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.  

Virtual Ceremony: February 28, 2025

King Charles III Coronation Medal Ceremony Hosted by CHPCA

As a nominating partner organization for the King Charles III Coronation Medals, we are proud to host, with the support of the Saint Elizabeth Foundation, this virtual ceremony honouring the 25 recipients of the Coronation Medal nominated by CHPCA. Please join us in celebrating them for their invaluable contributions to strengthening quality hospice palliative care in Canada.

Free Webinar in honour of National Grief & Bereavement Day How to Remember, Reflect, and Connect in Grief For Grievers and Everyone. 1PM-2:30PM Eastern Time, Tuesday, November 19, 2024. With Yvonne Heath, Founder, Love Your Life to Death & #IJustShowedUp; and Heather Brown, Lead Therapist, Hospice Georgian Triangle. Register Today!

Recorded: November 19, 2024, 1PM ET

How to Remember, Reflect, and Connect in Grief for Grievers and Everyone

CHPCA hosted this free and interactive webinar, presented by the Saint Elizabeth Foundation, in honour of National Grief and Bereavement Day 2024. Together, we got hands on with grief, and discovered how to show up for ourselves and for others in grief. Through simple activities, we explored different ways that grievers and those around them can remember, reflect, and connect with others and with their own loss.

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Ongoing, 2025

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

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference logo.

Conference

CHPCA National Conference 2025 

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Conference (CHPCA Conference) is the country’s premier hospice palliative care conference. The 2025 conference will be in Nanaimo, British Columbia, on October 22nd -25th, 2025. 

More details to follow in the coming months. 

Hospice Palliative Care Events Across Canada 

Webinars & Online Events

Hybrid Event Series

McGill Palliative Care National Grand Rounds Programme

McGill Palliative Care
10 session series

Starting in January 2025
Online and In-person (Montreal, QC)

Webinar

Making Advance Care Planning More Accessible for Canadians with Disabilities

ACP Canada

February 4, 2025
1:00 PM ET 

Webinar

Palliative Care in LTC Facilities in a COVID-19 World: International Perspectives from Canada, Japan, and England

Centre for Research & Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS)

February 12, 2025
12:00 PM ET 

Webinar

SPA-LTC Webinar Series: Innovative Dementia Care – Challenging the Status Quo

Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC)

February 20, 2025
12:00 PM ET 

Virtual Ceremony

King Charles III Coronation Medal Ceremony Hosted by CHPCA

CHPCA

February 28, 2025
2:30 PM ET 

Webinar

ACP, Legal Capacity, and Supported Decision Making with Inclusion Canada

ACP Canada – Accessible ACP Learning Community

March 26, 2025
2:00 PM ET 

Conferences and Symposiums

Conference

New Brunswick Hospice Palliative Care Association Annual Conference


April 24 – 25, 2025

Fredericton, NB

Conference

34th Annual Conference – Association québécoise de soins palliatifs


May 8 – 9, 2025

Québec, QC
(In French Only)

Conference

Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Annual Conference

June 8 – 10, 2025

Richmond Hill, ON

Call for Abstracts Now Open!

Seminar

The Fourth International Research Seminar on Public Health and Palliative Care

June 18 – 19, 2025
Pre-conference session: June 17, 2025

Victoria, BC

Conference

Palliative Manitoba Annual Conference

September 18 – 19, 2025

Winnipeg, MB

Call for Abstracts Open until February 14, 2025!

Conference

2025 CERAH Conference

October 2-3, 2025

Thunder Bay, ON

Call for Abstracts Open until February 28, 2025!

  • CHPCA Announces 25 Recipients for the King Charles III Coronation Medal

    CHCPA is happy to announce 25 recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. As a nominating partner organization for the Coronation Medals, CHPCA is proud to recognize these champions for hospice palliative care from across Canada with this honour.

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    CHPCA to Present and Exhibit at the McGill International Palliative Care Congress 2024

    Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) announced they will be sending four delegates to Montréal, Québec to represent CHPCA at the 24th McGill International Palliative Care Congress.

  • CHPCA to Attend Last Aid International Conference 2024

    CHPCA is joining delegates from around the world to gather in Cologne, Germany on September 5th and 6th to discuss Last Aid – a public education course that gives the average person an overview of dying and grief.