Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on providing comfort, symptom relief, and quality of life for patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses. Rather than curing disease, palliative care addresses pain, nausea, anxiety, and other symptoms while supporting emotional and spiritual needs of patients and families. Palliative care can be provided alongside curative treatments and is distinct from end-of-life hospice care, though they overlap. Provincial health systems fund palliative services delivered in hospitals, hospices, and home settings. Municipal relevance includes supporting seniors accessing palliative care, addressing end-of-life planning in long-term care facilities, and community health programs.