2026
Petition e-6492 — a government response
The foundation's petition gathered 549 certified signatures and was presented in the House of Commons on February 23, 2026 by MP Tom Osborne. The government response was received on April 13, 2026.
Accountability
Impact and Transparency
How the foundation is governed, how donations are used, and its financial and legal information.
Impact
More than $15,000 raised to date. The foundation's impact so far is measured in dated, documented work:
2026
The National Audit
The foundation published A National Audit of Canada's Response to Pancreatic Cancer, grading provinces on the documented evidence.
Read the National Audit →2026
Health Canada consultation submission
Formal feedback on the proposed Clinical Trials Regulations — cover letter and three annexes — filed with Health Canada in April 2026.
Read the submission record →2025
Policy Builders of Tomorrow
Seven Memorial University student researchers spent June to August 2025 documenting pancreatic cancer policy across Canada. Their research became the National Audit.
About the program →2025
Port to Care — travel grants open
The foundation's travel grant program opened: $500 grants for people in Atlantic Canada travelling for pancreatic cancer care or clinical trials.
About Port to Care →Ongoing
Educational materials
Placeholder — the count of educational materials distributed, and where they were distributed, is added here.
Annual charity return
The Heather Cutler Foundation is a registered Canadian charity — registration no. 743014227 RR 0001, charitable status granted February 19, 2026 — incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act on October 11, 2024 (corporation no. 1643633-1).
The foundation has not yet filed its first annual charity information return (Form T3010). The first return comes due in 2027. When it is filed, it will be linked from this page, and this statement will be updated.
Where donations go
- Patient information and support — the free resources, guides and information published on this site for people living with pancreatic cancer and their caregivers.
- Port to Care travel grants — $500 grants for travel to care or clinical trials. Donations to the fund are held as program funds until eligible patients apply.
- Research and advocacy — policy research such as the National Audit, and formal submissions to governments and agencies.
- Testing access — fundraising toward biomarker testing costs through the Atlantic Biomarker Access Program, in development.
Donations made through the Port to Care form are processed by Zeffy, which charges the foundation no processing fees.
Donation receipts
Official donation receipts for income tax purposes are issued for eligible donations to The Heather Cutler Foundation, registered charity no. 743014227 RR 0001.
Donations made online are receipted automatically by email through the platform that processed the gift. If you have donated and have not received your receipt, contact support@heathercutler.ca and we will reissue it.
Governance: bylaws, documents, and financial reporting live in the Document Centre →