The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) launched Canadian Patient Safety Week as a national annual campaign in 2005 as part of its mandate to build and advance a safer health system for Canadians.

The goal of Canadian Patient Safety Week is to increase awareness of patient safety issues and share information about best practices in patient safety.

CPSI relies on the efforts of thousands of healthcare professionals, patients and families to help spread the message Good healthcare starts with good communication. The theme of Canadian Patient Safety Week is Ask. Listen. Talk.

CPSI provides access to patient safety tools and resources such as presentation templates, tips sheets, ideas for celebrating the week, promotional items and much more.