Canuck Place Children's Hospice

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia and the Yukon’s pediatric palliative care program. Over 920 children living with life-threatening illnesses and families from five provincial health regions receive Canuck Place inpatient and community-based care (in home/in hospital). Canuck Place operates 10 patient beds and 8 family suites through two hospices in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include in-hospice medical respite and family support pain and symptom management provincial 24-hour clinical care line music and recreation therapy education and art grief loss and bereavement counselling as well as end-of-life care. With donors research initiatives our talented team patient family partners and over 328 volunteers we care for children with short lives and the families who love them.