Introduction Hospice Palliative Care in Canada Palliative Care is separate from MAiD

The Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national voice for Hospice Palliative Care in Canada. [...] The Canadian Society for Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) is the national specialty society for palliative care physicians and physicians with a special interest in palliative care and is dedicated to the improvement of palliative care for patients and their families, through the advancement and improvement of palliative medicine and training. [...] This document will provide recommendations on how palliative care must be improved in Canada and will clarify and define the role of palliative care within the Canadian context of legalized voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide (these latter practices referred to as “MAiD”). [...] Coordinate implementation of the Canadian Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Competency Framework, including embedding competencies into all training programs and setting education and credentialing standards for generalist and specialist palliative care in all workplaces that are linked to Accreditation Canada requirements for palliative care. [...] Establish and collect a minimum set of standardized patient-reported outcomes and quality improvement measures for palliative care as an accreditation requirement to ensure provinces and programs are improving quality of palliative care and accessibility over time.