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Resources
in Canada 
Pre-Death Page
As
pan-death alternatives are a very new development
in Canada, we have only listed those which we
are aware of. We hope to be
able to eventually provide links to specific
information for each of the provinces and territories. If
you are aware of an alternative death-care service
being offered in your area, please let us know
at contact
us. Information on the
actual pan-death process (what/when/where/how)
is covered under the Post-death
Care/Home Funerals page.
One
of CINDEA's mandates is to bridge the gap
between pre-death and post-death services —
services that are rarely directly connected. We
recognize that we are enforcing that gap by offering
pre-death and post-death resources on separate
pages of this site. However,
it was necessary to avoid the Resources in Canada
pages from becoming too long. We
hope that you will consider both the pre-death
and post-death pages when looking for resources
to plan your end-of-life affairs. Alternative
death-care providers are listed in the brighter
blue text.
| CINDEA
has a formal recognition process for Death
Midwives, Death Doulas/Thanadoulas, and Home
Funeral Guides. CINDEA-recognized
Death Midwives are acknowledged by the symbol
to the right. |
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Table
of Contents for Canadian Resources
(click on any of the headings or
sub-headings below to jump to that section)
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Throughout
the pan-death process
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Primarily
pre/during death care
(For
post-death resources, click here)
Throughout
the Pan-Death process
Death
Midwifery
—
offering
direct and integrated support to Death Journeyers
and their families from terminal diagnosis, through
dying process, and to funeral/memorial and bereavement
CANADA
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CINDEA
—
Canadian Integrative Network for Death Education
and Alternatives — see the Death
Midwifery page for a description of the
Death Midwife, and the other services focusing
on one specific facet of the pan-death processs
(Death Doula, Home Funeral
Gude, Funeral Celebrants, etc.)
Email: contact@cindea.ca
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Death
Midwifery Canada — support e-group
for those involved in some aspects of the
development of Death Midwifery in Canada (contact
us to subscribe) |
British
Columbia
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Journeying
Beyond — Victoria
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Death Midwifery and related services Email:
contact@beyonds.ca
or phone Pashta MaryMoon
(250) 383-4065;
phone or Skype consultation also available |
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Pre/during
Death
Advance
Care Planning Resources
—
primarily Advance/Personal
Directives and Representation/Proxy Agreements,
otherwise referred to as a 'living will' [Note:
these two elements of Advance Care Planning are
sometimes dealt with in the same document. Individual
province/territory listings below use their specific
terminology.]
CANADA
by Province and Territory
[Note:
although the legalistic language of the Public
Trustee/Legal Guardian office can be somewhat
confusing to the average person, they are included
because they have a lot of information on Advance
Care Planning issues —
although their
focus is on situations where there is no Representative,
Temporary Substitute Decision-maker and/or Power
of Attorney available. See Public
Trustees, Guardians and Administrators for All
Provinces for certified Public Trustees.]
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Dementia
Information
CANADA
General
Information —
wide
range of information on all dementia-related issues
and services
Canadian
Studies on Dementia within the population
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Bedside
Singing and Music Thanatology
vocal or instrumental music, specifically suited
to supporting the person (and their families/friends)
through a serious illness or the dying process
Music
Thanatology
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CANADA
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CAMT
— Canadian Association for Music Therapy
(unclear if they support Music
Thanatology — music used specifically
to support the dying — although some
music therapists do work in hospice situations)
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MTAI
— Music Thanatology Association International |
Bedside
Singing Resources
—
using mostly a capella songs to support those
who are seriously ill or dying
British
Columbia
Ontario
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Hospice
and Palliative Care Services
—
medical 'comfort care' and other services, from
terminal diagnosis through to active dying and
death
CANADA
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Family
Caregiving Resources
CANADA
(French
versions available)
by
Province and Territory
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Death
Doulas/Thanadoulas
—
focusing on the emotional and spiritual elements
of the pan-death process
British
Columbia
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Journeying
Beyond —
Victoria —
EOL consultant and services throughout the
pan-death process Email: contact@beyonds.ca
or phone Pashta MaryMoon
(250) 383-4065;
phone or Skype consultation also available
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Ontario
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Institute
of Traditional Medicine — Toronto
— Contemplative
'End of Life' care training (click
on "Contemplative End of Life Care program'
under 'Explore Our Programs in Detail Below',
to get a pop-up page on basic details of the
program) |
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Barb
Phillips —
Cobourg — Thanadoula, offering pan-death
education and support to families for advance-care
planning, home funerals, and funeral celebrant
services |
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Evolving
Attitudes towards Dying/Death
CANADA
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Life
and Death Matters — information and
online training in an evolving psychosocial
and spiritual approach to death |
Elsewhere
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There
are few organizations that are fully devoted to
modern evolving attitudes towards the process
and support of dying/death. Although
not Canadian, we recommend the following:
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The
Order of the Good Death — U.S. based
— information and videos (including
"Ask
a Mortican" YouTube videos)
on concepts of death, especially appropriate
to younger people |
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Dying
into Love —
U.S. based — workshops and videos
(some free) in evolving concepts of
dying and death — related to Doorway
into Light, recognizing death as a sacred
and spiritual passage |
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Sacred
Dying Foundation — U.S. based —
online death-vigil training in facilitating
a calm, gracious, and spiritual presence with
those who are dying (training
available to Canadians) |
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Transitions
Magazine — U.S.— regular issues
on conscious, wholistic, and green approaches
to the end of life |
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Dying
Matters
—
U.K. —
videos and information
for raising awareness of chnaging approaches
to dying, death and bereavement |
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GoodLife,
GoodDeath, Good Grief —
U.K./Scotland—
online resources for
supporting each other through death, dying
and bereavement. |
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Right
to die —
organizations
working towards securing or protecting the rights
of individuals to self-determination at the end
of their lives
CANADA
Quebec
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Organ
and Tissue Donation (for transplant
or research)
CANADA
by Province and Territory
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Further
EOL (end-of-life) Advance Care Planning Resources
CANADA
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Other
EOL Resources
Will
Kits (which do
not require a lawyer)
Elder
Law and
Mediation CANADA
General
Information for Seniors CANADA
 Provinces
and Territories (governmental
services and information)
Ombudsperson
on seniors' related issues
or CARP
(New Vision of Aging for Canada)
— support
in dealing with problems related to any kind of
organization/institution serving seniors [Note:
not all provinces/territories have a specific
division for seniors and/or people with disabilities:
use 'search function' to find specific policy
on seniors]
 Provinces
and Territories (ombudsperson
or Carp services and information)
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For
more information or a Bedside Singing visit,
contact Pashta at Tel:
(250) 383-4065
or Email:
Tel: (416) 535-0690
Toll-free: 1-866-535-0690
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