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Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada (TSFC):

address: 195-5945 Airport Road Mississauga, ON L4V 1R9
phone:  1-800-361-3120
fax:  1-800-387-0120
email:  tsfc@tourette.ca
URL: http://www.tourette.ca

*The definitive source for books, pamphlets, current research, videos, and support.
*As a member of the TSFC ($35. Annual dues) you receive the following benefits:

• The Green Leaflet, a tri-annual newsletter about TS and the Foundation
• 1-800 service line
• Annual conference with information sessions
• Membership nationally and in your local chapter of the Foundation
• Reduced rates for information material and conference fees
• The right to vote at annual meetings locally and nationally
• The opportunity to join others affected by TS to discuss common problems and offer mutual support; and
• THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PARTNER IN HELPING TO CONQUER TOURETTE SYNDROME!

*Publications by the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada (contact the TSFC to order):

• Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Clinicians
• Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Families
• Understanding Tourette Syndrome: A Handbook for Educators
• Questions and Answers on Tourette's Syndrome

*Information and Referral Service telephone number.

• gain access to an exhaustive and current database of every support group, organization, clinic, website, piece of literature, film, respite care facility, Ministry of Education etc. in Canada.
• simply call toll-free 1-800-361-3120 and identify:
  • the type of support you are looking for
  • the geographic area in which you are looking
    

  TSFC Chapters

Edmonton Chapter Box 4136 Edmonton, AB T6E 4T2 Phone: 1-866-824-9764 email: daleneonciul@shaw.ca	Hamilton and Region Chapter Servicing Halton, Hamilton and Niagara 2201 Brant St., Suite #505 Burlington, ON L7P 3N8 Locally: 905-844-7283 Toll Free: 1-800-266-0056 email: tshhnr@hotmail.com
London Chapter Box 28084 London, ON N6H 5E1 Phone: (519) 457-4586 e-mail: rayrobertson @hotmail.com	Newfoundland Chapter P.O. Box 722 St. John's NF A1C 5L4 Phone:(709) 745-TSFC (8732) Fax: (709) 745-5993 e-mail: tourette@nfld.com
Ottawa Chapter 900 Greenbank Road, Suite 386 Nepean, ON K2J 4P6 Phone: (613) 823-1471 Fax: (613) 825-7758 e-mail: tsottawa@igs.net	Regina Chapter 1520-2002 Victoria Avenue Regina, SK S4P 0R7 Phone: (306) 586-9179
Toronto (Greater Area) Chapter 129-1792 Liverpool Road, Pickering, ON L1V 4V9 Phone: (905) 509-4097	Vancouver (Greater Area) Chapter PO Box 53556 984 West Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4M6 Phone: (604) 732-3594 e-mail: kaywilen@hotmail.com
Victoria Chapter PO Box 48046 3575 Douglas Street Victoria, BC V8Z 7H6 Phone/Fax: (250) 658-0506	Wellington-Waterloo Chapter Box 24024, RPO Highland West Kitchener, ON N2M 5P1 Phone: (519) 893-3759 Fax: (519) 698-2366 e-mail: wwtics@hotmail.com
Windsor Essex Chapter 1421 Grand Marais Rd. W. PO Box 35017 Windsor, ON Phone: (519) 972-5498	Winnipeg Chapter P.O. Box 25064 RPO West Kildonan Winnipeg, MB R2V 4C7 Phone: (204)257-3802 e-mail: shorr@mb.sympatico.ca

 

TSFC Resource Units
To reach a Resource Unit in the following areas
please call: 1-800-361-3120
[outside of Canada call: 1-416-861-8398]

• Calgary. AB
• Brandon/Westman Region, MB
• Fort Erie, ON
• Charlottetown, PEI
• Lower Sackville, NS

 

TSFC Contact Representatives
To reach a contact representative in the following areas
please call: 1-800-361-3120
[outside of Canada call: 1-416-861-8398]

• Prince George, BC

• Nanaimo, BC

• Comox, BC

• Grande Prairie, AB

• Whitecourt, AB

• Fort McMurray, AB

• Regina, SK

• Sudbury, ON

• Bracebridge, ON

• Peterborough, ON

• Summerside, PE

• Halifax, NS

• Truro, NS

• Corner Brook, NL

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The Tourette Syndrome Association of Ontario:

• phone (24 hour): 705-722-4220
• email: tsao@primus.ca
• URL: http://tourettesyndromeontario.com

The TSAO is a provincial organization whose mission is to support TS sufferers and their families with the day to day issues surrounding this medical disorder. The TSAO accomplishes this support through the formation of chapters and support groups within the province and the presentation of workshops and lectures on TS.

Affiliates in:

• Barrie-Simcoe Region
• Brantford
• Brampton-Peel
• Burlington-Oakville-Halton
• Cambridge-Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph
• Middlesex Regional
• Newmarket-York Region
• Niagara Region
• Quinte

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