The Canadian Medical Association Journal recently published an article, “Volunteer navigators to support people with life-limiting illness in the community” (Vol. 197, issue 16. 28 April 2025), which highlights how grassroots, community-led patient support intersects with patient satisfaction and a clinical audience. Spotlighting the work of Nav-CARE, the article authors, Dr. Barb Pesut from UBC-O and her team, outline how a volunteer navigation program differs from (and complements) the work of a paid patient navigator, and how it benefits both the clients and the volunteer navigators in a real-world, cost-effective way. Volunteer navigation has been in development in Canada for more than a decade. Created to assist people living in the community who would benefit from a palliative approach to care, the authors expect it will continue to grow since it addresses several national policy directions described in Health Canada’s framework and action plan on palliative care, including adopting a palliative approach to care, a compassionate community approach to care, and a public health approach to palliative care. BCCPC is partnering with UBC-O on two exciting projects about volunteer navigation. Read our story from March’s CentrePoint.