Awareness

CHPCA hosts several national campaigns to raise awareness of hospice palliative care in Canada and advocate for quality palliative care. Increased awareness of palliative care improves knowledge of and access to services.  

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Upcoming Campaign 

Advanced Care Planning Day – April 16th, 2026 

What would happen if you couldn’t make decisions for yourself? Who would you trust to make healthcare decisions for you? On Advance Care Planning Day ask yourself: If not you, who? If not now, when?

Upcoming Campaign

National Hospice Palliative Care Week May 3-9, 2026 

National Hospice Palliative Care Week is a time to celebrate and highlight the incredible work being done to provide quality palliative care across the country. It is also a time to call for better access to quality hospice palliative care, for every community, in every setting. Palliative Care Everywhere!

CHPCA Awareness Campaigns

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Campaign

Hike for Hospice Palliative Care 

A unique national fundraising event that brings together organizations working in hospice palliative care to raise funds and awareness in their community! 

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Campaign

National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day 

A day to raise awareness of the importance of pediatric hospice palliative care and improve the quality of living and dying for infants, children and youth and their families.  

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Campaign

National Grief and Bereavement Day  

On this day we ask Canadians to engage in a national dialogue to identify and support access to necessary resources for grief and bereavement. 

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Your Donations Matter

As a registered charity, CHPCA continues to advocate for accessible, quality hospice palliative care across the country. We do this so that one day, everyone in Canada with a life-limiting illness can access care that reduces suffering when they need it most. Your support is essential to this work.

CHPCA News

  • Press Release

    Webinar: From Blueprint to Action: How We Can Advance Palliative Care in Canada Together

    Join Daniel Nowoselski, Senior Advocacy Manager, Canadian Cancer Society, and Cheryl Spencer, Interim CEO, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association on May 7, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET.

  • Press Release

    Abstract Submission is Now Open for the 2026-27 CHPCA Learning Institute

    The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is excited to announce that abstract submissions are now open for the 2026-2027 Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) Learning Institute.

  • Press Release

    2026 National Hospice Palliative Care Week Campaign Kit Now Available

    Organizations across Canada are invited to take part in National Hospice Palliative Care Week, May 3-9, 2026, as the official Campaign Kit is now available.