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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
Name of Agency
ALLIANCE/ASSOCIATION/COLLEGE/
FEDERATION/FOUNDATION/SOCIETY
American Cancer Society
Allergy/Asthma Information Association (AAIA)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of
Ontario (aka Lou Gehrig's disease)
Anaphylaxis Canada
Arthritis Society - Peel Region and Dufferin
County
Association for the Neurologically Disabled of
Canada (AND)
Association quebecoise de la douleur chronique
(AQDC) - Quebec Association for Chronic Pain
Autism Society - Peel Chapter
Canadian Abilities Foundation (CAF)
Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
Canadian Association of Independent Living
Centres (CAILC)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
Provides information on all major cancers as well as
www.cancer.org
information treatment, support services and healthy living
(416) 679-9521 Resources, educational materials, cookbooks, I&R
(800) 611-7011
(416) 497-2267 I&R, Education, Support groups, ALS Equipment
(800) 267-4257 Program (loan, purchase assistance for new equipment,
funding assistance for lease of communication devices)
(416) 785-5666 Helping people live with deadly allergies
(905) 455-6273 Information &Referral about RA, OA, osteoporosis, gout,
(888) 434-0009 scleroderma, ankylosing spondylitis, sjogren syndrome,
lupus. Arthritis Info Line is (800) 321-1433
(416) 244-1992 Provide individualized treatment program to improve both
cognitive and functional levels for people with ABI, ADD,
ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, Down syndrome,
cerebral palsy, stroke, etc.
(514) 355-4198 To improve the condition of people suffering from chronic
pain in Quebec
(905) 450-2299 Information and Referral (I&R) on autism
(416) 923-1885 Directory of over 5000 disability organizations in Canada;
employment service, disability products, service guide,
advocacy, support groups, links, etc.
(519) 649-5284
(866) 477-9077
(613) 563-2581 National organization representing and coordinating the
network of Independent Living Resource Centres (ILRCs)
Canadian Association of Transplantation (CAT)
transplantcanada Offer organ and tissue transplantation facts and statistics
@yahoo.ca
and helpful links for health care professionals and the
public
Canadian Medic Alert Foundation
(416) 696-0267 Medic Alert is the leading provider of medical information
(800) 668-1507 services that are linked to customized medical bracelets
and necklets
Canadian Pain Society
(905) 668-9545
Brain Injury Association of Peel & Halton (BIAPH) (905) 823-2221 Community resource for the survivors of brain injury, their
(800) 565-8594 families, advocates and professionals
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www.aaia.ca
www.alsont.ca
www.anaphylaxis.ca
www.arthritis.ca
www.and.ca
www.douleurchronique.org
www.autismsociety.on.ca
www.enablelink.org
www.caccn.ca
www.cailc.ca
www.transplant.ca
www.medicalert.ca
www.canadianpainsociety.ca
www.biaph.com
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Canadian Association for Community Care
(CACC)
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(613) 241-7510 Merger of Home Support Canada and Canadian Long
Term Care Association
(613) 523-2268
(800) 434-2268
(416) 494-4700
ext 202
(888) 236-6283 To donate blood
(416) 485-9149 To fund cystic fibrosis research and care
(800) 378-2233
(416) 363-0177 Diabetes information and supply centre, support groups,
(416) 408-7145 public education, volunteering, etc.
(416) 491-3353 Research & education into the causes, diagnoses,
(800) 563-5483 prevention and treatment of all liver disease
(905) 696-0077 Fund respiratory research, promote better mgmt of
(905) 847-1033 asthma, help those with chronic lung disease
(416) 521-4006 Access to Recovery Mental Health Case Mgmt
(613) 237-2133 Nursing in Canada with good link to other resources
(800) 361-8404
(613) 241-3663 Has an on-line directory to provide information on the
(800) 668-2785 availability of hospice palliative care services across
Canada
(416) 696-7761 Establish and promote standards of IV therapy which will
enhance patient care and patient safety
(613) 526-9397 National advocacy association committed to the health
needs of children and youth
(866) 810-2726 Support groups, online resources
CSS is a professional association of clinicians, scientists,
technologists to further the advancement and
understanding of sleep and its disorder through scientific
studay and public awareness
(780) 482-6727
(416) 975-5347
(800) 993-9459
(416) 542-1333 College of Chiropodists and Podiatrists of Ontario
(877) 232-7653
(416) 922-6355
(416) 961-6234
(800) 268-2346
Canadian Association of Rehabilitation
Professionals Inc.
Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Liver Foundation
Canadian Lung Association
Canadian Mental Health Association - Peel
Canadian Nurses Association (CAN)
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association (CINA)
Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
Canadian Prostate Cancer Network
Canadian Sleep Society (CSS)
Chronic Pain Association of Canada
College of Audiologists and Speech-Language
Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
College of Chiropodists of Ontario
College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO)
College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO)
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Website
www.cacc-acssc.com
www.caot.ca
www.carpnational.org
www.bloodservices.ca
www.cysticfibrosis.ca
www.diabetes.ca
www.liver.ca
www.lung.ca
www.cmhapeel.ca
www.cna-nurses.ca
www.chpca.net
www.cina.ca
www.cps.ca/english/index.htm
www.cpcn.org
www.css.to
www.chronicpaincanada.com
www.caslpo.com
www.cocoo.on.ca
www.cco.on.ca
www.cdho.org
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
College of Dental Technologists of Ontario
(CDTO)
College of Denturists of Ontario
College of Dieticians of Ontario (CDO)
Telephone
(416) 438-5003
College of Massage Therapists of Ontario
(CMTO)
College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of
Ontario (CMLTO)
College of Medical Radiation Technologists of
Ontario (CMRTO)
College of Midwives of Ontario (CMO)
College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
(COTO)
College of Opticians of Ontario
College of Optometrists of Ontario
College of Pharmacists of Ontario
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
College of Psychologists of Ontario
College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario
(CRTO)
Colon Cancer Alliance
Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC)
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada
Brief Description of Services
Website
www.cdto.ca
(416) 925-6331
(416) 598-1725
(800) 668-4990
(416) 489-2626
(800) 465-1933
(416) 861-0934
(800) 323-9672
(416) 975-4353
(800) 563-5847
(416) 327-0874
(416) 928-0900
(800) 387-5526
(416) 214-1177
(800) 890-6570
(416) 368-3616
(800) 990-9793
(416) 962-4071
(888) 825-2554
(416) 962-4861
(800) 220-1921
(416) 967-2603 To find a physician and or a specialist
(800) 268-7096
ext 306
(416) 591-3828
(800) 583-5885
(416) 961-8817
(800) 489-8388
(416) 591-7800
(800) 261-0528
Information provided through patient support services,
education, research and advocacy
(416) 962-2700 Resources, support groups, public education, advocacy
(877) 413-7970
(416) 920-5035
(800) 387-1479
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www.denturists-cdo.com
www.cdo.on.ca
www.cmto.com
www.cmlto.com
www.cmrto.org
www.cmo.on.ca
www.cno.org
www.coto.org
www.coptont.org
www.collegeoptom.on.ca
www.ocpinfo.com
www.cpso.on.ca
www.collegept.org
www.cpo.on.ca
www.crto.on.ca
www.ccalliance.org
www.ccac-accc.ca
www.ccfc.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
Name of Agency
Dietitians of Canada (DC)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Formerly the Canadian Dietetic Association. Trusted
source of information on food and nutrition for Canadians.
Check under Resource Centre section.
Resource guide, support groups, camp, etc.
To improve people's health by preventing & reducing
disability and death from heart disease and stroke thru
research, health promotion & advocacy
End-of-Life Information Service (416) 979-9779. Help
callers to find the answers to questions about end-of-life
care across Ontario
Full funeral services available to the Muslim Community.
Also has Muslim patients visiting services
I&R, educational materials, short-term and emergency
financial assistance, peer support, dialysis camps fro
children and adults
National voice for persons with disabilities
Assist people with learning disabilities
Advocacy, workshop, support, resource library
Assist people with learning disabilities
provides information and publications about leukemia,
lymphoma and myeloma
Assists people with lung cancer through advocacy,
support and education
Website
www.dietitians.ca
Down Syndrome Association of Toronto
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
(416) 966-0990
(905) 451-0021
(905) 897-0366
Hospice Association of Ontario
(416) 304-1477
(800) 349-3111
Islamic Society of North America-Canada
(905) 403-8406
Kidney Foundation of Canada
(416) 445-0373
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
Learning Disabilities Association, Mississauga
Learning Disabilities, Halton County
Learning Disabilities Association, North Peel
Leukemia Association of Canada
(613) 238-5721
(905) 272-4100
(905) 333-1977
(905) 791-4100
Lung Cancer Alliance
(800) 298-2436
Lupus Association of Ontario
(905) 415-1099
(877) 240-1099
Lymphoma Association
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
Information on Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma www.lymphoma.org.uk
(713) 862-9332 Resource for medical professionals and attorneys
www.paincare.org
concerned with legal issues regarding the legitimate
treatment of pain
(416) 962-2700 Information support line, research, education, resource
www.ovariancanada.org
(877) 413-7970 fro woman living with ovarian cancer
(416) 424-3864 OACRS is an independent organization representing, with www.oacrs.com
ext 3647
a collective voice, the children and families served by the
20 children's treatment centres in Ontario
(416) 750-1720
www.oaccac.on.ca
National Ovarian Cancer Association
Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation
Services (OACRS)
Ontario Association of Community Care Access
Centres (OACCAC)
Ontario Association for Community Living
www.dsat.ca
www.heartandstroke.ca
www.hospice.on.ca
www.isnacanada.com
www.kidneycob.on.ca
www.ldac-taac.ca
www.ldapeel.com
www.ldahalton.ca
www.ldapeel.com
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
www.lungcanceralliance.org
www.lupusontario.org
(416) 447-4348 The Association advocates for, promotes and facilitates
the full participation, inclusion and citizenship of people
who have an intellectual disability
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www.communitylivingontario.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Ontario Association for Families of Children with
Communication Disorders (OAFCCD)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
(519) 842-9506 Non-profit organization with a network of Chapters across www.oafccd.com
the province to provide families of children with
communication disorder with information & support
Directory of Infant Development Programs in Ontario
www.oaid.ca
including for children with special needs.
