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Online Resources

The Public Health Approach to Palliative Care: Principles, Models, and International Perspectives A White Paper commissioned by the BC Centre for Palliative Care to provide an evidence base for the effectiveness of the...

Quality End-of-Life Care: The Right of Every Canadian This committee report reviewed the progress made to-date in implementing the unanimous recommendations regarding palliative...

Raising the Bar: A Roadmap for the Future of Palliative Care in Canada This report examines the current state of palliative care in Canada, why palliative care is important, what progress we have...

Report on National Forum on First Nations, Inuit and Métis Cancer Control, 2009 The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer hosted a National Forum on First Nations, Inuit and Métis cancer control. The report...

A Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta Communities across Alberta are seeking information about developing local Palliative and End-of-Life Care (PEOLC) community...

Right to Care: Palliative Care for all Canadians This report provides an overview of the state of palliative care in Canada. It identifies gaps in palliative care and their...

Second Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada The second document in a series of sequential reports released by Health Canada on the status of Medical Assistance in Dying...

Still Not There. Quality End-of-Life Care: A Progress Report The Senator’s report, which examined progress on implementing the recommendations made in Senate of Canada Committee reports...

Third Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada The third document in a series of sequential reports released by Health Canada on the status of Medical Assistance in Dying...

A Timeline of Hospice Palliative Care Policy and Practice in Ontario This report examines the evolution of hospice palliative care in Ontario, Canada.