Consultation on palliative care

Current status: Closed

The consultation ran from May 7, 2018 to July 13, 2018.

A brief overview of what we heard through the online consultation can be provided upon request to hc.eolc-sfv.sc@Ca-ciconline.com.

Health Canada is holding a public engagement asking that Canadians share their ideas, innovations and lived-experience related to palliative care. Your input will help the government develop a framework on palliative care for Canadians.

How to participate

All submissions posted on this site are public, with the exception of an invitation-only technical discussion with health care providers.

You can provide your feedback in the following ways:

Participate online
Written submission by email to hc.eolc-sfv.sc@Ca-ciconline.com. If you wish, you may attach an electronic file in one of the following formats:
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe Acrobat
Send a written submission in hard-copy format by mail to:
Let's Talk Palliative Care
The End of Life Care Team
c/o Venetia Lawless
200 Eglantine Drive, A.L. 1904D
Ottawa, ON K1A0K9

Goals of the consultation

Through this consultation, Health Canada intends to engage Canadians on their long-term vision of palliative care in Canada, focusing on specific elements mentioned in the new Law: A Framework on Palliative Care in Canada, including access, education and training, and supports for caregivers. Using discussion forums and shared stories, we hope to identify gaps as well as solutions and bright ideas we can then share across the country.

Key questions for discussion

Your ideas and lived-experience are sought on 10 themes/topics:

Definition of palliative care
Advance care planning
Person and family-centred care
Challenges facing people living with life-threatening illness
Consistent access to palliative care
Special populations (i.e. Indigenous, infants, children and youth, homeless, rural and remote communities, LGBTQ2, people living with disabilities, immigrants and refugees, and others)
Health care provider education, training and supports
Caregiver training and supports
Community engagement
Grief and bereavement

The input gathered through this process will be used to develop a Framework on palliative care for Canadians.

Who is the focus of this consultation?

The Government of Canada will engage with:

Provinces and territories
Palliative care providers
Health systems experts
People living with life-threatening illness
Caregivers
Canadians with an interest in this topic

What we heard