(416) 250-8555
www.oaml.com
Ontario Association for Infant Development
Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories
(OAML)
Ontario Association of Social Workers
Ontario Association of Speech-Language
Pathologists and Audiologists
Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA)
(416) 923-4848
(416) 920-3676
(800) 718-6752
(905) 641-8877
(800) 263-5404
Ontario Dental Association (ODA)
(416) 922-3900
Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)
(416) 205-1300
Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA)
(905) 470-8995
Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
(416) 599-2580
Ontario Nurse's Association (ONA)
(416) 964-8833
(800) 387-5580
Ontario Palliative Care Association
(905) 954-0938 Provide support for individuals and families facing death
(888) 379-6666 and bereavement - Vision: Quality end-of-life care for all
Ontarians
Ontario Psychological Association (OPA)
(416) 961-5552 Help children, individuals and families deal with day-today challenges of life by developing appropriate
strategies to move forward after stressful or traumatic
events
Ontario Physiotherapy Association
(416) 322-6866
Ontario Retirement Communities Association
(905) 403-0500 Information and Referral about Retirement Homes
(ORCA)
(800) 361-7254 including subsidized RHs
Ontario Safety Association for Community &
(416) 250-7444 Assists health care & community sector organizations
Health Care (OSACH)
(877) 250-7444 and their workers achieve safe and healthy work
environments through prevention and reduction of
workplace injuries, illness and disease
Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
(416) 322-3011 Information and resources of OT services
(OSOT)
(877) 676-6768
Parkinson Society of Canada
(416) 227-9700 Information and Referral about Parkinson, Support
(800) 565-3000 groups
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) (416) 599-1925
(800) 268-7199
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www.oasw.org
www.osla.on.ca
www.obia.on.ca
www.dental.oda.on.ca
www.oha.com
www.oltca.com
www.oma.org
www.ona.org
www.ontariopalliativecare.org
www.psych.on.ca
www.opa.on.ca
www.orca-homes.com
www.osach.ca
www.osot.on.ca
www.parkinson.ca
www.rnao.org
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Registered Practical Nurses Association of
Ontario (RPNAO)
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
(RCDSO)
Sickle Cell Association of Ontario (SCAO)
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of
Ontario (SBH)
Terry Fox Foundation - Ontario Office
Telephone
(905) 602-4664
Thyroid Foundation of Canada
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN), 155
University Ave, Ste 1440, Toronto, M5H 3B7
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
Arborcare
Bereaved Families of Ontario
COPES (Community of People Extending
Support) - two locations, 1 in Etobicoke and 1 in
Mississauga
Good Grief
Grief Support Group
Hospice of Peel
Perinatal Bereavement Services of Ontario
Survivor Support Program
(416) 961-6555
(800) 565-4591
(416) 789-2855
(416) 214-1056
(800) 387-1575
(416) 924-8252
(888) 836-9786
(613) 544-8364
(800) 257-8822
(416) 861-8398
(800) 361-3120
(416) 363-4001
(800) 263-2833
Brief Description of Services
Website
www.rpnao.org
www.rcdso.org
Counselling, support group, resources, advocacy
Research, public awareness, care and support, and
advocacy for people with spina bifida/hydrocephalus
Marathon of Hope (Run for the Cure)
www.sicklecellontario.com
www.sbhao.on.ca
Telephone helpline, educational material, disease
research, public education
Education, advocacy, self-help, research
www.thyroid.ca
TGLN is Ontario's central organ and tissue donation
agency
www.organdonationontario.org
www.terryfoxrun.org
www.tourette.ca
(905) 451-1100 Follow up support after bereavement and suicide support
(905) 272-4040 groups to needed, 6 weeks groups
(905) 813-4337 Support for those who have lost a child; also for children, www.bereavedfamilies.ca
teens and young adults who have lost a parent/sibling
(416) 767-6793 Provides an outlet for people who share a similar
experience for bereavement. No cost, funded by Turner
and Porter Funeral Home, 6 weeks groups
(905) 272-4040 Through Scott Funeral Home in Mississauga (held at the
funeral home)
(905) 828-8000 Cost $20. Bereavement support to anyone 17 & older, 8
weeks group
(905) 712-8119 Offers bereavement support if the client had been
www.hospiceofpeel.com
involved with Hospice
(888) 301-7276 Self-help groups for parents who have experienced
(PBSO)
(416) miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or neonatal
419-6154
death
(416) 595-1716 Support to adult members of families in which there has
been a death by suicide
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Wellspring in Oakville
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 257-1988 A network of centres that provide emotional and
psychological support, to individuals and families living
with cancer. Free of charge and without referral.
CHILD CARE SERVICES
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - Universal Child
Care Benefit (UCCB)
(800) 387-1193 The UCCB payment is to be paid on behalf of children
under the age of 6 years in instalments of $100 per
month per child.
Child Care Info Peel
(905) 890-9432 Information about child care in Peel Region
Child Development Resource Connection Peel
(905) 507-9368 Resource library, info on services for children with special
(CDRCP)
needs, Ontario Early Years Centres
Children’s Services Administration Office - Region (905) 791-1585 To apply for subsidized child care and community based
of Peel
(888) 309-6640 programs for children with special needs
Childcare Special Needs Access Point-Peel
(905) 791-7800 Providing resources that help pre-school children with
(SNAP - Peel) (c/o Peel Region Children's
ext 7627
special needs to participate in child care
Services Division)
Child Care Services - Region of Halton
(905) 825-6000 Children with special needs; Preschool Integration
(866) 442-5866 services; Parent Infant program; Family and Community
Behavioural Services
CHILDREN' S SERVICES/PAEDIATRICS
Ability On Line Support Network
Bandaides and Blackboards
Brainchild (c/o the Hospital for Sick Children)
Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children
(CNPCC)
CanChild centre for Childhood Disability
Research, McMaster University
Child Health Network (CHN) for the GTA
(416) 650-6207 Free internet community where children/youth with
(866) 650-6207 disabilities/illness and their parents can meet others like
Resources about medical problems especially for kids
Website
www.wellspring.ca
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/benefits/uccb/menue.html
www.cdrcp.com/ccip.html
www.cdrcp.com
www.region.peel.on.ca/childcar
www.region.peel.on.ca
www.region.halton.on.ca
www.abilityonline.org
www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/band
aides
(416) 813-7974 Brainchild is a group of parents, families and friends who www.sickkids.on.ca/brainchild
have the common experience of caring for a child with a
brain tumour or who are survivors
CNPCC is envisioned as a resource for those involved in www.cnpcc.ca
palliative and end-of-life care of children in Canada
(905) 525-9140 Research addressing children and youth with disabilities www.canchild.ca
ext 27850
and their families
(416) 813-6137 The goal of the network is to develop a regional system to www.childhealthnetwork.com
deliver high quality, accessible, family-centred care for
mothers, newborns, children and youth. Membership is
comprised of 19 hospitals and 9 CCACs
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Child and Family Services Advocacy Office
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(416) 325-5669 The Office listens, problem solves, mediates complaints,
(800) 263-2841 negotiates with service providers or government officials,
networks with the community and intercedes on behalf of
children, youth or young adults when they cannot speak
for themselves
(905) 820-7111 Halton & Peel Preschool Speech and Language
(905) 855-3557 Programs; Central West Infant Hearing Program;
(877) 374-6625 Multidisciplinary Therapy Services for children from
infancy to 19 years of age (Assistive Devices Resource
Services, Early Childhood Resource Services, Family
Support Services, Medical Services, OT, PT, SLP);
Preschool Autism Services (PAS)
(416) 322-7877 Geneva Centre provides information, resources and
(866) 436-3829 support services to people in Ontario with autism
(705) 721-5437 Programs for any child and his or her family who has
experienced a loss through a death
(416) 921-1073 Training programs and resources for professionals and
for parents of children with language delays.
Resources about kids health, e.g., advice on helping
infants in pain
A safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal
with grief about any of their losses
KidsProtect is a service of Medic Alert. It offers a
customized identification bracelet or necklet with an
emergency hotline linked to the child's medical record
(416) 586-5437 24/7 counselling, parent helpline, public education
(800) 668-6868 program
(416) 813-6780 Provide authoritative information and guidance to
pregnant or lactating women & healthcare providers
regarding fetal risks
Volunteer professional photographers who take pictures
without charge for parents of dying infants
(416) 767-5977 Provides early intervention services to infants and
preschoolers who have visual disabilities
(416) 537-8334 Bookstore for parents
(800) 209-9182
Erinoak
Geneva Centre for Autism
Grieving Children at Seasons Centre
Hanen Centre (The)
Hospital for Sick Children - About Kids Health
KIDSAID
KidsProtect
Kids Help Phone or Kids Helpline (also known as
Jeunesse J'ecoute)
Motherisk, Hospital for Sick Children
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children
Parent Books
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Website
www.erinoak.org
www.autism.net
www.grievingchildren.com
www.hanen.org
www.aboutkidshealth.ca
www.kidsaid.com
www.medicalert.ca
www.kidshelpphone.ca
www.motherisk.org
www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org
www.enablelink.org
www.parentbooks.com
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Paediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(416) 592-1232 POGO works to ensure that all Ontario's children who
have cancer to have equal access to state-of-the-art
diagnosis, treatment and ancillary services, from
diagnosis to palliation
Paediatric Out-Patient Services (POPS), c/o THC - (416) 521-4120 POPS is a multidisciplinary assessment/treatment
Areas served: Mississauga, Etobicoke West and
program whose team includes occupational therapists,
surrounding areas if doctor has admitting
psychologists and speech and language pathologists.
privileges.
Provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment for
preschoolers (2-5½yrs) who have developmental
disabilities such as autism or Asperger's disorder.
Peel Children's Centre
(905) 795-3500 Provides comprehensive assessment and treatment
services for children and youth (0-17 years) living in Peel,
who are experiencing serious behavioural, social and/or
emotional difficulties
Peel Infant Development (PID) - THC
(905) 564-7485 Assessment and screening, consultation, counselling and
community education for infants and young children with
developmental risks
Rainbows for Children
An international, not-for-profit organization that fosters
emotional healing among children grieving a loss from a
life-altering crisis
Ronald McDonald House
(416) 977-0458 Enhance the quality of life for out-of-town families with
seriously ill children through a caring and supportive
'home away from home'.
SNOW Project (Special Needs Opportunity
(416) 946-8301 The SNOW Project is a provider of online resources and
Window)
professional development opportunities for educators and
parents of students with special needs
The Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children (905) 337-2333 Offers groups for children 3 to 18 years old and their
Oakville
families who are grieving the death of a loved one
EQUIPMENT
Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
Canadian Red Cross Society
Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Humberdale
Rebekah Lodge 163, 24 Hesp Dr, Bolton
(416) 327-8804
(800)268-6021
(905) 890-1000
(416) 236-3180
(866) 811-1211
(905) 857-2599
(905) 584-9984
Website
www.pogo.ca
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
www.peelcc.org
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
www.rainbows.org
www.rmhtoronto.org
Run by the Ontario MoHLTC. ADP covers twelve
www.health.gov.on.ca
categories of equipment.
