Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, there may be delays in receiving mailed donations. If you’d like to support us during this time, please consider:
- Donating online, where you’ll get an instant tax receipt: https://www.drifcan.com/suppor
t/#makeadonation - Or e-transferring to: [email protected]
Thank you for your continued support. 
Funding the cure for Diabetes
DRIFCans goal is the end diabetes by donating 90% of all funds raised to Dr James Shapiro and his team at the Alberta Diabetes Institute at the University of Alberta.
Ways to Give
Shapiro Lab
Our Mission
The mission of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada (DRIFCan) is to directly fund cure-based diabetes research conducted by Dr.James Shapiro and the team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Meet our Team
Research
Dr. Shapiro maintains an active research and development laboratory at the Alberta Diabetes Institute.
Learn more
Ways to give
Every 3 minutes another Canadian is diagnosed with diabetes.
Our Initiatives
Friends of DRIFCan
