
Save the Date for HPCO2026: June 14-16, 2026
At HPCO 2025, over 850 delegates from Canada, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States gathered in Richmond Hill from Sunday, June 8-10, 2025, for the Annual Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference. The keynotes, workshops, lightning talks and posters highlighted the Collaboration, Excellence and Innovation demonstrated across the hospice palliative care providers in Ontario.
Rick Firth, President and CEO of HPCO, opened the conference with a land acknowledgement. Ogimaa-Kwe (Chief) Claire Sault, the elected Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, brought greetings and welcomed delegates. Miskwaa Animkii Bnesii, a traditional knowledge keeper, shared teachings from his Anishinabek culture.