Unsilence PainPain Canada
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UNSILENCEPAIN

Break the silence. End the stigma. Join our movement to amplify the voices of 8 million Canadians living with chronic pain.

LET’S GET LOUD ABOUT CHRONIC PAIN.

Chronic pain is a real health crisis, and we’re done with staying quiet about it. Join the movement to Unsilence Pain and help us create a world where everyone living with chronic pain’s voice is heard, validated, and supported.

Canadians live with chronic pain
1 IN 5
Don’t know how to manage their chronic pain
75%
People with chronic pain are four times as likely to live with depression and anxiety
4X
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LET’S CHANGE THE CONVERSATION AROUND CHRONIC PAIN

Talking about chronic pain can be hard, but we want to make it easier. We’ve created the tools you need to shift the narrative and create change.

When pain comes up

Our When Pain Comes Up discussion guide makes it simple to start the conversation, listen with care, and offer real support to people living with chronic pain.

Years of national impact
5
Cumulative campaign reach
7.5M+
Impressions
22M+
Website visits
43K+

NATIONAL PAIN AWARENESS WEEKNOV. 2–8, 2026

This National Pain Awareness Week, Pain Canada is bringing together people living with pain, health professionals, researchers and partner organizations across the country to Unsilence Pain. Together, we’re challenging misconceptions, sharing trusted resources and helping more people find the support they need.

HELP UNSILENCE PAIN THIS NATIONAL PAIN AWARENESS WEEK

Download the toolkit for resources to help change the conversation around chronic pain.

Download the toolkit
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National Pain Awareness Week partners

With funding from

Health Canada

This campaign receives funding from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.

  • ACHH
  • Arthritis Society
  • Atlantic Mentorship Network for Pain and Addictions
  • Canadian Chiropractic Association
  • Canadian Dental Association
  • Canadian Pain Care Forum
  • Canadian Pain Society
  • Canadian Pharmacists Association
  • CAOT
  • CAPA
  • Cassie + Friends
  • CBTU
  • Centre for Pediatric Pain Research
  • Children's Healthcare Canada
  • Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans
  • Chronic Pain Network
  • CPA
  • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto
  • GAPPA
  • Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
  • L’Association québécoise de la douleur chronique (AQDC)
  • Michael G. DeGroote Pain Clinic
  • Moms Stop the Harm
  • Pain BC
  • Pain Care Aware
  • Pain Ontario
  • Pain Science Division
  • Pain Society of Alberta
  • People in Pain Network
  • PEPR
  • Power Over Pain Portal
  • Quebec Pain Research Network
  • Rare Disease Foundation
  • SaskPain
  • Sick Kids Pain Centre
  • Solutions for Kids in Pain
  • Take a Pain Check
  • The College of Family Physicians of Canada
  • The ILC Foundation
  • UTCSP

Our sponsors

Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre