Canada’s getting ready to light-up #Red4PANS

On October 9, landmarks across Canada will light-up RED in honour of PANS PANDAS… with your help.

On Oct 9, 2023 Canada was #Red4PANS!

To bring World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day into the public light, IBA launched a Canada-wide #Red4PANS landmark lighting campaign in 2023. It was an opportunity for families impacted by PANS PANDAS to raise awareness, make connections and receive support from their communities. Together we spread the word & raised awareness for people living with PANS PANDAS!

Victoria, British Columbia - BC Legislature

Interactive Map of 2023 #Red4PANS Landmarks

Light-Up Poster

Color print the #Red4PANS poster and bring with you to the landmark. Take lots of photos to share on social media and with IBA HERE.

17x11 poster (English) - IBA - #Red4PANS

11×8.5 poster (English) | 11×8.5 poster (French)
14×8.5 poster (English) | 14×8.5 poster (French)
17×11 poster (English) | 17×11 poster (French)

60+ Landmarks Illuminated #Red4PANS in 2023!

Canada’s PANS PANDAS community created momentum last year by illuminating buildings, landmarks, monuments from coast-to-coast as a powerful visual symbol of hope to help spark greatly needed awareness, acknowledgement and change.

IBA volunteers submitted 100+ applications across Canada to light-up #Red4PANS, and the response was overwhelming.
Here’s a list of all our 2023 participating sites (below) and a PDF version. Thanks #Red4PANS partners!

Already 12 Landmarks Approved in 2024!

Here’s a current list of our 2024 participating sites (last updated on April 19, 2024).

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Calgary Tower	101 9 Avenue SW	Calgary	Oct 9
Galleria Trees on Stephen Avenue	Stephen Avenue	Calgary
Olympic Plaza	228 8 Ave SE	Calgary
Reconciliation Bridge	4 Street NE	Calgary
TELUS Spark Science Centre	220 Saint George’s Drive NE	Calgary
High Level Bridge	109 Street NW	Edmonton	Oct 9
Walterdale Bridge	105 street NW	Edmonton
Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge	Saline Creek Drive	Fort McMurray	Oct 9
Shell Place Canopy	1 MacDonald Drive	Fort McMurray
Grande Prairie Sundial	11330 106 Street	Grande Prairie
Lethbridge City Hall	910 4 Ave Street	Lethbridge
Red Deer City Hall	4914 48 Ave	Red Deer	Oct 9
Sylvan Lake Lighthouse	5200 Lakeshore Dr	Sylvan Lake

Landmark	Address	City
Coquitlam Light Columns	Pinetree Way	Coquitlam
Lafarge Lake Fountain	1299 Pinetree Way	Coquitlam
Delta City Hall	4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent	Delta
Ladysmith Town	Bob Stuart Park and on 1st Avenue	Ladysmith
City of Nanaimo’s The Bastion	100 Museum Way	Nanaimo
Port Coquitlam City Hall	2580 Shaughnessy St	Port Coquitlam
Victoria Street Bridge	Columbia River & Victoria Street	Trail
Bloedel Conservatory	4600 Cambie Street	Vancouver
Burrard Street Bridge	Burrard Street	Vancouver
Canada Place Sails of Light	999 Canada Place	Vancouver
Pacific Coliseum	2901 E Hastings St.	Vancouver
Vancouver City Hall	453 W 12th Ave	Vancouver
Legislative Assembly of BC	501 Belleville Street	Victoria
Fitzsimmons Creek Bridge	Valley Trail	Whistler

Landmark	Address	City
Esplanade Riel	Red River downtown & St. Boniface	Winnipeg
IG Field (Stadium)	315 Chancellor Matheson Rd	Winnipeg
WINNIPEG sign	85 Israel Asper Way	Winnipeg

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Avenir Centre	105 Canada Street	Moncton	Oct 9
Downtown Place	777 Main Street # 802	Moncton	Oct 9
Downing Street	Downing Street	Moncton	Oct 9

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Cabot Tower Signal Hill	230 Signal Road	St. John’s
St. John’s City Hall	10 New Gower Street	St. John’s

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
Nova Scotia Legislature	1726 Hollis St	Halifax	Oct 9

