Eating Disorders Awareness Week

February 1 to 7, 2026

Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is a national movement from February 1st to 7th each year, dedicated to raising awareness and fostering understanding about eating disorders while challenging the stigma and barriers that prevent access to care.

Eating disorders affect people of all genders, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic classes, abilities, races, and ethnic backgrounds. That is why eating disorder groups across Canada unite to mark EDAW with a national week of action aimed at educating the public, highlighting available supports, and advocating for meaningful change.

EDAW is a collective effort from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Participating organizations across the country will host local events, light landmarks in purple, and engage in public education campaigns to raise awareness and foster understanding about eating disorders.

EDAW 2026 materials were created collaboratively by Body Brave, Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association, Eating Disorder Council of New Brunswick, Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador, Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta, EmbodyBC, Looking Glass Foundation, National Eating Disorder Information Centre, National Initiative for Eating Disorders, Ontario Dietitians in Public Health, Sheena's Place, and the University of British Columbia.

This year's theme is "Health doesn't have a look"

We invite you and your community to challenge the harmful belief that thinness equals health. Messages rooted in diet culture, weight stigma, and healthism can negatively impact how people view their bodies and their relationship with food. These ideas don't just cause individual harm – they are part of broader systems that unfairly judge, exclude, and marginalize those who don’t fit our society’s narrow appearance standards. Let’s work together to promote body respect, inclusion, and a more compassionate understanding of health.

What are the goals of this year's campaign?

• Take action at every level —in your own life, in your community, and within larger health and social systems — to break the power of diet culture and challenge weight stigma
• Learn the tools to spot and resist harmful messages that shape how we see food, body size, and movement
• Create safe, welcoming spaces that don’t focus on weight — at home, at school, in healthcare, and on social media
• Explore trusted resources and services