Get involved
How to get involved
Better sleep benefits us all. We all have something to gain, and by working together we can improve the health of our country.
Ways to take part
Whether you are an individual, a healthcare professional or an organization, there are many ways to help build a national culture that recognizes sleep as a fundamental pillar of health.
Share an initiative
Help raise awareness by sharing each month’s topic within your community, workplace, school or professional network.
Take part
Join the awareness activities held throughout the year as part of Canada’s Sleep Calendar.
Contribute ideas
Suggest ideas for Canada’s Sleep Calendar, share resources, or help us improve sleep health and safety across Canada.
Connect professionally
Healthcare professionals, researchers and educators can join The Sleep Society’s interdisciplinary network to connect, communicate and collaborate.
Support an initiative
Organizations can endorse an initiative, participate in it, help extend its reach or provide financial support.
Bring SleepSafe to your country
Professional and health organizations abroad can explore an affiliated program through SleepSafe International.
Types of involvement
Endorse, partner, support or sponsor
Each initiative in Canada’s Sleep Calendar welcomes four types of involvement.
Governments, institutions and associations
Endorsers
We welcome the endorsement of governments, healthcare organizations, universities, professional associations and community organizations that support the aims of an initiative.
Organizations that help deliver
Partners
We collaborate with organizations that actively support the development, delivery and promotion of an initiative through education, research, collaboration and public engagement.
Organizations, businesses and individuals
Supporters
We gratefully acknowledge organizations, businesses and individuals who support the aims of an initiative and help raise awareness within their communities and networks.
Financial or in-kind support
Sponsors
We gratefully recognize organizations whose financial or in-kind support helps make an initiative possible and extends its reach across Canada.
Choose an initiative
Twelve initiatives run throughout the year, from mental and cardiovascular health to children’s sleep, shift work, drowsy driving and workplace impairment.
Ready to get involved?
Tell us which initiative interests you and how you would like to take part.