Grief and Bereavement Resource Repository
This repository is a collection of useful links and resources to help you and your loved ones cope with grief.
Coping With Grief Resources
About Grief: Information for those experiencing grief or supporting someone who is.
About Grief Interactive Programs and Support Map Find programs and services in your province or territory.
MyGrief.ca by Canadian Virtual Hospice
Grief and serious illness: Support for caregivers – Canada.ca
Lillian’s Story (Video) Palliative care: Making space to grieve – Canada.ca
Educational video: Grief support through a palliative approach to care – Canada.ca
Good Grief: Virtual programming and family support
The Healthy Mourning Revolution: Creating compassionate communities by teaching the keys to healthy mourning
Canadian Healing Quilt: When someone important to you dies, the grief can feel overwhelming. Finding ways to honour their memory can help. Create a lasting tribute for someone important to you.
Dead Dads Podcast: A video-first, audio-strong podcast hosted by Roger Nairn and Scott Cunningham explorin the complexities of grief and father loss.
Healthy Sleep Tips (Sleepfoundation.org)
The Compassionate Friends of Canada: Support in the grief and trauma following the death of a child; no matter the age or cause
Canadian Mental Health Association – Grieving
Webinar Recording: Everybody Grieves – How you can better recognize, respond to, and process grief: Webinar hosted by CHPCA, presented by Maria Vassiliou from Philotimo Life on November 16, 2021 in honour of National Grief and Bereavement Day.
Get Ready for Grief: Yvonne Heath’s program that gives you tools, confidence and support so you can face grief with courage, compassion, and resilience.
Kids, Youth & Grief
KidsGrief.ca A free, online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died.
The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children & Families
Lumara Grief & Bereavement Care: Lumara walks alongside children and families in unspeakable moments of trauma and loss – offering evidence based bereavement care that nurtures healing and changes lives.
The Canadian Alliance for Grieving Children and Youth: A national group of over 90 organizations and professionals working together to ensure the accessibility of bereavement support and information to grieving children and their families.
The Children and Youth Grief Network: Resources created to improve grief literacy and build community capacity to support and work with grieving children and youth.
Family Education Center (FEC): An online library of parenting resources delivered by parents for parents to provide the skills and tools needed to help families thrive.
Children’s Grief Centre: Operated by Hospice Calgary, this centre offers individual and family counselling, peer support, education, consulting and practical resources for children and their families.
Camp Erin: A free, weekend bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Children and teens ages 6 to 17 attend a weekend camp experience that combines grief education and emotional support with fun, traditional camp activities.
Location/Region Specific Resources
Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association Resources
Grieving Well from Healing Pathways with the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association
Grief support from Hospice PEI for those who have lost a loved one
Grief and bereavement resources from Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Telephone bereavement support for people in Manitoba
Grief and bereavement resources from the Saskatchewan Health Authority
Kamatsiaqtut Nunavut Helpline, a toll-free helpline that provides grief and bereavement support
Entraide-Deuil de l’Outaouais (Gatineau, Québec) French Only
Grief assistance services for people who live in Quebec
Indigenous Peoples in BC: Indian Residential Schools Survival Society
Living with Advanced Illness Centre – Hospice Calgary
Grief and bereavement services in Newfoundland and Labrador
Community programs and resources in New Brunswick
Grief and bereavement resources and support in the Northwest Territories
