ChristopherCutler.
Founder & Executive Director
The Heather Cutler Foundation
A Canadian pancreatic cancer advocate working toward fairer access to care, clearer information, and a stronger voice for patients and families.
The person behind the work
A personal reason.
A public purpose.
Christopher Cutler is a Canadian advocate and writer, and the founder and executive director of The Heather Cutler Foundation.
He established the foundation in 2024 in memory of his mother, Heather Cutler, a registered nurse who died of pancreatic cancer. Her experience is the reason behind his work for people facing the disease and the families alongside them.
Based in Newfoundland and Labrador, Christopher leads the registered Canadian charity’s strategy, policy engagement, and public communications. He serves in a volunteer leadership role, with a focus on patient information and fairer access to care.
His work brings together lived experience, writing, and policy advocacy. It includes the foundation’s public reporting on pancreatic cancer care and participation in a working committee developing national care pathways.
View foundation leadershipThis is Christopher’s personal professional website. The foundation’s programs, patient resources, and official announcements are published at heathercutler.ca.
Selected work
From experience
to action.
A selection of the foundation’s work Christopher contributes to, and the issues he writes about.
Where You Live Matters
The foundation’s report on Canada’s response to pancreatic cancer, examining policy and access to care across provinces and territories.
Published by The Heather Cutler Foundation · Research by Memorial University studentsA clearer path through care
Christopher serves on a working committee developing national pancreatic cancer care pathways alongside Craig’s Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society.
Read the foundation’s published position and participation statementMaking information easier to use
Christopher’s articles on pancreatic cancer, navigating care, and the policy decisions that affect patients and families in Canada.
Browse articles and bylines on the foundation’s websiteIn honour of Mom
After Heather Cutler died of pancreatic cancer, her son is determined to help others — SaltWire’s profile of Christopher and the foundation he founded in her memory.
Read the article on SaltWireOfficial profiles
The connected picture.
Find Christopher’s contributor biography and the foundation’s information for journalists.
Let’s connect.
For collaborations, speaking opportunities, or a conversation about pancreatic cancer advocacy in Canada.