IBD centres in Canada
9 hospitals with a dedicated service for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Listed alphabetically by city — not ranked.
Calgary
Foothills Medical Centre / University of Calgary
The University of Calgary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group provides multidisciplinary care across Calgary's hospitals with primary services at Foothills Medical Centre. It runs specialized clinics for pregnancy in IBD, high-risk patients, IBD/IBS overlap and acute flares, and uses point-of-care intestinal ultrasound for non-invasive disease monitoring. The group is active in clinical research and education.
Edmonton
University of Alberta Hospital (Zeidler Ledcor Centre)
The University of Alberta IBD Clinic, in the Zeidler Ledcor Centre adjacent to the University of Alberta Hospital, provides diagnosis and long-term care for around 5,100 patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis. Each patient is paired with an IBD specialist and nurse who coordinate with surgeons, dietitians and other professionals. The clinic serves the Edmonton region, Northern Alberta and beyond, and runs paediatric-to-adult transition and preconception/pregnancy programs.
London
Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre
The Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre offers comprehensive, individualized diagnosis and treatment for patients under 18 with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A team-based approach addresses paediatric-specific challenges such as growth, hormonal and bone health issues. Treatments include biologic therapies, immunomodulators and exclusive enteral nutrition.
Montréal
McGill University Health Centre (Montreal General Hospital)
The McGill University Health Centre gastroenterology division runs a dedicated Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program, which its own site describes as unique in Quebec and Canada. Dedicated clinicians consolidate the MUHC's IBD data, research and teaching. Appointments are arranged through the MUHC referral portal.
Ottawa
CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
The IBD Centre at CHEO provides comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment for children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, sitting within the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. The team combines physicians, nurse case managers, a social worker, a dietitian and research personnel, and focuses on evidence-based care, research and knowledge sharing. It also runs youth engagement events and family support resources.
Toronto
Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
The Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Mount Sinai Hospital is described as the largest IBD program in Canada, treating over 7,500 patients annually through an interdisciplinary team of gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons. It combines medical management, surgical treatment and clinical research, and is home to the GEM Project and an advanced IBD fellowship. A dedicated preconception and pregnancy clinic and a virtual-care (PACE) referral pathway are also offered.
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Toronto
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
The SickKids IBD Centre delivers personalized treatment for paediatric Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis through a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, a dedicated dietician and a clinical psychologist. It runs specialized clinics including biologic therapy clinics, a primary sclerosing cholangitis clinic, a very early onset IBD clinic and a precision IBD and monogenic intestinal diseases clinic. The centre integrates clinical care with research and professional training.
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Vancouver
St. Paul's Hospital / Providence Health Care
The IBD Centre of BC is a multidisciplinary centre serving roughly 25,000 British Columbians living with inflammatory bowel disease, offering both urgent and ongoing care from IBD-trained specialists. It runs a young adults clinic, flare clinic, pregnancy clinic and registry, mental health clinic, surgical and pouch clinics, ostomy care and diet/nutrition services. Care is delivered in person and by telehealth across the province.
Winnipeg
Shared Health Manitoba (provincial IBD nurse practitioner clinic)
Manitoba's provincial Inflammatory Bowel Disease Telemedicine Clinic is staffed by an IBD-expert nurse practitioner who provides phone-based disease-specific guidance for patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease across the province. It offers medication advice, post-discharge follow-up, and quick phone assessment of whether emergency or specialist care is needed. Patients can self-refer or be referred by acute care providers.
This directory is informational, not a ranking or a recommendation, and no centre pays to be listed. Details change — always confirm with the centre before acting, and speak to your own clinician about your care.