Palliative care: Awareness tools
On this page
- Sharing information about palliative care and grief
- Posts for social media
- Products to print, display and distribute
- Videos
- Contact us
Sharing information about palliative care and grief
Our goals are to:
- increase awareness and understanding of palliative care
- encourage early conversations about serious illness
- dispel common myths and misconceptions about palliative care and grief
- increase grief literacy
Together, we can help people make informed decisions for themselves and their loved ones.
We invite you to share these tools and resources:
- at events
- on websites
- on social media
- through newsletters and emails
- in other communications activities
Posts for social media
Posts for you to share with suggested targeted audiences.
For general public
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At every stage of serious illness, a palliative approach to care can provide support to people living with serious illness and those closest to them. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care supports patients at any age or stage of serious illness, even alongside treatment meant to cure. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can be provided alongside other treatments that aim to cure an illness. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can be provided at home and in the community by primary care teams and other community members. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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From practical help to a listening ear, a palliative approach to care can give caregivers the support they need. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care connects people living with serious illness and those closest to them to local grief supports. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can connect people living with serious illness and their caregivers to local grief supports. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
For health and social service providers
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You play a key role in providing a palliative approach to care for people living with serious illness. Through early conversations, support and coordinated care, you can help improve their quality of life. Find tools and resources at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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You play a key role in providing a palliative approach to care for children living with serious illness and their families. Through early conversations, support and coordinated care, you can help improve their quality of life. Find tools and resources at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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Start early conversations about serious illness and palliative care with your patients to help them feel more prepared and supported through their journey. Find resources to help make these talks easier at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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You can help your patients and their caregivers navigate grief during serious illness and loss by offering a palliative approach to care. This approach supports their emotional, physical, social, and spiritual well-being at every stage. Find grief support resources at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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You can help children living with serious illness and their families with their grief by offering a palliative approach to care. This approach supports their emotional, physical, social, and spiritual well-being at every stage. Find grief support resources at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
Products to print, display and distribute
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Explore the full spectrum of palliative care | Infographic | 2025 |
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Living with a serious illness? | Poster | 2025 |
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What to do when facing a serious illness: 3 sets of questions to ask your health care team | Fact sheet | 2025 |
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3 Questions to ask yourself that make difficult conversations about serious illness easier | Fact sheet | 2023 |
Videos
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Making every moment matter with a palliative approach to care | Video | 2025 |
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Andrea and David's story: Finding family supports | Video | 2024 |
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Lillian's story: Making space to grieve | Video | 2024 |
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Glorianne and Sebastien's story: Embracing life | Video | 2024 |
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Guneet's story: More than end of life care | Video | 2023 |
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Mary-Lee's story: Supporting needs along the way | Video | 2023 |
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Mike's story: Helping improve quality of life | Video | 2023 |
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Alex's story: Living life to the fullest | Video | 2023 |
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Biba's story: Grief support for caregivers | Video | 2023 |
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Ismaël’s story: Care that starts at diagnosis | Video | 2023 |
Contact us
Contact us if you have any questions or comments.