Rent wheelchairs and walkers for a minimum fee. There www.redcross.ca
is also purchase subsidization for those who require
equipment on a permanent basis
Loan out wheelchair, crutches, walkers, bed pans, canes,
commodes, bath seats (short term loan)
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Peel Association for Handicapped Adults (PAHA)
Telephone
(905) 459-0272
(905) 793-7791
(905) 569-1103
(905) 882-5611
(877) 688-8762
Therapy Supplies
Tetra Society - Peel Chapter
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Centre for Independent Living Centre in Toronto
(CILT)
Children’s Wish Foundation
Easter Seals Society of Ontario - Incontinence
Supplies Program for Children and Youth with
Disabilities
Enhanced Respite Funding - Funding for this
program is provided by the Ministry of Children
and Youth Services (MCYS)
Jennifer Ashleigh Foundation
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)
President’s Choice Children’s Charity
Ontario March of Dimes - Home and Vehicle
Modification Program
Make a Wish Foundation
Brief Description of Services
Website
Has sick room equipment for loan, wheelchairs and other
type of assistive devices
Peel CCAC contracted agency
www.therapysupplies.com
Skilled volunteer engineers and design technicians help www.tetrasociety.org
to create assistive devices for people with disabilities
For additional listings of medical equipment, please look
up in the yellow Pages under the category of Home
Health Services & Supplies
(416) 599-2458 Direct Funding Hotline for Self-Managed Attendant
www.cilt.ca
Services (800) 354-9950
(905) 831-9474 Fulfill a favorite wish for children afflicted with a high-risk, www.childrenswish.org
(800) 700-4437 life-threatening illness
(416) 421-8377 Incontinence supplies grant program for children 3 to 18 www.easterseals.org
(800) 268-6021 years of age; financial assistance towards the purchase
of eligible services and special equipment, priority is
given to mobility and communication devices
(905) 567-7177 Up to $3500 per child, per year for medically fragile
www.children.gov.on.ca
(877) 832-2818 and/or technologically dependent children under 18, living
at home, whose care requires ongoing, frequent and timeconsuming intervention on a 24-hour basis to ensure
survival
(905) 852-1799 The Foundation assists Ontario children 21 years of age www.jenniferashleighfoundation.ca
(905) 852-2375 or under who are chronically or seriously ill
(416) 592-1232 The POGO Financial Assistance Program provides relief www.pogo.ca
(Contact: Tami by reimbursing families for some of the costs they incur
Sterling)
such as fodd away from home, babysitting for siblings left
at home, travel to treating hospital, etc.
(416) 218-7918 Provides direct financial assistance in the purchase of
www.presidentschoice.ca/en/ChildrensCha
rity
expensive mobility equipment, environmental
modifications, physical therapy and more for children with
(905) 607-3463 Funding assistance for home and vehicle modification to www.dimes.on.ca
(877) 369-4867 all individuals, regardless of age, with disabilities and or
impairments that restrict mobility
(416) 223-2620 Enrich the lives of children with life-threatening medical
www.wish.org
conditions through its wish-granting work
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Monitoring for Health Program (Canadian
Diabetes Association)
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
(MDAC)
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Ontario Ministry of Community and Social
Services (MCSS)
Ontario Federation Cerebral Palsy (OFCP)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
(800) 361-0796 Reimburse 65% of the cost of test strips and lancets up www.diabetes.ca
to an annual limit of $500
(416) 488-2699 I&R, equipment, peer support, social action, education,
www.mdac.ca
scholarship
(905) 897-3100 Provides income support for people with disabilities and www.cfcs.gov.on.ca
employment supports for people with disabilities who can
and want to work
(416) 244-9686 Assistive devices funding program for people with
www.ofcp.on.ca
ext 234
cerebral palsy
Respite Funding - This funding source supports a
This funding is coordinated through one of the following:
respite provider going to the home of the client to
Community Living Mississauga (CLM) (905) 542-2694,
provide care and parent relief. The annual funding
Brampton and Caledon Community Living (BCCL) (905)
allocation is based upon the severity of the child's
453-8841 or Halton Support Services (HSS) (905) 849disability and the need for relief.
8000 or (800) 600-2013
Sean Ryan Children's Fund, c/o Carol Ann or
(905) 271-9232 Provide respite nursing funding to families of chronically ill
Steve Ryan, 27 Briarwood Ave, Miss, L5G 3N4
or handicapped children
Special Services at Home (SSAH) Program,
SSAH Program provides support to individuals with a
www.ssahcoalition.ca/appealinfo.htm
administered by the Ministry of Community,
disability who are living at home with their families, and to
Family and Children Services
families caring for a family member with a disability
Ontario Works in Peel - Ontario Ministry of
(905) 793-9200 Provides financial assistance to people in temporary
www.region.peel.on.ca/ow/receiving/funera
ls.htm
Community and Social Services (MCSS)
(905) 451-6108 financial need, including assistance for funerals and
(After Hours) burials (discretionary benefit)
(416) 736-4671 Limited assistance to families, seniors, disabled or
Share the Warmth (STW)
www.sharethewarmth.org
Contact: Florabel terminally ill persons, in emergency circumstances or
(905) 951-2300 facing utility service termination
Caledon Comm
Services
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation Canada
Ontario Chapter
Sunshine Dreams for Kids
Support & Trustee Advisory Services, c/o
Community Living Mississauga
(905) 752-7827 Provides a broad array of both in-hospital and out patient www.starlightcanada.org
(800) 880-1004 programs designed to enhance the ability to cope with the
stress of illness for seriously ill children and their families
(800) 461-7935 Help fulfill dreams of kids who are challenged by severe www.sunshine.ca
physical disabilities and life-threatening illnesses
(905) 453-8841 x Assist families in setting up workable trust funds for their www.supportandtrusteeadvisoryservices.c
a
548 (Bram) or children who have a disability
(905) 564-2694 x
312 (Miss)
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
Name of Agency
FUNERAL HOMES (Participants of the
Expected Death at Home)
Andrew's Community Funeral Centre
Benisasia Funeral Home
Brampton Mosque
Egan Funeral Home
Lee Funeral Home
MacKinnon & Bowes Ltd
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
8190 Dixie Rd, Brampton, L6T 5N9
3263 Derry Rd E, Mississauga, L4T 1A8
8450 Torbram Rd, Brampton, L6T 4M9
203 Queen St S, Bolton, L7E 2C6
258 Queen St S, Streetsville, L5M 1L8
162 Wickstead Ave, Toronto, M4G 2B6
Contact person: Brian Williams
Contact person: Deborah Walters
Contact person: Jami Masjid
Neweduk Funeral Home
Oakview Funeral Home
Scott Funeral Home
Scott Funeral Home
(905) 456-8190
(905) 678-0467
(905) 458-8778
(905) 857-2213
(905) 826-1148
(416) 268-6736
(800) 268-6736
(905) 828-8000
(905) 842-2252
(905) 272-4040
(905) 451-1100
1981 Dundas St W, Mississauga, L5K 1R2
56 Lakeshore Rd W, Oakville, L6K 1C7
420 Dundas St E, Mississauga, L5A 1X5
289 Main St N, Brampton
Scott Funeral Home
Skinner & Middlebrook
The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre
Tranquility Cremation Services
Turner & Porter
Ward's Funeral Home
Ward's Funeral Home
(905) 851-2229
(905) 278-5546
(905) 602-1580
(905) 855-7565
(905) 279-7663
(905) 451-2124
(905) 844-3221
7776 Kipling Ave, Woodbridge, L4L 1Z2
128 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, L5G 1E4
1535 South Gateway Rd, Mississauga, L4W 5J1
1840 Lakeshore Rd, Mississauga, L5J1J7
2180 Hurontario St, Mississauga, L5B 1M8
52 Main St N, Brampton, L6X 1N5
109 Reynolds St, Oakville, L6J 3K4
Contact person: Bill Neweduk
Contact person: Don Clarke
Contact person: Chad VanDyk
Arborcare: Sandra Stafford (Bereavement
Support Groups and Seminars)
Contact person: James Tomasek
Contact person: Scott Insley
Contact person: Cecile de Bretan
Contact person: Chris Silverthorne
Contact person: Chad Vandyk
Contact person: Chris Rumsey
Contcat person: Lee Bingley
GENERAL INFORMATION
Alzheimer Society of Peel - Brampton
Alzheimer Society of Peel - Mississauga
Bereaved Families of Ontario - Halton/Peel and
Orangeville District
Brampton Multicultural Centre
Brampton Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Breast Cancer Society of Canada
(905) 789-1306 Counselling, day programs, friendly visiting, Wandering
(905) 792-1319 Person Registry, Resource Centre
(905) 278-3667 Counselling, day programs, friendly visiting, Respite
Nora's House, Wandering Person Registry
(905) 813-4337 Provide programs, services and resources to support
(877) 826-3566 bereaved families. Our focus is particularly on families
who have experienced the death of a child.
(905) 790-8482 Education and training, newcomers program, settlement
services, volunteer management
(905) 452-1262 I&R, employment services, language instruction for
newcomers, settlement, youth and seniors' programs,
resource library, outreach, families program, etc
(519) 336-5725 Online guide to breast health
(800) 567-8767
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Contact person: George Sutherland
Contact person: Allan Cole
www.alzheimerpeel.com
www.alzheimerpeel.com
www.bereavedfamilies.ca
www.bmccentre.org
www.bnrc.org
www.bcsc.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Caledon Community Services
Telephone
(905) 951-2300
(905) 584-9460
(800) 985-2471
(800) 685-8820
(613) 230-3044
(905) 451-4660
Canadian Breast Cancer Network
Canadian Cancer Society - Brampton, Caledon,
Georgetown, Dufferin
Canadian Cancer Society - Mississauga
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) - 620 University Ave,
Toronto, M5G 2L7
Cancer Information Line
Canadian Diabetes Association – Peel Region
Canadian Hearing Society - Peel Regional Office
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Ontario Central West (includes Hamilton, St.
