# Dying With Dignity Canada: It's your life\. It's your choice\. > Dying With Dignity Canada is the national human\-rights charity committed to improving quality of dying, protecting end\-of\-life rights, and helping people across Canada avoid unwanted suffering\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Current volunteer opportunities](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/) - [Our History](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/about-us/our-history/) - [Okanagan Chapter](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/about-us/local-chapters/okanagan-local-chapter/) - [Advance requests](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/advocacy/advance-requests/) - [MAID for mental illness](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/advocacy/maid-for-mental-illness/) ## Posts - [No dignity for mom ](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/no-dignity-for-mom/) - [Don's story: He died on his terms](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/dons-story-he-died-on-his-terms/) - [Our mom didn't have a choice\. We want an advance request for ourselves\.](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/our-mom-didnt-have-a-choice/): Eventually, she was in a wheelchair, forgetting she couldn’t walk\. She couldn't understand how to move herself in her wheelchair\. She'd cry for help\. She couldn't use her phone anymore\. She'd beg us, my sister and I, to let her die, and ask us why we wouldn't let her just die\. She's forget when we visited\. - [My mother’s journey through MAID](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/my-mothers-journey-through-maid/) - [I live with mental illness\. Why don’t I deserve the choice? ](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/i-live-with-mental-illness-why-dont-i-deserve-the-choice/) ## Popups - [Example](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/?post_type=popup&p=20557) ## Popup Themes - [Cutting Edge](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/?post_type=popup_theme&p=20553) - [Test theme](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/?post_type=popup_theme&p=20576) - [Default Theme](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/?post_type=popup_theme&p=20549) - [Light Box](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/?post_type=popup_theme&p=20550) - [Enterprise Blue](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/?post_type=popup_theme&p=20551) ## Education \& Resources - [Advance Care Planning](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/education-resources/advance-care-planning/): Our Advance Care Planning \(ACP\) Kit invites you to think about and express your wishes for health care and treatment at the end of life\. - [Navigating a request for medical assistance in dying in Newfoundland and Labrador](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/education-resources/newfoundland-and-labrador-navigating-a-request-for-medical-assistance-in-dying/) - [Newfoundland and Labrador support directory](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/education-resources/newfoundland-and-labrador-support-directory/) - [Advocacy Update 2026: Progress, priorities, and what you can do](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/education-resources/advocacy-update-2026/): Drew Woodley, Director, Government Relations, and Helen Long, CEO of Dying With Dignity Canada, provided an in\-depth advocacy update covering DWDC’s top priorities including advance requests, medical assistance in dying \(MAID\) and mental illness, institutional religious obstructions \(IROs\), MAID legislation in Alberta, and the legal challenges underway\. - [Understanding the journey: Dementia](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/education-resources/journey-dementia/): We hosted Drs\. Melissa Li and David Wang\-Tai to discuss the progression of dementia: whether you’re planning ahead, caring for a loved one, or managing your diagnosis already\.   ## Media Center - [A profoundly disappointing day for medical assistance in dying legislation ](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-center/a-profoundly-disappointing-day-for-medical-assistance-in-dying-legislation/) - [10 Years of MAID: The Lived Experience](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-center/10-years-of-maid/) - [Claire Elyse Brosseau denied emergency relief to receive medical assistance in dying \(MAID\) with mental illness as the sole underlying condition](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-center/claire-elyse-brosseau-denied-emergency-relief-to-receive-medical-assistance-in-dying-maid-with-mental-illness-as-the-sole-underlying-condition/) - [Why end\-of\-life care needs a plan](https://www.healthing.ca/patient-advocacy/why-end-of-life-care-needs-a-plan/) - [End of life: Have you had the talk?](https://macleans.ca/sponsored/end-of-life-have-you-had-the-talk/) ## Team Members - [Dr\. Ellen Wiebe](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-members/dr-ellen-wiebe/) - [Cristina M\.](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-members/cristina-m/) - [Danielle R\.](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-members/danielle-r/) - [Lynda Polan, CHRL](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-members/lynda-polan/) - [Drew W\.](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-members/drew-w/) ## Categories - [Personal Stories](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/category/personal-story/) - [News \& Updates](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/category/news-updates/) - [Uncategorized](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/category/uncategorized/) - [Archived](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/category/archived/) ## Resource Type - [Webinars](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/resource-type/webinars/) - [Booklet](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/resource-type/booklet/) - [Local MAID Forms](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/resource-type/local-maid/) - [Local Directory](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/resource-type/local-directory/) - [DWDC Documentary](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/resource-type/documentary/) ## Media Type - [In the News](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-type/external-article/) - [Releases \& Submissions](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-type/releases_submissions/) - [Stats and Facts](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-type/stats-and-facts/) - [Backgrounders](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/media-type/backgrounders/) ## Team member type - [Clinicians Advisory Council](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-member-type/clinicians-advisory-council/) - [Staff](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-member-type/staff/) - [First\-Person Advocates’ Initiative Council](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-member-type/first-person-advocates-initiatives-council/) - [Board of Directors](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-member-type/board-of-directors/) - [MD\-SUMC Advisory Council](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-member-type/md-sumc-advisory-council/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/sitemap_index.xml)