E-7244 Recognition and treatment of lipedema Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7244 — Recognition and treatment of lipedema — with 3,844 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Leah Gazan. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7244
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: July 8, 2026
- Sponsor: Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre)
- Category: Health
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 3,844
- Daily increase: +15 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +67 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~10 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 500 data points recorded
Milestones
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 3,081
- 1,000 signatures reached on March 25, 2026 — total at that point: 3,081
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 1,137 signatures
- Quebec: 724 signatures
- British Columbia: 560 signatures
- Alberta: 536 signatures
- Manitoba: 404 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 187 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 145 signatures
- New Brunswick: 60 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 36 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 11 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 5 signatures
- Yukon: 3 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 2,500 |
| March 27, 2026 | 2,653 |
| March 30, 2026 | 2,748 |
| April 2, 2026 | 2,818 |
| April 7, 2026 | 2,884 |
| April 13, 2026 | 2,937 |
| April 24, 2026 | 3,011 |
| May 7, 2026 | 3,107 |
| May 22, 2026 | 3,289 |
| June 4, 2026 | 3,426 |
| June 16, 2026 | 3,572 |
| June 26, 2026 | 3,739 |
| July 7, 2026 | 3,820 |
| July 8, 2026 | 3,844 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• Lipedema is a chronic, progressive adipose and connective tissue disease that almost exclusively affects women;
• An estimated 2.2 million women in Canada are living with lipedema, many without diagnosis, treatment, or clinical support;
• Systemic gaps in Canada’s healthcare system have resulted in limited physician education, lack of diagnostic pathways, and absence of standardized care for people living with lipedema;
• The lack of recognition and resourcing for lipedema represents a significant inequity in healthcare;
• Bill S-243, An Act to Establish a National Strategy for Women’s Health, highlights the federal government’s role in addressing systemic inequities in women’s health and ensuring accountability at the national level; and
• While the Province of Manitoba has committed to establishing a provincial Lipedema Awareness Day beginning in 2026, there remains no federal recognition of lipedema or coordinated national response.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada,, call upon the Government of Canada to - Formally recognize lipedema as a distinct and serious women’s health condition at the federal level;
- Include lipedema within the scope of the National Women’s Health Strategy contemplated under Bill S-243;
- Support the development of national clinical guidance, education, and data collection related to lipedema;
- Work collaboratively with provinces, territories, clinicians, and patient organizations, including Lipedema Canada, to address the systemic gaps in diagnosis, care, and support for people living with lipedema; and
- Take all necessary measures to give effect to these requests.
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