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
BELLEVILLE sign	155 Elmwood Dr	Belleville	Oct 9
Bridge Street Bridge	15 Bridge St W	Belleville	Oct 9
Fire Station Monument	60 Bettes Street	Belleville	Oct 9
Brampton Clock Tower	55 George Street S	Brampton
Brant Street Pier	1400 Lakeshore Blvd	Burlington
Collingwood Clock Tower	97 Hurontario St.	Collingwood
340 Pitt Street Fountain	340 Pitt Street	Cornwall
Peace Bridge	1 Peace Bridge	Fort Erie	Oct 9
Guelph Market Square	62-2, Carden Street	Guelph
Hamilton City Hall	71 Main Street W	Hamilton
HAMILTON sign	71 Main Street W	Hamilton
Canada Life	255 Dufferin Ave	London
JA Taylor Building	267 Dundas Street	London
London City Hall	300 Dufferin Street	London
RBC London Place	300 York Street	London
Sifton Properties	171 Queens Ave	London
Mississauga Clock Tower	300 City Centre Drive	Mississauga
Fred A. Lundy Bridge	Water Street	Newmarket
Riverwalk Commons	200 Doug Duncan Drive	Newmarket
Oakville City Hall	1225 Trafalgar Road	Oakville
OTTAWA Markets sign	55 ByWard Market Square	Ottawa
Sarnia City Hall	255 Christina St N	Sarnia
Brock University Schmon Tower	1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way	St. Catherines
CN Tower (#Red4PANS every 1/2hour)	290 Bremner Blvd	Toronto
TORONTO 3D sign	100 Queen Street W	Toronto
Quinte West Bridge	7 Creswell Drive	Trenton
QUINTE WEST sign	7 Creswell Drive	Trenton
Vaughan City Hall	2141 Major MacKenzie Drive	Vaughan

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
La Grande Roue de Montreal	362 Rue de la Commune E	Montreal	Oct 9
Montreal Tower, Olympic Stadium	3200 Viau St	Montreal	Oct 9

Landmark	Address	City	2024 Light Up Date
City of Regina	2476 Victoria Ave	Regina
SaskTel Centre	3515 Thatcher Ave	Saskatoon

Unable to Attend a Light-Up?

Whether you visit a landmark or light-up your own neighbourhood your involvement counts! If you’re unable to get to a landmark lighting, we’d still love you to participate by using your own home lighting in RED (porch lights, gemstones, lanterns). Be sure to tag us in your photos!

Help us Light-Up Canadian Landmarks on Wed, Oct 9, 2024

World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day 2024 is Wed, Oct. 9, and IBA is leading the Canadian call to light-up #Red4PANS. We’re calling our PANS PANDAS community to help create awareness by illuminating buildings, landmarks, monuments and homes throughout every province and territory as a powerful symbol of hope to help spark change.

Light-Up in 3 Easy Steps!

Begin by checking our prospective 2023 Landmark Lighting Locations listing to ensure your chosen landmark is labelled “request needed.”
Click on the related hyperlink of the location you’ve selected to begin requesting IBA’s Light-Up on Oct 9th.
Depending on the information required, you can use one of the following options:
- A) letter template – tailor & personalize your request (formal)
- B) letter template (use snippets) – copy & paste info into their online form (easy)
- C) *NEW lighting request 1-pager – attachment required for request (quick)
If the application doesn’t accept requests by third parties on behalf of IBA, let us know and we’ll submit the request for you.

Fabulous! Thanks for submitting the request on IBA’s behalf. Just a couple quick things:

We’ll need know a few details about your submission so we can keep track and avoid duplicating requests by another IBA supporter.
Fill out the short form below to let us know which landmark you’ve requested.
Later, once your request has been approved, you’ll come back to notifying us by using this same form. We’ll then happily post the good news on this web page. Quick & easy!

I did it! Here’s my submission/confirmation info:

Got Media?
Why not contact a local news station and see if they’ll cover the light-up and share your story?

Light-Up FAQ

Yes, in fact we hope you and your friends and family do attend in person! Knowing other families and supporters across Canada are joining you to unite in solidarity will be a powerful community building experience.

Please note: If you’re arranging a larger group to attend, some locations require you to have prior approval or permits so do be mindful and research in advance and make sure you contact the location directly if you have any queries.

All locations have their own timing/procedure for light-ups – most locations will light up around dusk. If you are traveling any distance to attend then do contact the venue in advance for their specific timings.

We ask for landmark requests starting in the spring of each year. Make sure you’re checking our social media posts and website so you don’t miss out!

We’re grateful for all 60+ #Red4PANS landmarks who partnered in our 2023 Light-Up for PANS PANDAS campaign to honour an estimated 30,000 Canadians and their families battling PANS PANDAS.