Humanist Canada congratulates Diane Patricia Helen Sims, C.M., Stratford, Ontario on her appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada as was announced on December 18, 2024. Diane Sims is a celebrated writer and accessibility advocate. Her publications include…

Our partners at Dying with Dignity have requested our participation in this survey provided by the Government of Canada.  The survey seeks to determine national opinion on Advance Requests and Medical Assistance in Dying. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-advance-requests-medical-assistance-dying.html

Humanist Canada joins the British Columbia Humanist Association in congratulating the Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics & Humanists Association (KASHA) in their successful effort to have the sign “Keep Christ in Christmas’’ removed from the City of Terrace’s City Hall nativity scene. …

Humanist Canada is proud to announce the winner of our 2024 Poetry Contest. Our theme this year is ‘Humanism for Humanity’.  Thank you to our judges Craig Barlow and Zahra Tizmaghz. First Place Our Poet: Lynda Field-Newhouse You Will Never…

Humanist Canada members from British Columbia to Nova Scotia gathered on line throughout November to participate in a course entitled  ‘Humanism is Not a Unicorn’.  The course was offered in cooperation with the American Humanist Association and was delivered by…

On November 16th, 2024 Humanist Canada, along with our affiliates Society of Freethinkers and Secular Connexion, hosted Humanism in Action: Igniting Progress for Positive Change. This in-person, day -ong conference was held in Waterloo, Ontario and was attended by over…

Humanist Canada was invited to the launch of  ‘Living Beyond The Shadow’ a beautifully crafted memoir by Diane Sims, on November 15th, 2024 in Stratford.  Our Executive Director, Bettianne Hedges represented Humanist Canada at the ‘standing room only’ event. Members…