Catharines, Mississauga, Brantford)
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of
Canada
Caring to the End of Life
Caring Voices
Catholic Children's Aid Society (CCAS)
Catholic Cross Cultural Services - Brampton
Catholic Cross Cultural Services - Mississauga
Catholic Family Services of Peel Region,
Dufferin/Wellington Counties
(905) 608-8411
(416) 971-9800
(888) 939-3333
(416) 363-0177
(416) 408-7145
(905) 608-0271
(866) 603-7161
(905) 608-1691
(TTY)
(905) 275-5332
(888) 275-5332
(416) 486-2500
(416) 489-6440
(800) 363-1062
Brief Description of Services
Senior support services, supportive housing,
transportation, counselling, respite care, crisis support,
community information, Share the Warmth
News updates on breast health, advocacy, info and
resources for women dealing with breast cancer
Telephone and face-to-face support, emotional support,
transportation, information and referral
Peer support, transportation
CCO is a planning and research organization that advises
the Ontario government on all aspects of provincial
cancer care, provides information to healthcare providers
and decision-makers, and motivates better cancer
system performance
To talk with a cancer information specialist
Information, resources centre, peer support group,
summer camps, volunteer, public education
Hearing care counselling, information and resources,
employment services, interpreter services, audiology,
hearing help classes, hearing aid program, technical
devices, public awareness
Counselling and referral, rehab teaching, technical aids,
library services, sight enhancement, orientation and
mobility training
Family support kit, parent support group, bursary,
advocacy, cancer library, teen network, childhood cancer
research, back to school program
Website for anyone who needs info about palliative care
for cancer patients
One-stop-shop for anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis
(416) 946-4501
ext 5724
(416) 395-1500 Protect Catholic children age 16 and under from abuse
and neglect
(905) 457-7740 Counselling, support group, English classes, setttlement
services, housing support, job search
(905) 273-4140 Counselling, English classes, job search workshop,
settlement services, housing support
(905) 450-1608 Counselling programs, crisis support, information and
(888) 940-0584 referral, community awareness
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Website
www.caledoncommunityservices.org
www.cbcn.ca
www.cancer.ca
www.cancer.ca
www.cancercare.on.ca
www.diabetes.ca
www.chs.ca
www.cnib.ca
www.candlelighters.ca
www.caringtotheend.ca
www.caringvoices.ca
www.ccas.toronto.on.ca
www.cfspd.com
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Child Development Resource Connection - Peel
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 507-9360 Child care, resource library, info on services for children
with special needs, Early Years Centres
(905) 796-0040 In-home services, school health support services, long
(888) 733-1177 term care, palliative care, I&R, case management
(416) 397-6564
(800) 274-3764
(416) 614-0844
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) of Peel
Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre
Sud (CSDCCS)
Conseil Scolaire Public de District du Centre SudOuest (CSDCSO)
Dianne's Mastectomy
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Durham End-of-Life Care Network Resource
Guide
Epilepsy Brampton
Epilepsy Mississauga
Eprex Assistance Program (EPO)
Family Services of Peel - Brampton
Family Services of Peel - Mississauga
Gabi's Wig Boutique (Credit Valley Cancer
Hospital, next to the Information Desk)
Gilda's Club Greater Toronto - Pathways to
Wellness
Hair We Are, Wigs and Hair Salon
(905) 454-5710 Provide breast prosthesis, compression modification
devices, compression stockings and sleeves, surgical
and mastectomy bras
(905) 629-1873 English classes, settlement services, employment
support, youth programs, senior's drop-ins
(905) 890-1221
(800) 387-9501
(905) 430-3308 Listings of resources and services to assist people facing
(800) 263-3877 end of life care issues (click on Resources)
(905) 450-5283 Serving those in Brampton and North Peel with seizure
(800) 361-7204 disorders
(905) 803-0526 Non-profit, community-based organization serving those
in Mississauga with seizure disorders
(877) 793-7739
(905) 453-7890 6 free bereavement counselling sessions due to sudden
death or loss and traumas (no wait list); individual,
couple, family and group counselling
(905) 270-2250 Immediate intervention services for those who are
experiencing domestic violence, bereavement due to
sudden death or loss and traumas (no wait list)
(905) 813-3845 Full service hair replacement and wig salon. Private
(416) 787-3129 consultations to patients with all medical or cosmetic
needs such as Alopecia and cancer
(416) 214-9898 Gilda’s Club offers support and networking groups,
ext 500
lectures, workshops, and social events in a nonresidential, home-like setting for those who been affected
by cancer
(905) 450-3587 Provide medical & fashion wigs, turbans, hats, scarves,
(by appointment women's undershirts, body care products and full
only)
hairdressing services
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Website
www.cdrcp.com
www.peel.ccac-ont.ca
www.csdccs.edu.on.ca
www.csdcso.on.ca
www.diannesmastectomy.com
www.dixiebloor.ca
www.dpcdsb.org
www.datc.org
www.epilepsyontario.org
www.epilepsymississauga.com
www.fspeel.org
www.fspeel.org
www.gabiswigs.com
www.gildasclubtoronto.org
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Halton Peel Palliative Care Network (HPPCN)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 827-8111 Hospice palliative care educational opportunities for care
(800) 426-9666 providers and the public, palliative care consultations,
directory of key community services, brochures and
various resources, books and videos.
(905) 827-8111 PCCs serve as a resource to assist staff in LTCFs,
(800) 426-9666 Nursing agencies, Hospices, Day Programs, Supportive
Housing and other organizations.
(905) 849-8000 A community service for children and adults with
(800) 600-2013 developmental disabilities; Coordinated Intake for
Developmental Services in Halton
(905) 712-8119 Hospice services (case management, day hospice, inhome volunteer, bereavement support)
(905) 454-2598 Adult day care program, meals on wheels, friendly
(905) 275-2369 visiting, reassurance checks, caregiver support,
(905) 507-6099 counselling, drop-in centre, support for homeless people
(Adult Day Ctr) with mental illness
(905) 403-9691 Women shelters, counselling, crisis intervention and
(905) 676-8515 support, support group, children's program, legal
(905) 403-0864 advocacy, transitional housing and support program
(416) 946-4590 Symptom management, education, information
counselling, advocacy, referral
(800) 914-5665 Help women living with cancer learn special cosmetic
techniques and hair alternatives
(905) 796-4462 Hairdressing, wigs, hair accessories, etc
(905) 677-6270 Non-profit organization providing settlement and
community support services
(905) 338-2688 Full service salon specializing in wigs. Also is involved
(866) 338-9447 with Wigs for Kids, not-for-profit organization providing
hair replacement solutions for children
(416) 631-3000 Physicians making house calls
(905) 896-2050 Provides free, confidential legal advice
(905) 828-6460
(905) 278-9036 For adults 16 years and over with mental health issues.
(888) 811-2222 Provide crisis services and crisis management
Website
www.hppcn.ca/Resources/BrochuresPrint
Resources/tabid/168/Default.aspx
(416) 488-2699 I&R, equipment, peer support, chapter support, social
(866) 687-2538 action, education, scholarship
(905) 278-6186 Information and referral, education, support, advocacy,
funding
www.mdac.ca
Halton Peel Palliative Care Initiatives - Palliative
Care Nurse Consultant (PCC)
Halton Support Services (HSS)
Hospice of Peel
India Rainbow Community Services of Peel
Interim Place
INTERLINK Community Cancer Nurse – Peel
Look Good Feel Better
Madonna’s The Plum Tree (WOHC-PMH)
Malton Neighbourhood Services
Medical Image of Canada
Med Visit (Doctors On Call)
Mississauga Community Legal Services
Mississauga Shrine Club
Mobile Crisis of Peel
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
(MDAC)
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MS)
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www.hppcn.ca
www.haltonsupportservices.ca
www.hospiceofpeel.com
www.indiarainbow.org
www.interimplace.com
www.lookgoodfeelbetter.ca
www.essential-hair.com
www.mnsinfo.org
www.medicalimage.ca
www.medvisit.ca
www.peellegalclinics.ca
www.mississaugashrineclub.net
www.mssociety.ca/ontario
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Muslim Cancer Support Organization (MCSO)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 858-8959 Providing spiritual support, visiting the patient at home or
(416) 414-9559 the hospital, providing transportation for chemotherapy
(416) 208-7508 and radiation therapy sessions, doctors' appointments,
help with grocery shopping, etc.
(905) 790-8484 English classes, settlement services, employment
(905) 790-1910 support, youth programs, seniors groups
(905) 795-3518 Counselling, support groups, advocacy, mental health
(905) 455-0160 Provides summary legal advice and legal representation
for low income people in Brampton, Caledon & Dufferin
(416) 620-0333 Supportive housing, Peel Attendant Outreach Program,
Peel Respite Program
(866) 821-7770 A place for children up to 6 years of age and their
parents, caregivers
(416) 425-3463 Help families to hire a qualified live-in caregiver. Each
ext 386
caregiver is specifically trained to assist with home
management: shopping, house cleaning & meal
preparation; Personal care: dressing, personal hygiene,
mobility, and other activities of daily living
(519) 473-1598 2 respite homes that offer out-of-home respite for families
(866) 233-6966 of children described as medically fragile and/or
technologically dependent
(905) 450-5185 Supportive housing, community outreach and respite care
to members of the community with a physical disability
and/or acquired brain injury.
(905) 826-6846 Group home that provides housing and care for adults
with physical disabilities and brain injuries
(905) 363-6131 Child protection agency in Peel
(888) 700-0996
(905) 890-1099
(905) 890-0708
(905) 712-4413 Provides personal care and homemaking services for
seniors
(905) 278-8055 Specializing in bra fitting
Muslim Community Services
Nexus Youth Services
North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services
Nucleus Independent Living
Ontario Early Years Centres
Ontario March of Dimes - Live in Caregiver
Service
Parents of Technologically Dependent Children of
Ontario (PTDC) - Kids Country Club (Cambridge
and London)
Peel Cheshire Home - Brampton
Peel Cheshire Home - Streetsville
Peel Children's Aid Foundation
Peel District School Board
Peel Senior Link
Private Moments Lingerie (Marion Klinnert:
Owner/Operator)
Punjabi Community Health Centre (PCHC)
Rapport Youth and Family Services
Website
www.peellegalclinics.ca
www.nucleushousing.org
www.ontarioearlyyears.ca
www.dimes.on.ca/programs
www.ptdc.on.ca
www.peelcas.org
www.peel.edu.on.ca
www.peelseniorlink.com
(905) 301-2978 Punjabi food bank, parenting sessions, individual, couple www.pchealthcentre.com
and family counselling, men's group, women's group,
youth group
(905) 455-4100 Youth counselling, counselling program for families at
www.rapportyouth.com
risk, youth drop-in centre, employment, education
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Support Group for Lesbian & Bisexual Women
Living with Cancer, c/o Gilda's Club Greater
Toronto
Telehealth Ontario
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(416) 462-0456
(416) 214-9898
extension 503
(866) 797-0000 Free, confidential telephone service to get health advice or
general health information from an R.N.
The prime directive of the network is to foster formal
relationships and on-going collaboration which coordinates an
integrated and multi-disciplinary continuum of hospice palliative
care.
Toronto Palliative Care Network
Truly You Wigs & Hair Replacement
Volunteer Centre of Peel
Wellspring Halton-Peel
Willow Breast Cancer Support & Resources
Services
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Births, Deaths and Marriages - Office of the
Registrar General of Ontario
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(905) 821-1092 Offers a caring and supportive environment for women
(866) 605-9447 and children who have lost their hair due to permanent or
temporary Alopecia, Chemotherapy treatments and hair
thinning.
(905) 306-0668 For people who wish to volunteer and for those who
require the service of volunteers
(905) 257-1988 Provides a wide range of cancer support programs and
(877) 499-9904 services to serve the emotional, social, and informational
needs of people living with cancer, and those who care
for them. All programs are free.
(416) 778-4082 Information and resources about breast cancer
(888) 778-3100
(416) 344-4999 WSIB oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and
(800) 465-5606 training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the
quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return
to work.
(416) 325-8305
(800) 461-2156
(416) 221-2642
(800) 668-2642
Website
www.gildasclubtoronto.org
www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/progr
am/telehealth/telehealth_mn.html
www.tpcn.ca
www.trulyyouwigs.com
www.volunteerpeel.com
www.wellspring.ca
www.willow.org
www.wsib.on.ca
Can download forms for birth, death and marriage
www.cbs.gov.on.ca/mcbs/english/deaths.ht
m
certificates
Canadian Housing Information Centre including RRAP-D www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
(Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for
Persons with Disabilities), the HASI (Home Adaptation for
Seniors Independence Program) and the Emergency
Repair Program to helps low-income homeowners,
seniors or occupants in rural and remote areas pay for
emergency repairs to keep their home safe.
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Citizenship and Immigration Canada / The Live-in
Caregiver program
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(888) 242-2100 The Live-in Caregiver program brings qualified,
temporary workers to Canada to provide live-in care for
seniors when no one in Canada can fill the position.
Department of Veterans Affairs Canada (DVA)
(905) 755-8000 Disability pensions, veterans allowances, pension
(866) 522-2122 advocacy, health care
(DVA) Last Post Fund (416) 932-1608 Funeral and burial benefits for eligible war veterans and
(800) 563-2508 peacetime disability pensioners
Human Resources and Skills Development
Employment Insurance, Labour programs, Canada
Canada (HRSDC)
Student Loans Program, Youth Employment Strategy,
Income Security Programs (OAS & CPP), SIN, Job Bank,
Labour market, etc.
