Palliative care: Awareness tools
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- 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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A palliative approach to care focuses on what matters most at every stage of serious illness. It provides support for both people living with illness and those closest to them. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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Palliative care focuses on quality of life. It can be part of care from the beginning, alongside treatment and at any age. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can be part of care at any stage of illness, including alongside other treatments to cure or control the illness. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care can be part of care in many settings, including at home and in the community. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care includes grief support. It can help connect people to local and online grief supports and community-based resources. Learn more at Canada.ca/palliative-care. |
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A palliative approach to care connects people living with serious illness and their caregivers to local and online 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.