• Every Story, Every Path, Every Life Matters: Online Learning Session

    Event Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 12:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This International Overdose Awareness Day event is organized by Chatham-Kent Public Health, Reach Out Chatham-Kent and the Chatham-Kent Community Drug Strategy.

    Kathy Moreland of Moms Stop the Harm will share her lived-experience journey as a mother who lost her 18-year-old son, Austin, to fentanyl toxicity. The session will connect personal experience with the need to challenge stigma and advance harm reduction, naloxone, voluntary treatment, supportive housing and equitable substance-use healthcare.

    To register, email jordynne.linsday@ckoht.ca

  • Workforce Well-Being for Middle Managers

    Event Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - 09:00
    Event Type: Learning Events
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: Begins August 26 (16 weeks)
    Cost: $995 USD
    Event description:

    This course is presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

  • Drug Poisoning Awareness Day and Pathways to Remembering Memorial Unveiling - Guelph, ON

    Event Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 12:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This International Overdose Awareness Day event is presented by Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy.

  • Woven Memories – International Overdose Awareness Day

    Event Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026 - 14:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 2:00-5:00 pm
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) Event is organized by the Harm Reduction Advocacy Collective

    Woven Memories is a community gathering marking International Overdose Awareness Day and creating space to remember and honour people whose lives have been lost to the overdose crisis. The event will include a grief gathering alongside the We Miss You Still installation and the launch of the Memorial Quilt Project. Community members are invited to come together in remembrance, grief, connection and solidarity.

  • International Overdose Awareness Day 2026 Webinar

    Event Date: Monday, August 31, 2026 - 08:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 8:00-9:30 am
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This International Overdose Awareness Day event is organized by the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Social Inclusion Office, Ireland

    Times listed here are in Eastern Daylight Time (Toronto/Ontario).

    To mark International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) 2026, the HSE National Social Inclusion Office will host a free live webinar on Monday 31st August from 8:00-9:30 am. 

    As part of the world’s annual campaign to raise awareness of drug-related overdose, the HSE invite guests to join the event to help end overdose, remember those who have died without stigma and acknowledge the grief experienced by family and friends left behind. 

  • International Overdose Awareness Day Community Event

    Event Date: Monday, August 31, 2026 - 11:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This community event is presented by PASAN, Parkdale Queen West CHC, Regent Park CHC, Sherbourne Health, South Riverdale CHC, Street Haven, StreetHealth, and The Neighbourhood Group

  • Steps to Remember 2026 – International Overdose Awareness Day Closing Event/Vigil

    Event Date: Monday, August 31, 2026 - 11:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This in-person International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) event is presented by On The Road 4 Mental Health.

    The event concludes the 2026 Steps to Remember initiative, a series of walks marking ten years since the recognition of Canada's opioid crisis. The August 31 closing event will include a vigil and speakers representing mental health, overdose awareness and harm reduction organizations.

    The event will begin at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument in Ottawa and end at Parliament Hill. 

     

  • Peer-Led IOAD Gathering - Midland, ON

    Event Date: Monday, August 31, 2026 - 13:00
    Event Type: Community Engagement
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
    Cost: Free
    Event description:

    This International Overdose Awareness Day event is led by a peer group in Midland.

    Midland Public Library, 320 King Street, Midland, ON

    A peer-led gathering to remember people lost to the drug toxicity crisis and strengthen the call for compassion, justice and meaningful change. The event features an interactive memorial project, harm reduction information, naloxone, refreshments and opportunities for community connection.

    Registration is not required.

  • Leading Patient Safety: Essentials for Managers and Directors

    Event Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 11:00
    Event Type: Learning Events
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: 14 weeks starting September 1
    Cost: $995 per person; group discounts and scholarships available
    Event description:

    This learning program is presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Foundations for Early Career Professionals

    Event Date: Monday, September 7, 2026 - 09:00
    Event Type: Learning Events
    Internal/External: Community Event
    Time: Starts September 7 (14 weeks)
    Cost: $549 USD
    Event description:

    This course is presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement 

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