Employment Insurance (EI) Compassionate Care (800) 206-7218 Paid benefits with leave of absence up to 6 weeks to
Benefits
provide care for a seriously ill family member. Effective
June 11, 2006, the definition of "Family Member" has
been expanded to include a person such as a close friend
or neighbour. A signed "Compassionate Care Benefits
Attestation" is required from the gravely ill person or their
representative.
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits (800) 277-9914 Benefits paid monthly to eligible persons whose disability
is prolonged, expected to last 1 year or likely to result in
death
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Survivors Benefits (800) 277-9914 There are 3 types of CPP survivor benefits: death benefit,
survivor pension and children's benefit.
National Child Benefit (NCB) (800) 387-1193 National Child Benefit (NCB): Canada Child Tax Benefit
(CCTB) and National Child Benefit Supplement (NCB)
Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
(905) 567-7177 Provides funding for child welfare, family intervention
(MCYS) - Central West Regional Office: Serving
(877) 832-2818 services, youth justice services, children's community
Halton, Peel, Waterloo and Wellington
support services, children's mental health services, and
child care. The Ministry offers a range of programs and
services to children with special needs.
MCYS - Thistletown Regional Centre TRE-ADD (416) 326-0612 TRE-ADD is a comprehensive community based and
(Treatment, Research and Education for Autism
residential treatment program that provides services for
(Intake)
and Developmental Disorders) (416) 326-0608 children and youth with extreme forms of Autism and
pervasive developmental disorders and their families. A
(Reception)
(416) 326-0600 full range of services is available to families living in
(General)
Toronto, Peel and York Regions.
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (800) 910-1999 A comprehensive guide with information on government
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat (OSS)
and community services for seniors, their families and
service providers (Seniors Directory of Programs/Svcs)
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Website
www.cic.gc.ca
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca
www.lastpostfund.ca
www.hrsdc.gc.ca
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=/en/
ei/types/compassionate_care.shtml&hs=ae
d
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/
ei/types/compassionate_care.shtml&hs=tyt
www.hrsdc.gc.ca
www.nationalchildbenefit.ca
www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/d
efault.htm
www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/programs/d
efault.htm
www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/seniors/english/
guide-directory.htm
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social
(905) 567-7177 Serving Dufferin, Halton, Peel, Waterloo, Wellington
Services (MCSS) - Central West Region
(877) 832-2818
Special Services At Home (SSAH) - Funding is (905) 897-3100 SSAH program assist families who are caring for a child
limited and a lengthy waitlist for funding is
with a developmental or physical disability. Eligibility
maintained by the Ministry
applies to those under the age of 18 who have a physical
disability, and those of any age with a developmental
disability, who are living at home.
Assistance for Children with Severe Disability (905) 567-7177 ACSD is an income tested funding program through
(ACSD), formerly Handicapped Children's
ext 341
Special Services At Home (SSAH) of the Ministry of
Benefits (HCB)
Community and Social Services (MCSS) for family relief
& support services including recreational programs,
extraordinary program fees, camp one-to-one support
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) (905) 897-3100 Provides income support for people with disabilities and
(18 years and over) (800) 263-2841 employment supports for people with disabilities who can
and want to work
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training - (416) 325-2929
Special Education (800) 387-5514
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
(800) 268-6021
(MOHLTC)
Assistive Devices Program (ADP) & Home (416) 327-8804 Provide financial assistance for certain equipment for
Oxygen Program (HOP) (800) 268-6021 those who qualify
Ontario Health Card (OHIP) Information (800) 268-1154 Ontario Health Insurance Plan
Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Program (416) 327-8109 For persons 65 and over, home care clients, residents of
(866) 811-9893 LTCF, people receiving professional services under
Home Care, residents of homes for special care, persons
receiving social assistance, Trillium Drug Program
recipients, Palliative care drug coverage
Trillium Drug Program (416) 327-3368 Income-based program to provide financial assistance to
(877) 234-4343 people who face unmanageable prescription drug
expenses
Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and (905) 874-3972 Office of the Chief Coroner is located at 26 Grenville St,
Correctional Services - Regional Coroner's Office
Toronto, ON, M7A 2G9, tel: (416) 314-4000
Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion
(416) 326-4846 This new Ministry is created on 29 June 2005. It helps
Ontarians lead healthier lives by delivering programs that
promote healthy choices and healthy lifestyles
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (416) 781-2451 Information about housing and municipal affairs
(866) 220-2290
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) - Ministry of the Attorney (416) 979-1446 Legal aid services
General of Ontario
(800) 668-8258
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Website
www.cfcs.gov.on.ca
www.cfcs.gov.on.ca
www.cfcs.gov.on.ca
www.edu.gov.on.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca
www.mhp.gov.on.ca
www.mah.gov.on.ca
www.legalaid.on.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
(Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario)
Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal
Telephone
(416) 314-2800
(800) 366-0385
(416) 645-8080
(888) 332-3234
(905) 433-6000
(800) 263-7965
Ontario Ministry of Finance – Transportation for
People with Physical Disabilities Refund Program
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – Federal
(905) 566-6700
(800) 267-6999
CRA - Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) (800) 387-1193
Brief Description of Services
Power of attorney
Website
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca
Landlord and tenant inquiries
www.orht.gov.on.ca
Refund of retail sales tax on new or used licensed motor
vehicles purchased or leased on a long term basis for the
purpose of transporting a person with a permanent
physical disability
Medical Expense and Disability Tax Credits and
Attendant Care Expense Deduction
The UCCB payment is to be paid on behalf of children
under the age of 6 years in instalments of $100 per
month per child.
Up to 8 weeks unpaid leave to provide care and support
to a specified family member who is seriously ill with a
significant death occurring within a period of 26 weeks
Accessible Parking Permit Program (formally known as
Disabled Person Parking Permit)
Census, Canadian Statistics, Communities profiles, Maps
and geography, Publications
www.fin.gov.on.ca
Ministry of Labour - Ontario's Family Medical
Leave
(416) 326-7160
(800) 531-5551
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO)
(416) 235-2999
Statistics Canada
(800) 263-1136
Telehealth Ontario
(866) 797-0000 Free, confidential telephone service to get health advice or
What To Do When Someone Dies - Government
of Ontario Services
HOSPICE
Bethell House in Caledon (breaks ground in the
fall of 2007)
Carpenter Hospice - Burlington
Casey House - Toronto
Ian Anderson House (Oakville)
Dorothy Ley Hospice (Etobicoke)
170 Sherway Dr, Unit 3, M9C 1A6
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/benefits/uccb/menue.html
www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/fml_inde
x.html
www.mto.gov.on.ca
www.statcan.ca
www.health.gov.on.ca
general health information from an R.N.
Information and resources when there is a death occurs - Look www.gov.on.ca
under Personal Loss
Residential hospice opening in Caledon (late 2008)
(905) 631-9994 Provides those who are dying and their families with high
quality palliative care in a home-like setting
(416) 962-7600 12 bed hospice for persons with AIDS
(905) 337-8004 6 bed cancer hospice providing end-of-life palliative care
without charge for those who cannot receive round-theclock care in their own homes
(416) 626-0116 Assessment visit by R.N. with hospice palliative care
experience, volunteer visiting, day respite, spiritual care,
bereavement support and services
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Run by Hospice Caledon
www.thecarpenterhospice.com
ww.caseyhouse.com
www.ianandersonhouse.com
www.dlhospice.org
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Hospice Caledon
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 951-3534 Breast cancer support group, bereavement support,
(800) 305-7905 counselling, summer camp for kids who are dealing with
grief, day program for palliative clients, Rainbows for
children (grief support program), lending library
(519) 942-3313 Serves Caledon clients during their stay at Headwaters
Hospital. Information service, lending library, palliative &
bereavement support programs
(905) 712-8119 Bereavement support and resources, offers advice and
information to clients and caregivers
(416) 364-1666 Home support services, support groups, bereavement
support, volunteer services, respite, information,
advocacy and consultation, transportation assistance,
complementary therapies, etc
(877) 203-4636 National initiative to increase awareness of hospice
palliative care. Linked to CHPCA
(905) 878-1063 0-18 years: Overnight and day respite, recreation and
(877) 406-7673 music therapy, Snoezelen, pet therapy (pending),
volunteer programs
(905) 878-1063 Provide a serene, non-institutional environment where
(877) 406-7673 terminally ill children can spend their last days with their
physical, psychological and spiritual needs met by
expereienced and compassionate caregivers.
(905) 827-8000 Hospice volunteer visiting, bereavement services,
(800) 387-7127 palliative care nursing
Hospice Dufferin, 39 First St, Orangeville, L9W
2E3
Hospice of Peel
Hospice Toronto
Hospice Palliative Care Info Line
Rose Cherry’s Home for Kids - Milton site
(Children's hospice respite centre)
Rose Cherry’s Home for Kids (RCHK) Residential Hospice Palliative Care Program
(Program Coordinator: Deb Sloan; Program
Manager: Diane Stewart)
VON Halton Hospice
HOSPITALS
Bloorview Kids Rehab at 150 Kilgour Rd, Toronto,
M4G 1R8 (access off Bayview Ave)
Credit Valley Hospital (CVH) Main Switchboard
Credit Valley Hospital - Cancer Services Directory
for Peel and Area
CVH - Cardiopulmonary Department
CVH - To find a Doctor
CVH - Palliative Care 2C
(416) 425-6220 New facility opened on 20 February 2006. Formerly
(800) 363-2440 Bloorview McMillan Children's Centre
(905) 813-2200 Including the Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre
and the Ambulatory Care Centre
(905) 813-2200 On line extensive community resources & special support
services for people living with cancer
(905) 813-2712 Provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic
services for inpatient and outpatient referrals
(905) 813-3556 Physicians accepting new patients in Mississauga
(905) 813-4332
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Website
www.hospicecaledon.ca
www.hospicedufferin.com
www.hospiceofpeel.com
www.hospicetoronto.ca
www.living-lessons.org
www.rosecherryshome.ca
www.rosecherryshome.ca
www.vonhalton.com
www.bloorviewmacmillan.org
www.cvh.on.ca
www.cvh.on.ca/directory/cancer_list.asp
www.cvh.on.ca
www.cvh.on.ca/community/doctor.htm
www.cvh.on.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
CVH - Carlo Fidani Outpatient Palliative Care (905) 813-4439 The Palliative Care Clinic is open to patients with cancer
Clinic
who may be suffering from uncontrolled symptoms, social
or emotional distress, including the need to talk about
goals
CVH - Pain Management (905) 813-2388
CVH - Peel Regional Cancer Centre (905) 813-1100 Department of Haematology
ext 5135
Halton Health Care Services - Milton District
(905) 878-2383 Has Palliative Care Coordinator
Hospital Site
Halton Health Care Services - Oakville Trafalgar
(905) 845-2571 Palliative Care Nurse Clinician (905) 338-4659
Memorial Hospital
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre - Juravinski
(905) 387-9495 Cancer Clinic Info Desk
Cancer Centre
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre - McMaster
(905) 521-2100
Hospital
Headwaters Health Care Centre, Orangeville
(519) 941-2410
Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington
(905) 632-3730 Has Advance Practical Nurse (905) 632-3730 x 5743
Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
(416) 813-1500
SickKids, About Kids Health Family Resource
Reliable information on topics influencing child health and
Centre
family quality of life
SickKids, Mother Risk Clinic (416) 813-6780 Drug information for pregnant or breastfeeding women
SickKids, Palliative and Bereavement Care (416) 813-6905 Can access to an on-call doctor 24 hours a day
Service (416) 813-8332
SickKids, Poison Information Line (416) 813-5900 Operates 24/7
Website
www.cvh.on.ca
www.cvh.on.ca
www.cvh.on.ca
www.haltonhealthcare.com
www.haltonhealthcare.com
www.hrcc.on.ca
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
www.headwatershealth.ca
www.sickkids.on.ca
www.aboutkidshealth.ca
www.motherisk.org
www.sickkids.on.ca
www.sickkids.ca/poisoninformationcentre
London Health Sciences Centre - London
Regional Cancer Program
Mount Sinai Hospital - The Temmy Latner Centre
for Palliative Care (TLCPC)
St. Joseph's Health Centre Toronto - Palliative &
Supportive Care Services
(519) 685-8622 Has a link to an online directory of more than 4000
www.lrcc.on.ca/community
cancer-related services in Canada
(416) 586-4800 Medical care in home or in hospital, counselling support, www.tlcpc.org
ext 7885
Palliative care for children
(416) 530-6704 A home-based Palliative Care Service which includes
www.stjoe.on.ca
physician coverage 24/7. Services are available for
individuals in the Southwest Toronto area, including parts
of mid and south Etobicoke
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - Queen Elizabeth
Centre - Palliative Care Service
(416) 597-3422 Toronto Rehab's complex continuing care program has
www.torontorehab.com
ext 2000
opened an expanded Palliative Care Service for
terminally ill patients 18 years of age and older. Previous
service served only those over 60
(905) 848-7100 Has Palliative Care Social Worker
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
Trillium Health Centre - Mississauga Site
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Telephone
THC- Mississauga - Palliative Care Program Provide coverage
24/7. Call the
hospital and ask
to page the
palliative
physician on call
Trillium's Family Physician Referral Telephone (905) 848-7359
Hotline
Peel Infant Development (THC) (905) 564-7485
Brief Description of Services
The team consists of 10 GPs from the Mìssissauga south
area, a palliative care nurse, a SW and a Chaplain.
