Health shared how early-stage femtech founders can use public relations to strengthen government relations, build influence, and make sure women’s health innovation is part of the policy conversation.
Amy Flood of Women’s Health Collective Canada and Ivy Parks of BD-Canada argue that Canada already has a blueprint for women’s health, and that closing the gap now depends on coordinated action across sectors.
Femtech Canada has announced the speaker lineup for the 2026 Femtech Canada Forum, taking place November 3 at Artscape Daniels Spectrum in Toronto. Speakers from SOGC, Women’s Health Collective Canada, CAMH, and the Ontario Ministry of Health will dig into the data, procurement, and policy levers the sector needs next.
Sprout Family, Canada’s first integrated family benefits platform, has closed a $3.55M CAD oversubscribed seed round led by BDC’s Thrive Venture Fund. The funding will expand its platform from fertility into pregnancy, postpartum, parental leave and return to work.
Blair Health, a clinical infrastructure company that enables generalist healthcare providers to deliver specialist-level care, has raised CAD $4.24 million in pre-seed financing.
With 30+ organizations across seven nations, My Normative’s The Persons Project enters its next phase to advance sex- and gender-informed research and close the global women’s health equity gap.
GreenShield and Women’s Health Collective Canada (WHCC) have partnered to fund Canada’s first national menopause study, researching how the transition affects women in Canadian workplaces, healthcare systems, and communities.