Provides continuing education opportunities and annual events for members and professionals in the funeral service field, including apprenticeship and training programs for those new to the field. Works with Consumer Protection BC to investigate inquiries and/...

Provides education, advocacy and connection to a peer-to-peer bereavement support network for families that have experienced the loss of an infant. Focus is on encouraging research and awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexplained Death ...

Offers Canada-wide access to palliative care specialists and a clinical care team specializing in the field. Provides a collection of evidence-based information, personal stories, articles, and videos for patients, families, health care professionals, and rese...

Offers 13-week, faith-based grief recovery programs for those who have experienced the death of a family member or friend. Weekly groups are held at churches where lay volunteers have been trained, and include a video on grief followed by a group discussion. S...

Provides compassionate, lived-experience support and connection to people helping a loved one who is considering or planning for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), and those who are grieving a loss due to MAID. To request support, fill out an online form and ...

Offers free support services to children and their families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Services include one-on-one counselling, support groups, a lending library of books and resources, and referral to community resources. Also provides post...

Provides free grief support for youth and young adults (ages 13 to 29), and adults. Services include one-to-one emotional support, grief support groups, and additional services including support for grief in the workplace. Serves Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, P...

Peer support group for bereaved parents who have experienced pregnancy loss or the death of an infant. Also offers telephone support, in-home visits, a lending library, and a monthly newsletter. No religious affiliation. Meets at 7:30 pm on the second Wednesda...

Residential care facility for adults ages 19 and up with complex health care needs who require 24-hour care. Services include nursing and personal care, medication administration, meals, laundry service, and social and recreational activities. Referral require...

Provides services for children, youth, adults, and families coping with serious illness, grief, or bereavement. Camp Kerry is a four-day retreat that offers recreational and therapeutic activities for bereaved families; fee is $600, registration opens in April...

Support groups for bereaved parents who have experienced the death of a child; siblings and grandparents are also welcome. Burnaby meetings are held at 7 pm on the last Wednesday of each month at the Jubilee United Church Memorial Room, 7591 Gray Avenue; use s...

Provides individual and group grief counselling to youth and adults experiencing stress due to life changes or loss such as death, relationship break-up, chronic health issues, suicide, accidents, violent crime, workplace losses, transitions, anticipatory loss...

Support group for bereaved parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. Bereaved adult siblings and grandparents are welcome. Meets at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of each month, in the upper lounge of the North Lonsdale United ...

Through a provincial toll-free and confidential helpline, trained volunteers offer compassionate listening, information, and referrals for individuals who are suffering from grief and bereavement. Provides training and education for professionals on related to...

Offers support groups for the bereaved. Suicide Grief Support Group is a support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide; offered four times per year in partnership with the crisis centre in Vancouver, and a funeral home in Surrey. Homicide Grief ...

Provides provincial leadership and advocacy in end-of-life care. Membership consists of organizations and individuals involved in the delivery of hospice palliative care. Provides information regarding hospice palliative care services, educates professionals a...

Promotes end-of-life care through the membership and training of professional doulas based on recommendations made by the Ministry of Health, health authorities, and outside agencies. An End of Life Doula is a non-medical professional who empowers, educates, a...

Offers pay-what-you-can virtual peer support groups held weekly for up to six people. Topics include relationships, mental health (anxiety and depression, boredom and loneliness, mood disorders), abuse (physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, and domestic), eatin...

Mental health organization that provides counselling, peer support, and public awareness across Canada. Counselling is offered to those affected by mental health issues including PTSD and suicidal thoughts/actions. It can be delivered in-person, by phone or on...

Provides counselling services and support to child, youth, and adult immigrants and refugees who are survivors of displacement, war, or migration, and are suffering from the effects of trauma and loss. Offers individual, couple, family, and group counselling, ...

Offers bereavement support groups for those grieving the loss of a loved one due to overdose or substance-use related harms. Groups are free and offer an open-format peer-facilitated model of support; they do not offer therapeutic counselling. Group facilitato...

Non-denominational self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and grief education to families who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. Also offers services for bereaved siblings 16 years and over, and bereaved grandp...

Advocates for compassionate end-of-life choices, and works to inform the public about the right of physician-assisted dying. Informs Canadians about legal end-of-life options and the importance of advance care planning. Advocates for strong patient rights legi...