In the last 20 years, a significant effort has been made to bring public attention to the issue of end-of-life care. A major part of this effort was a report released in 2000 by the Canadian Senate on the quality of end-of-life care for Canadians. One of the key recommendations was that the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, develop a national strategy for end-of-life care.7 In 2000, collaboration among 24 national stakeholders set the groundwork for the development of a Canadian strategy for end-of-life care. This resulted in the creation of the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC).