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Abstract Objective This study aims to estimate the prevalence of diabetes-related complications, and the factors associated with them in the Canadian patients with diabetes. Methods Data from the 2011 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada – Diabetes Component (SLCDC-DM-2011) were used to calculate the weighted prevalence of 16 diabetes-related complications. A multivariable sex-stratified logistic regression model was used to examine the association between each diabetes-related complication and select determinants. Results Among Canadian patients who self-reported having diabetes, 80.26 percent reported having at least one type of diabetes-related complications. The most frequently reported complications were high blood pressure (54.65%), cataracts (29.52%) and poor circulation (21.68%).Male patients were more associated to have at least one complication if they had an inappropriate BMI (OR=2.94 CI: 1.39-6.23),and had a high level of HbA1c (OR=2.32 CI: 1.05-5.13,) were older (OR=6.92 CI: 1.82-24.74), had diabetes for a longer period of time (OR=3.42 CI: 1.71-6.85) Among female patients more duration of having diabetes is significant variable associated with complication ( OR=2.00 CI: 1.05-3.81) Conclusion This study suggests that socio-economic factors including marital status, income and education had significant associations with most types of complications. Our findings also confirmed that low levels of physical activity and high levels of HbA1c were important determinant for many diabetes–related complications.