Patients who are under the care of this team will also be
able to have home visits to address issues such as pain
and symptom management.
To find a doctor accepting new patients in Mississauga
and South Etobicoke areas
Offers family-centered intervention to Peel families of
infants and young children (6 years of age and under)
with developmental risks
Peel Behavioural Services (THC - Specialized (905) 848-7279 For children over the age of 2, living in Peel and have a
Children's Services)
developmental disability, autism or PDD
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health
Sciences Centre
Orthopaedic & Arthritis Institute (416) 967-8500
Sunnybrook Campus (416) 480-6100
Women's College Hospital Ambulatory Care (416) 323-6400
University Health Network - Toronto General
(416) 340-3131
Hospital (TGH)
University Health Network - Toronto Western
(416) 603-5800 Health Information Resource Centre (416) 603-6277
Hospital (TWH)
University Health Network - Pain Management
(416) 340-4800
ext 6184
University Health Network - Princess Margaret
(416) 946-2135
Hospital (PMH) Palliative Care Service
WOHC, Brampton Civic Hospital (Bramalea
(416 or 905) 494- Scheduled to open late 2007
Rd/Bovaird Dr)
2120 ext 22505
William Osler Health Centre (WOHC) - Etobicoke (416) 747-3400
Campus
William Osler Health Centre - Georgetown Site
(905) 873-0111 Has Palliative Care Nurse Clinician
William Osler Health Centre, Peel Memorial
(905) 451-1710
Hospital - Palliative Care
ext 25440
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Website
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org/health/findDo
ctor.html
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
www.sunnybrookandwomens.on.ca
www.uhn.ca
www.uhn.ca
www.uhn.ca/programs/pain_management/i
ndex.asp
www.uhn.ca/programs/psychosocial_oncol
ogy/index.asp
www.williamoslerhc.on.ca
www.williamoslerhc.on.ca
www.williamoslerhc.on.ca
www.williamoslerhc.on.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
Name of Agency
MEALS ON WHEELS IN PEEL REGION AND
SURROUNDING AREAS
Meals for you
Meals Matter
Meals On Wheels - Brampton
Meals On Wheels - Caledon
Meals On Wheels - Mississauga
Canadian Red Cross Society Toronto Region
Meals On Wheels
Carefirst seniors and Community Services
Association
East York Meals On Wheels
Meals Here and There (Toronto East)
Meals On Wheels and More
Scott Mission Meals On Wheels
Senior Peoples' Resources in North Torornto
(SPRINT) Meals On Wheels
St. Christopher House, Older Adult Centre
True Davidson Meals On Wheels
Villa Colombo Services for Seniors
West Toronto Support Services for Seniors
Citizens & the Disabled
Woodgreen Community Services
Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
Yorkminster Park MOW
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
Provides recipes, meal plans, tips and guides, cookbooks www.mealsforyou.com
and nutritional information
Non-commercial websitefor the public, educators and
www.mealsmatter.org
health professionals. Meal planner, cookbooks, recipe
database, personalized interactive tools
(905) 453-4140 Area served: Brampton
ext 3720
(905) 857-7651 Hot and frozen meals, Volunteer visiting, Security checks, www.cmow.org
(905) 584-2992 Congregate dining, books on wheels
(905) 820-4026 Area served: Mississauga, c/o Red Cross
(416) 236-3180
www.redcross.ca
(416) 502-2323 Chinese MOW, Area served: Scarborough North
www.carefirstseniors.com
(416) 424-3322
(416) 466-0587 Area served: Broadview/Danforth
(416) 225-6041 Area served: North York Central; Yonge St to Sheppard
Ave West
(416) 532-2202 Area served: St Clair Ave W to College St; Yonge St to
Old Weston Rd
(416) 481-6411 Area served: Toronto North
www.leaside.info/mealsonwheels.html
www.mealsonwheels.ca/east
(416) 532-4828 Area served: Bloor St W to Lake Ontario; University Ave
to Lansdowne & Jameson Ave.
(416) 752-9667 Area served: East York; Holland Ave to Danforth Ave;
Victoria Park Ave to Coxwell Ave
(416) 225-6041 Italian style lunch. Area served: Finch Ave to Bloor W;
Jane St to Yonge St (North York)
(416) 653-3535 Lansdowne Ave/Dupont St
www.stchrishouse.org
(416) 469-5211 Area served: Toronto East; Pape Ave to Queen St E
(416) 321-6333 Area served: Scarborough, Chinese MOW
(416) 482-0549 Area served: Toronto North; Lawrence E to St Clair; Mt
Pleasant Rd to Spadina Rd
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www.scottmission.com
www.sprint-homecare.ca
www.villacharities.com
www.wtss.org
www.woodgreen.org
ww.yeehong.com
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
Name of Agency
MEDICAL LAB
MDS Laboratory Services
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Peel Region Branch
Access to Recovery Mental Health Case
Management (Mental Health Intake)
Consumer/Survivor Support Network
Court Support Services
Outreach (Street Helpline Peel)
Peel Activities and Rehabilitation (PAR)
Resource Centre
Youth Net Peel
Drugs and/or Alcohol
Credit Valley Hospital, Alcohol and Drug
Treatment Program
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Halton Region Branch
Grace House Inc, 130 Cornwall Rd, Oakville, L6J
7V8
Halton Health Care Services Corporation, Mental
Health/Social Services Program
Hope Place Women's Treatment Centre, 9605
Hwy 25 North, RR3, Milton, L9T 2X7
North Halton Mental Health Clinics (NHMHC), 217
Main St E, Milton, L9T 1N9
Support and Housing - Halton (SHH)
Supported Training and Rehabilitation in Diverse
Environments (STRIDE), 388 Main St E, Milton,
L9T 1P8
Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
(416) 675-4530 Peel CCAC Contracted Lab
(877) 849-3637
www.mdsdx.com
(905) 279-6295
www.cmhapeel.ca
(905) 521-4006
(905) 276-3302
(905) 456-4700
ext 5663
(905) 848-4357
(905) 796-9030
(905) 270-6295
(905) 451-2123
(905) 848-0123
(800) 565-8603
(905) 813-4402
Free call from any payphone
PAR North Club house
PAR South Club house
Initial assessment, treatment planning; Community
treatment; Communiy Day/Evening treatment, Case
management, Counselling, Inpatient treatment
(905) 693-4270 Diversion and Court Support
(905) 844-4772 Group home, Support with housing
www.youthnet.cmhapeel.ca
www.dart.on.ca
www.cvh.on.ca
www.cmha-halton.ca
www,gracehouse.netfirms.com
(905) 845-2571 Case management, Counselling and Treatment,
www.haltonhealthcare.com
Inpatient, Primary Day/Night Care
(905) 875-3214 Initial assessment, Treatment planning. Community
www.hopeplace.ca
treatment, Residential treatment
(905) 693-4240 Case management, Community Service Information and www,.region.halton.on.ca/health
Referral, Counselling and Treatment
(905) 845-9212 Case management, Peer and self-help initiative, Support
with housing
(905) 693-4252 Vocational, Employment
ext 223
(416) 921-2109 CMHO works to improve the mental health and well-being www.kidsmentalhealth.ca
of children, youth and their families
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Peel Addiction Assessment and Referral Centre
(PAARC)
Peel Children’s Centre
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
(905) 629-1007 Initial assessment, treatment planning; Community
treatment; Case Management, Problem Gambling
(905) 451-5900 Fully accredited children's mental health centre offering a www.peelcc.org
broad range of services for children and youth under age
18 such as counselling, respite, emotional support, Day
Treatment programs, etc.
