The Landmark Study
The Alzheimer Society of Canada's Landmark Study uses data modelling to forecast the nation's dementia future. The study data is being analyzed in three reports. The first report, from 2022, looked at overall dementia numbers. The second report, released in 2024, looks at dementia across demographic groups. The third report, in 2025, will look at the economic impacts of dementia.
The Alzheimer Society of Canada's Landmark Study uses extensive and evidence-based data modelling to forecast the nation's dementia future.
The study data is being presented in three reports.
- The first report, released in September 2022, looks at overall dementia numbers to 2050.
- The second report, released in January 2024, looks at dementia projections across different demographic groups.
- The third report, to be released in 2025, will look at the economic impacts of dementia in the coming years.
Landmark Study Report #2: The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada
Released January 22, 2024
Dementia is a major public health problem in Canada and around the world, affecting millions of people. Research indicates significant variations in the risk of development, prevalence, clinical presentation, and health outcomes across various communities in Canada, including differences in ethnicity, race, sex, gender and age.
With the rapid rise of our aging population in Canada, this is one of the first studies that seeks to better understand the many faces of dementia, so that no one is left behind and we’re able to serve their specific needs and those in their circle of care.
Read highlights and personal stories from the report, and download the full findings, at alzheimer.ca/manyfaces.
Landmark Study Report #1: Navigating the Path Forward for Dementia in Canada
Released September 6, 2022
Canada needs bold action to head off an impending dementia care crisis. This new report from the Alzheimer Society of Canada says actions to reduce risk have potential to change the future of dementia in Canada — if governments act now.
Navigating the Path Forward for Dementia in Canada is the first volume of the Landmark Study, which represents the most significant update of the prevalence of dementia in Canada and its forecasted growth since the Society's Rising Tide report in 2010.
Read the entire report at alzheimer.ca/landmarkstudy.
September 2022
The first of a series of three reports on dementia prevalence and costs in Canada, this volume covers the projections of people living with dementia in Canada from 2020 to 2050. It also recommends actions to reduce the risk of dementia that could potentially change the future of dementia in Canada.
