Take action to drive palliative care forward

Join health care professionals across Canada in taking action to improve palliative care. Together, we can make a difference for patients, families, and communities.

Make your commitment

Share your commitment to advancing palliative care

As we mark 25 years of progress at Pallium Canada and 50 years of palliative care in Canada, the power to create lasting change in your community is in your hands.

Your actions can transform care for patients and their families

Every conversation, referral, or small change in your practice can improve quality of life for patients with serious illness and support their families. By taking a pledge today, you help ensure that compassionate, timely, and patient-centered care reaches more people across Canada.

Make your commitment

Need inspiration?

Not sure what to commit to? Here are some real examples to inspire your own commitment:

Continuously learning and growing in palliative care.

Advocating for improved access to palliative care in my community.

Improving how I support patients and families in my care.

Recognizing and supporting the needs of caregivers in my community.

My commitment is to long-term care. I really hope that we will live in a world soon where every team member in long-term care — whether it’s personal support workers, physicians, volunteers, kitchen staff, or cleaning staff — has access to palliative care training, which is tailored to their role and care setting.

Dr. Amit Arya

Palliative Care Physician, LEAP Long-Term Care Facilitator

I commit to initiating more conversations with patients and their families regarding advanced care planning and decision-making.

Social Worker

LEAP Core learner

I commit to asking more questions about culture and spirituality and connecting families with spiritual care counselors, both during the end-of-life journey and especially for grief support afterward.

Support Worker

LEAP Home Care learner

I commit to utilizing better language in my practice, by using tools such as the "wish, worry, wonder" to have meaningful conversations with clients and their circle of care.

Registered Nurse (RN)

LEAP Core learner

Make your commitment

Fill out the form below to share the action you will take to advance palliative care in your practice or community. Your commitment doesn’t have to be perfect! We have provided some examples, or you can share your own.

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I commit to:

Continuously learning and growing in palliative care.

Advocating for improved access to palliative care in my community.

Improving how I support patients and families in my care.

Recognizing and supporting the needs of caregivers in my community.

Fostering better communication within my team and organization.

Or, share your own commitment: