The Accompaniment Booklet — French only
Born from a wonderful collaboration with many palliative care partners at Hôpital Notre-Dame and the PalliAmi Foundation, this booklet was designed to offer compassionate guidance to people affected by a serious illness and to their loved ones. It aims to demystify palliative care, provide useful information, and ease the worries that such a diagnosis may bring, while offering words, guidance, and support to help people move through this period with more gentleness, listening, and comfort.
Thematic fact sheets — French only
Discover our thematic fact sheets on various topics related to palliative care, end-of-life care, grief, and Quebecers’ perceptions of these subjects. Based on the experience and work of the PalliAmi Foundation, they offer plain-language information and practical guidance to support people through difficult moments with humanity.
- Grief in women
- The holidays without a loved one
- Myths about grief
- Quebecers’ perceptions of end of life
- Palliative care
- Survey on end-of-life care
References
This section brings together carefully selected external resources to support people affected by a serious illness, their loved ones, and people who are grieving. You will find reliable references to better understand palliative care, end-of-life care, and grief, as well as links to other organisations and tools that can offer listening, comfort, and information.
People at the end of life
Canadian Palliative Care Portal: general information on palliative care, end-of-life care, pain, and emotional and spiritual support.
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-services-benefits/palliative-care/resources.html
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association: resources and guidance on palliative care in Canada.
https://www.chpca.ca/
AQSP – Quebec Association for Palliative Care: promotion, information, and education in palliative care in Québec. French only
https://www.aqsp.org
Caregivers
Info-Caregiver / L’Appui: free listening, information, and referrals for caregivers.
https://www.lappui.org/en/
Caregiver Accompaniment Guide: a practical tool to better support a person receiving end-of-life care. In French
https://www.ciusss-capitalenationale.gouv.qc.ca/sites/d8/files/docs/NosServices/SPSFV/GuideAccompagnementProchesAidants.pdf
Caregiver Benefits: information on financial support measures in Canada.
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/caregiving.html
People who are grieving
Grief in adults – Gouvernement du Québec: advice and guidance for coping with grief.
https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/death/better-cope-with-grief/seek-help-go-through-grief
Other useful resources
Québec Support Directory – Dying With Dignity Canada: directory of resources and organisations in Québec.
https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/education-resources/quebec-support-directory/
RQSPAL – References and useful links: a selection of resources on palliative care and grief. In French
https://www.recherchesoinspalliatifs.ca/references-et-liens-utiles-pour-tous/