(888) 230-3505 Helping people with gambling addiction issues
www.opgh.on.ca
(866) 531-2600 24/7 I&R re: mental health services and supports
www.mhsio.on.ca
Problem Gambling
Mental Health Services Information Ontario
(MHSIO)
Trillium Health Centre (THC), 100 Queensway
West, Mississauga, L5B 1B8
(905) 848-7586 Assertive Community Treatment Team, Case
Management, I&R, Crisis Intervention, Inpatient,
Counselling and Treatment
www.trilliumhealthcentre.org
NURSING AGENCIES
Bayshore
CarePartners
Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC)
Spectrum Health Care
Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)
(905) 896-0200
(905) 796-1350
(905) 275-2956
(905) 272-2271
(905) 821-3242
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
For additional listings of private nursing agencies, please
look up in the Yellow Pages, under the category of Health
and Personal Care
www.bayshore.ca
www.carepartners.ca
www.saintelizabeth.com
www.spectrumhealthcare.com
www.von.ca
PERSONAL SUPPORT AGENCIES
ProHome
Red Cross
SRT Med Staff
Spectrum Health Care
Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)
(905) 275-1449
(905) 890-9458
(416) 968-0833
(905) 272-2271
(905) 821-3242
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
For additional listings of private nursing agencies, please
look up in the Yellow Pages, under the category of Health
and Personal Care
www.prohome.ca
www.redcross.ca
www.srtmedstaff.com
www.spectrumhealthcare.com
www.von.ca
PHARMACIES
Calea Ltd, 2785 Skymark Ave, Mississauga
(905) 624-1234 Peel CCAC Contracted Agency. Very extensive palliative www.calea.ca
meds stocked
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Pharmasave - Gunter Apothecary Inc, 102-15955
Airport Rd, Caledon East, L0N 1E0
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 584-1010 Extensive Palliative Meds/Palliative Care Kits
(416) 859-4180
(cell)
(905) 857-2031 Order extensive palliative meds as requested
Shoppers Drug Mart, 1 Queensgate Blvd, Bolton,
L7E 2X7
Pharma Plus Drug Mart, 18 Kensington Rd,
Brampton, L6T 4S5 (Bramalea Medical Centre)
Lakeridge Pharmacy, 5-456 Vodden St East,
Brampton
Pharma Plus Drug Mart, 380 Bovaird Dr, Unit 26,
Brampton, L6Z 2N7 (Conestoga Square)
Queen Lynch Pharmacy, 157 Queen St East,
Brampton
Shoppers Drug Mart, 180 Sandalwood Parkway,
Brampton, L6Z 1Y4 (Heart Lake Town Centre)
Springdale Pharmacy, 630 Peter Robertson Blvd,
Brampton
Lighthouse Pharmacy, 223 Lakeshore Rd East,
Mississauga
Pharmasave River Run Pharmacy, 1525 Bristol
Rd West, Mississauga, L5M 4Z1
Shoppers Drug Mart, 2225 Erin Mills Parkway,
Mississauga, L5K 1T9
Shoppers Drug Mart, 700 Burnhamthorpe Rd E,
Mississauga, L4Y 2X3
Woodland Village Pharmacy, 3353 Credit
Woodlands, Mississauga
Robinson's IDA Pharmacy, 181 Queen St South,
Streetsville
REGION OF PEEL SERVICES
Access Peel
Caledon (Town of)
City of Brampton
City of Mississauga
(905) 792-2100 Order extensive palliative meds as requested
Website
www.gunter.ca
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
www.pharmassist.ca
(905) 874-4288 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
(905) 840-0660 Order extensive palliative meds as requested
www.pharmassist.ca
(905) 450-3500 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
(905) 846-4700 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
(905) 790-6800 Order extensive palliative meds as requested
(905) 278-0447 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
(905) 819-1999 Medication compounding for palliative care
www.pharmasave.com
(905) 822-6621 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
(905) 279-1812 Not many extensive palliative meds stocked
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
(905) 279-5353 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
(905) 826-1115 Extensive Palliative Meds Stocked
(905) 791-7800 Information about programs and services provided by the
ext 4636
Region of Peel
(888) 919-7800
(905) 584-2272
(905) 874-2000
(905) 896-5000
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www.region.peel.on.ca
www.town.caledon.on.ca
www.brampton.ca
www.mississauga.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Peel Cares (Region of Peel Outreach Team), also
known as Street Helpline Peel
Peel Case Management (for Brampton, Caledon
and Mississauga)
Peel Health
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Website
(905) 848-4357 Free call from any payphone. Outreach to those who are www.cmhapeel.ca
homeless or are almost homeless
(905) 799-7700
(905) 799-7700 Focus on health protection, promotion and disease
(888) 919-7800 prevention
(905) 799-7700 Residential LTC facilities, Adult day programs, MOWs,
Respite care
(905) 793-9200 Provides temporary financial assistance for people in
short-term need
(905) 791-1585 Plans and administers a region wide child care system;
operates 11 child care centres
(905) 890-9432 Child Care Info Peel
(888) 836-5550
(905) 890-1724 Community Info Peel
(888) 836-5550
www.region.peel.on.ca/health/index.htm
(905) 453-1300 Subsidized housing, referrals and resources regarding
(905) 453-4800 shelters and social housing
(905) 799-7700 The mission is to reduce the incidence of low birth weight
babies by offering free comprehensive services that
promote health pregnancies, healthy education, nutrition
and social support to pregnant women
(905) 602-3650 Non-profit, community-based initiative partnership with
the United Way of Peel Region to ensure that children
have the best possible start in life.
(905) 791-1015 Transportation for those who are unable to use
conventional transit
www.region.peel.on.ca/housing/index.htm
RECREATION
Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre
Brampton Parks & Recreation
Caledon (Town of) Recreation & Parks
(416) 425-6220
(905) 874-2300
(905) 584-2272
www.bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca
www.brampton.ca
www.town.caledon.on.ca/parks_facilities_a
renas.html
Camp Awakening
Camp Couchiching - Cystic Fibrosis
Camp Oochigeas - Cancer
(416) 487-8400
(416) 769-2233
(416) 961-6624
Peel Long Term Care
Ontario Works - Social Services Department
Peel Children’s Services
For info on Child Care choices and resources
For info on services in Peel for Children, Families
and People with Developmental Disabilities
Peel Access to Housing (PATH)
Programs for Pregnant Women and Teens
Success by 6 Peel
Transhelp
www.region.peel.on.ca/ltc
www.region.peel.on.ca/ow
www.region.peel.on.ca/childcar/index.htm
www.peelregion.ca
www.successby6peel.ca
www.region.peel.on.ca/transhlp
www.campcouchiching.com
www.ooch.org
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Camp Trillium - Childhood Cancer Support
Centre, 200 Main St W, Hamilton, L8P 4Y4
Easter Seals Society
YMCA - Mississauga
YMCA - Brampton
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(905) 527-1992 Offer a variety of summer and year round programs for
(888) 999-2267 children and their families
(416) 421-8377 For Ontario families of children with disabilities including
advocacy advice and support services
(905) 821-7111 Helping children with special needs
(416) 425-3463
(800) 263-3463
(905) 896-5342
(416) 503-0088 Provide integrated recreational, respite and outreach
opportunities for children and young adults with
developmental and physical disabilities across Ontario
(905) 897-9622
(905) 451-1400
REHABILITATION SERVICES
COTA Health
Community Rehab
Erinoak
Heaman Communication Services Inc
(416) 785-9230
(905) 455-1863
(905) 820-7111
(877) 877-4757
Erinoak
March of Dimes (age 18 and up)
Mississauga Parks & Recreation
Reach for the Rainbow (RFTR)
RESPITE
Respite Services
Bloorview Kids Rehab
Brampton Caledon Community Living (ERF)
Community Living Mississauga (ERF)
Darling (The) Home for Kids - A Children's
Hospice/Respite Centre - 5657, 15t Side Rd,
Milton, ON, L9T 2X7
Erinoak (ERF)
Website
www.camptrillium.com/intro.html
www.easterseals.org
www.erinoak.org
www.dimes.on.ca/asp/home.asp
www.mississauga.ca
www.reach.on.ca
www.ymcatoronto.org
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
www.cotahealth.ca
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
www.commrehab.com
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
www.erinoak.org
Peel CCAC Contracted Agency
For additional listings of private rehab agencies, please
look up in the Yellow Pages, under the category of Health
and Personal Care - Rehabilitation Services
Select the Region
needed for
further info
(416) 425-6220
(905) 453-8841
(905) 542-2694
(905) 878-7673
(877) 406-7673
Respiteservices.com is comprised of agencies funded by www.respiteservices.com
the Ministry of Community and Social Services and the
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
www.bloorviewmacmillan.org
www.bccinet.com
www.cimiss.on.ca/index.asp
Provide 24/7 paediatric hospice care and respite services www.darlinghomeforkids.ca
to families who have children with life-threatening illness
requiring complex and/or technology-dependent care.
Parents are charged $25/day for an overnight respite stay
and $15/day for the day program
(905) 820-7111
www.erinoak.org
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
Halton Support Services (HSS) - Respite Program (905) 849-8000 Provide respite both in and out of the family home;
(800) 600-2013 funding to families to assist with the cost of respite
Kerry's Place Autism Services (Central West)
(905) 457-8711
Kids Country Club – Cambridge (ERF)
(866) 233-6966
Mary Centre of the Archdiocese of Toronto
(416) 630-5533 Provides relief to caregivers and families in the York, Peel
and Toronto region
Oaklands (Oakville)
(905) 337-95511
Rose Cherry’s Home for Kids (ERF)
(905) 878-1063 Has residential hospice palliative care program where
terminally ill children can spend their last days with their
physical, psychological and spiritual needs met by
experienced and compassionate caregivers.
SUPPLIERS
Diapers Etc Factory Outlet Store (Brampton)
Diapers Direct (Mississauga)
KCI Medical
KINO Mobility Inc
Medical Mart Home Health Care
Medigas
Motion Specialties
Ontario Ostomy Supply Ltd.
ProResp/ProHealth - Credit Valley ProHealth
ProResp/ProHealth - Trillium ProHealth (Home
Oxygen and Respiratory Therapy Services)
Shoppers Home Health Care, 1 Kennedy Rd S,
Brampton, L6W 3C9 (Queen/Kennedy)
Shoppers Home Health Care, Applewood Plaza,
1077 North Service Rd, Miss, L4Y 1A6
Silver Cross Brampton
(905) 450-1955
(905) 270-8888
(905) 565-7187
(800) 668-5403
(416) 635-5873
(888) 495-4455
(905) 624-2011
(800) 397-4780
(416) 365-1700
(416) 365-1050
Website
www.haltonsupportservices.ca
www.kerrysplace.org
www.ptdc.on.ca
www.marycentre.com
www.rosecherryshome.ca
(905) 273-7377
Carry a full line of incontinence products
VAC® Therapy, wound care surfaces, vascular care,
bariatric support ™, Critical Care Therapy ™
Van conversion, driving controls and systems, lifts, ramps
and accessories, and securement systems
Medical and home care equipment such as incontinence
products, lift chairs, hospital beds, etc
Home medical and rehabilitation equipment, Home
Oxygen Therapy, Sleep Disorders Therapy. Authorized
vendor for ADP, WSIB and DVA
Wheelchairs, seating devices, stairlifts, etc.
Retail and wholesale centre for all brands of ostomy
supplies
Oxygen, mobility aids, ostomy supplies, incontinence
products, stockings
Respiratory products
(905) 455-5939
(800) 746-7737
(905) 281-0166
(800) 746-7737
(905) 789-1350
(866) 268-1883
Home health care products and services including van
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
conversion for wheelchair accessibility
Home health care products and services including van
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
conversion for wheelchair accessibility
All types of medical equipment, new, used and recycled. www.silvercross.com
Registered ADP vendor
(905) 795-0400
(416) 298-8500
(800) 387-5150
(905) 273-7277
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www.kci1.com
www.kinomobility.com
www.medimart.com
www.medigas.com
themotiongroup.com
www.ostomyweb.com
www.proresp.com
www.proresp.com
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
The Casket Store
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(416) 251-1167 Supplier of caskets and other funeral accessories such
(877) 553-9512 as flowers, urns, markers, monuments, etc.
