Editing Christmas seal (section)

== Canada ==
[[File:Christmas Seal, Canada, 1952.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Canadian Christmas Seal of 1952 {{efn|This Canadian Christmas seal, along with several other types, are identical to those issued for the United States, except for the name of country on the seal.<ref>Scott Specialized Catalogue of US stamps, p. 619</ref>}}]]
By 1908, the campaign had reached Canada. Interested people in [[Toronto]] and [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] began Christmas seal campaigns to build and support sanatoriiums, as  tuberculosis hospitals were then called. The ''[[Toronto Globe]]'' came promptly to their aid. Early in December, the ''Globe'' began running a daily story on the front page giving news of the campaign. The column was bordered by holly so that readers could easily spot it. One story told how the children of 58 Toronto schools had sold 10,000 Christmas seals. Another issue announced that out in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]] another paper, the ''[[Regina Leader-Post|Regina Leader]]'', had written to say its staff would sell the seals and send the money back for the sanatorium being built in [[District Municipality of Muskoka|Muskoka]].<ref name=breathe2024>[[#breathe|BREATHE, The Lung Association]], Essay</ref>

From [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[New Brunswick]], the Rev. G. A. Moore wrote to say that he and other volunteers would sell 8,500 and send the money to Toronto for its sanatorium. That first year, the Toronto campaign brought in  $7,358.65 (the equivalent of almost $200,000 today).and Hamilton citizens gave $1,244.40. Year by year, other cities across Canada tried the Christmas seal campaign as a means not only of raising money but of creating the awareness that tuberculosis could be controlled.<ref name=breathe2024/>

Finally, in 1927, it was agreed that the Christmas seal campaign was to be the official method for tuberculosis associations to appeal to the public for funds. A national seal was established. Christmas seal campaigns have played an important role in public health. At first, the money raised was used for the new and badly needed sanatorium. When these were established, Christmas seal funds were used for  tuberculosis prevention. The seals have paid for millions of Canadians to have chest X-ray or tuberculin tests. As a result, thousands of  tuberculosis cases were discovered before disease spread to others. The [[Canadian Lung Association]]'s Christmas seals continue to symbolize the grassroots support of Canadians that helped win the fight against  tuberculosis.<ref>{{cite web|last=Association|first=Lung|title=History: Support Christmas Seals|url=http://www.lung.ca/involved-impliquez/christmas-noel/history-histoire/index_e.php|work=Canadian Lung Association|access-date=13 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115234620/http://lung.ca/involved-impliquez/christmas-noel/history-histoire/index_e.php|archive-date=15 November 2011}}</ref>