Conferences and Events 

CHPCA hosts two flagship events that take place in alternate years, as well as smaller events that coincide with our national campaigns, initiatives, and advocacy efforts.  

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference logo.

Conference

CHPCA National Conference 2027 

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference (CHPCA Conference) is the country’s premier hospice palliative care conference. The next conference will take place in 2027.  

A woman in hiking boots standing on a rock.

Ongoing

Hike for Hospice

Every year, thousands of ‘hikers’ participate in events put on by their local hospice palliative care organizations. All funds raised during the Hike for Hospice Palliative Care stay in the community where they were raised

Hospice Palliative Care Events Across Canada 

Online Events

Webinar

Good Grief: Supporting the Grief of Young Children

Tuesday, Dec 10, 2025

  8:ooPM ET

Community of Practice

SPA-LTC, ACP Canada Long-term Care Community of Practice

Thursday, Dec 11, 2025

 11:00am–12:00 pm ET

Community of Practice

Psychosocial-Spiritual Alberta Community of Practice

Thursday, Dec 11, 2025

 12:00pm–1:00 pm MT

Online Course

Last Aid (ON)

January 12, 2026
 Monday 1:00 PM – 4:00PM ET

Online Course

Last Aid (BC)

January 14, 2026
 Wednesday 9AM – 1:00PM PT

Online Course

Last Aid (BC)

January 22, 2026
 Thursday 10AM – 2:00PM PT

Virtual Scientific Day

6th International Francophone Scientific Day

February 5, 2026
  8AM – 12:00PM ET

Community of Practice

Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Community of Practice

Monday, Jan 29, 2026

 2:00pm–3:00pm MT

Conferences and In-Person Events

Lecture/Hybrid

Palliative Manitoba Grief Workshop

December 10, 2025

 12 PM – 1 PM

Hybrid Lecture

Aberman Auditorium, A-102
Jewish General Hospital
3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal, QC H3T 1E2

Workshop

Palliative Manitoba Grief Workshop

December 10, 2025

 Winnipeg, MB

Community Dinner

Kitchen Table Sesh

 For Black caregivers, grief and death-care workers

December 12, 2025

 180 Shaw Street, Toronto

Conference

Together We Care

March 23-25, 2026

Toronto, ON

Conference

AQSP Palliative Care Congress

May 7-8, 2026

Montreal, QC

Conference

NSHPCA Annual Conference

May 7-8, 2026

Bridgewater, NS

Conference

HPCO Annual Conference

June 14-16, 2026

Richmond Hill, ON

Conference

McGill International Palliative Care Congress

October 6-9, 2026

Montreal, QC

  • Breakfast on the Hill: Bringing the Experience of Palliative Care to Federal Decisionmakers

    On November 19, the Palliative Care Coalition of Canada (PCCC) hosted its annual Breakfast on the Hill at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) was pleased to participate as a member of the PCCC.

  • Dr. Balfour Mount 1939-2025

    The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) joins the world in mourning the loss of a true pioneer and the "father of palliative care," Dr. Balfour Mount (1939-2025).

  • CHPCA Congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney on Election Victory

    Dear Prime Minister Carney, on behalf of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA), please accept our sincere congratulations on your election victory and your continued leadership as Prime Minister of Canada.