(905) 890-7100 Respiratory home care products and hospital products
(800) 567-0202
Vital Aire Health Care
TRANSPORTATION
Ambulance Non-Emergency (Brampton)
Ambulance Non-Emergency (Mississauga)
Caledon Community Services
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Red Cross, Peel Region
Canadian Red Cross, Peel Region - Dialysis
Transportation
Physically Handicapped Independent
Advancement Community Services (PHIACS)
Public Transit - Brampton
Public Transit - Mississauga
Transhelp - Peel Region
WheelTrans - Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
INTERNET RESOURCES
Alliance of Professional Associations for
Community-Based Therapy Services (APACTS)
Alzheimer Society of Canada
American Academy of Pediatrics
Association for Death Education and Counselling
(ADEC)
(905) 459-3424
(800) 668-7821
(905) 844-4242
(800) 668-7821
(905) 584-9460
(905) 608-8411
(905) 451-4460
(905) 452-7118
(905) 890-0704
ext 299
(905) 890-0704
ext 299
(416) 663-5544
(905) 874-2999
(905) 615-5636
(905) 791-1015
(416) 393-4636
Website
www.casketstoretoronto.com
www.vitalaire.ca
www.caledoncommunityservices.org
Transportation provided by volunteers for cancer patients www.cancer.ca
only
For non-emergency medical appointments only, must be www.redcross.ca
booked 7 days prior to appointment date, limit 3 rides per
week
For Peel residents who regularly attend haemodialysis
www.redcross.ca
treatment and unable to use conventional transportation
Transportation for the mobility and cognitively impaired;
door to door service, wheelchair rental available
www.brampton.ca
www.mississauga.ca
www.region.peel.on.ca/transhelp/service/ht
www.city.toronto.on.ca
(519) 433-4937 Palliative Care Team (OT, PT, SW, SLP and Dietetics)
www.apacts.ca
(416) 488-8772 Information and resources with regards to Alzheimer's
(800) 616-8816 disease
Resources about children's health, which includes
palliative care for children; prevention and management
of pain and stress in the Neonate.
Professional organization dedicated to promoting
excellence in death education, care of the dying, and
bereavement counselling and support
www.alzheimer.ca
Association of Ottawa Anaesthesiologists
www.aap.org/healthtopics/palliativecare.cf
m
www.adec.org
www.anesthesia.org
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
BC Cancer Agency (BCCA)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(604) 877-6000 Provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the
people of BC including prevention, screening and early
detection programs, research and education, and care
and treatment
Best Start: Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early (416) 408-2249 To promote the health of women and families, before,
Child Development Resource Centre
(800) 397-9567 during and after pregnancy
Canada Health Portal
Offers health resources on seniors' health issues and
concerns. It covers conditions & diseases, medications &
medical treatments, abuse, death and dying, disability,
fitness, mental health, nutrition and safety
British (The) Pain Society
Has a series of pain scales to assess with communicating
areas of pain for people suffering with pain where English
is not their first language.
Canadian Caregiver Coalition
(888) 866-2273 Useful materials and resources for caregivers
Canadian Health Network
Health topics from A to Z for everybody, provided by
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Institute of Cancer Research - A New Era in Canadian
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research
Canadian Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)
(613) 233-5694 Provides links and a caregiving section
Canadian Virtual Hospice
(866) 288-4803 An interactive network for people dealing with lifethreatening illness and loss (bilingual palliative care
resource)
Canadian Women's Health Network
(204) 942-5500 Bilingual site for women's health information. It is updated
(888) 818-9172 regularly to provide valuable information and resources
on women's health.
Caregiver Network Inc
Information source for caregiver
Caring to the End of Life
For anyone who needs information about palliative care
for cancer patients
Caring Voices, c/o Princess Margaret Hospital,
(416) 946-4501 Breast cancer patient one-stop-shop: to access current
Breast Cancer Survivorship Program
ext 5724
resources and up-to-date information on the disease; to
connect with experts and each other to get support.
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Health information
Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
(206) 860-0329 Resources, books, videos, links to organizations nationwide, comprehensive library pertaining to cross cultural
health care.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (877) 696-6775 Health and social services information
- (US)
Disability Weblinks (c/o Social Development
(800) 622-6232 A world of information for people with disabilities
Canada)
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Website
www.bccancer.bc.ca
www.lifewithnewbaby.ca
www.chp-pcs.gc.ca
www.britishpainsociety.org/pub_pain_scale
s.htm
www.ccc-ccan.ca
www.canadian-health-network.ca
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/27756.html
www.von.ca
www.virtualhospice.ca
www.cwhn.ca/indexeng.html
www.caregiver.ca
www.caringtotheend.ca
www.caringvoices.ca
www.cdc.gov
www.xculture.org
www.hhs.gov
www.pwd-online.ca
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
Drug Coverage in Ontario
Exceptional Parent (EP)
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(416) 421-7833 Useful website about drug coverage in Ontario
(800) 372-7368 On-line resources for parents and families of children with
disabilities, and professionals who work with them
(705) 322-6248 Canadian funeral home directory offering various support
(877) 322-6250 resources such as funeral FAQs, obituaries, online
Canadian funeral homes, articles on grief, florist directory,
a list of Canadian churches, family tree, etc.
(604) 875-2741 Information about grief support for those dealing with the
(877) 234-3322 loss of family members or friends and resources for
bereavement support service providers
Access to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of
reviewed resources for end-of-life care
Aim of this site is to make it easier to find specific cancer
information quickly
A huge site with many resources devoted to Canadian
health news and research
Active and discontinued drug product database
Online publications, databases, web sites on 1000 topics
from US Department of Health and Human Svcs
(877) 203-4636 Resources about hospice palliative care (resources for
the patient, caregiver and physicians)
(905) 337-3924 Providing support and information for end-of-life concerns
and palliative care
Information on medications, men's and women's health,
health living and more from John Hopkins University
Access to resources about pain and pain management
Generations
GriefWorks BC
Growth House Inc
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer
Health Canada
Health Canada - Drug Product Database
HealthFinder
Hospice Palliative Care Info Line
Ian Anderson Resource Centre
Intelihealth
International Association for the Study of Pain
(IASP)
Mayo Health System
Mental Health Services Information Ontario
(MHSIO)
Merck Manual of Medical Information Home
Edition
Multicultural Health Communication Service
(Australia)
National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Website
www.drugcoverage.ca/p_benefit_on.asp
www.eparent.com
www.generations.on.ca
www.griefworksbc.com
www.growthhouse.org
www.cancerindex.org
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcssss/palliat/index_e.html
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/drugs-dpd
www.healthfinder.gov
www.living-lessons.org
www.iarc.ca
www.intelihealth.com
www.iasp-pain.org
Reliable and up-to-date on-line medical resources for
www.mayoclinic.com
patients and the general public
(866) 531-2600 24/7. Mental health services & supports. Information and www.mhsio.on.ca
Referral
On-line medical resources
www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
Over 400 publications on health in a wide range of
languages and new publications are added regularly.
(800) 424-2460 Information and resources dedicated to early childhood
education
(800) 422-6237 Valuable cancer related health information for the general
public
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http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/mhcs/l
anguages.html
www.naeyc.org
www.cancer.gov
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Name of Agency
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Telephone
Brief Description of Services
(888) 909-6226 Resources for professionals and patients regarding
cancer treatment and good links to other websites
(800) 658-8898 Provide many links to hospices programs throughout
America and other organizations
(800) 860-8747 Information, resources and links related to diabetes
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
(NHPCO) - Office located in Virginia, USA
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of Health (NIH)
(800) 352-9424 Conducts and supports research on brain and nervous
(301) 496-5751 system disorders
Largest medical library and other medical resources
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Occupational Therapy Resource (OT Works)
Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)
(800) 999-6673
(301) 519-3194
(888) 205-2311
On-Line Medical Dictionary (University of
Newcastle)
Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents (OFTP)
Ontario Multicultural Calendar
Palcare Network for York Region
Palliative Care Integration Project
(416) 422-1490
(888) 837-0923
(905) 895-3628
ext 270
(613) 549-6666
Pallium Project
Parents Helping Parents (PHP)
Parenting Special Needs
Peel Community Information Database (PINET)
Peel Public Health
www.nho.org
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
NIH is a component of the US Dept of Health and Human www.nih.gov
Services and is the nation's medical research agency
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke (NINDS)
National Library of Medicine
Ontario Multifaith Council (OMC)
Website
www.nccn.org
(905) 799-7700
www.ninds.nih.gov/index.htm
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedi
a.html
Rare diseases database
www.rarediseases.org
Canada's occupational therapy resource site
www.otworks.ca
Experienced information specialists to answer in English http://ord.aspensys.com/asp/resources/glo
os Spanish questions from the general public, including ssary_a-e.asp
patients and their families, health care professionals and
biomedical researchers
Searchable dictionary. It includes acronym, jargon,
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd
theory, standards, eponyms, history, convention, etc.
OFTP is a provincial home schooling support group
www.ontariohomeschool.org
Click on Explanation of Religions
www.multiculturalcalendar.com/tcm/valleyc
ollege2006
Resources on a broad spectrum of faith groups. Has a
www.library.omc.ca
multifaith library.
Palliative care services for York Region. Has pain &
www.palcarenetwork.org
symptom management helpline
ESAS & PPS
http://meds.queensu.ca/~palcare/index.ht
ml
The project is a collective of leaders and interested
www.pallium.ca
people who collaborate in developing tools, resources
and strategic initiatives for hospice palliative care
PHP is a family resource centre that benefits children of www.php.com
all ages and backgrounds with special needs
An extensive web-based community resource for parents http://specialchildren.about.com
of individuals with special needs
Community resources in the Region of Peel
http://peel.cioc.ca
Offers a wide range of public health information
www.region.peel.on.ca/health
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Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
Name of Agency
Physician's Choice
Public Health Agency of Canada
PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Community Resources & Support Services for Palliative Care
Telephone
(800) 622-6232
Shelternet
Silent VOICE - Hearing Impaired
Success by 6 Peel
Toronto Community Connection (AKA the Blue
Book)
World Health Organization (WHO)
York Region Community Services Directory
(416) 463-1104
(416) 463-3928
(TTY)
(905) 602-3650
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Brief Description of Services
Prefiltered health sites
Public health information resources. To order a copy of
"Dare to Age Well", a CD-ROM of 54 publications about
healthy aging
Provide reliable information for abused women in
Canada, and to find a shelter in the area
Non-profit organization for the deaf, provides special
assistance to deaf adults, sign language, family
communication, tax clinic programs, deaf culture
Community-based initiative focuses on giving children the
very best start in life.
On-line resource of human services in GTA
Resources about cancer pain relief and palliative care in
children and other health-related topics
(877) 464-9675 Available in many languages. Click on YorkLink.
ext 2151
Comprehensive information resource of community
service providers and related government agencies
Website
www.mdchoice.com
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
www.shelternet.ca
www.silentvoice.ca
www.successby6peel.ca
www.211toronto.ca
www.who.int/cancer/palliative/en
www.region.york.on.ca
A note of caution: Every effort has been taken to ensure that the information provided in this palliative care resource list is current and accurate as it could be. The
information is provided in good faith and is not intended to promote nor to endorse any particular business and/or practice. The list also contains links to other sites.
These links are provided as references to help users identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest. However, errors and omissions are inevitable.
Your understanding and assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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