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There are 151 Canadians currently certified with the Child Life Council! There are 2,669 Certified Child Life Specialists worldwide.

There are a total of 2,763 Child Life Council members world-wide; 184 are Canadians!

There are 439 hospitals with Child Life Programs worldwide; 42 of them are in Canada! Worldwide, there are 32 Child Life Programs in non-hospital settings.

Montreal Children’s Hospital started one of the first child life programs in North America in 1936!

Ruth Snider
, former Director of Child Life at McMaster Children’s Hospital was the second President of the Child Life Council in 1984-86!

Canadians who have been honoured with the Child Life Council Distinguished Service Award:
  • 2008 - LeeAnn Derbyshire Fenn M.Sc., CCLS
  • 2004 - Ruth Kettner, former Director of Child Life at Winnipeg Children's Hospital!
  • 2003 - Kathy Moffat, former Department Head of Child Life & School Services at Montreal Children’s Hospital!
  • 1997 – Linda Skinner, Chief, Child Life & School Services; Coordinator, Child Life, Centre Wide at IWK in Halifax!
  • 1989 – Ruth Snider, former Director of Child Life at McMaster Children’s Hospital!