Events

(Updated: October 3, 2024)

Annual day of public witness for children killed by abortion

The Life Chain is a day of public witness and prayer. It takes place simultaneously at several different locations and lasts one hour. The next Life Chain will take place on Sunday, October 6, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m., at most locations.

Mark your calendar and sign up at the bottom of this page.

A small pro-life group called “Please Let Me Live” in Yuba City, California, organized the first Life Chain in 1987, and the U.S. has had a national Life Chain every year since. More than 30 years ago, in 1990, Campaign Life Coalition introduced the Life Chain to Canada, sparking a powerful public witness in our country that has stood the test of years, saved lives and changed hearts.

How does it work?

The Life Chain is an easy way to get involved in pro-life activism. All you have to do is find out when and where your local Life Chain will be held, and come along to stand for an hour on the sidewalk with others who aren't ashamed to bear public witness to their pro-life beliefs. Your local Life Chain organizer will provide you with a sign without a Life Chain image to hold, and you can pray in silence for the end of abortion and for those affected by it. Please read and abide by the Life Chain Code of Conduct. (Life Chain Code of Conduct.)

2023 participants in Rawdon, Quebec

Why is the Life Chain important?

The Life Chain is a simple event, but one that has a major impact. It makes it easy for churches and individuals to bear witness to the sanctity of life in their own neighborhoods. Many lives have been saved thanks to Life Chain; many hearts have been changed; every year, countless Canadians realize that many of their neighbors believe that life is sacred and are encouraged to take a stand too; many have found healing from abortion-related suffering - all thanks to Life Chain. Here are a few pictures from the 2023 Life Chain. 

Supporters

“It is our responsibility as people of faith to bear witness to the sanctity of human life and to support those who have been affected by abortion.” - Archbishop Donald Bolen of Regina

“As the culture of death spreads inexorably around us, it is more important than ever that those who 'have eyes to see' remind society at large that life is a gift to be cherished and defended at every stage.” - Most Reverend Stephen Jensen, Bishop of Prince George

The following individuals and organizations have endorsed Life Chain 2023. If your group is not listed, please contact us to let us know of your support for Life Chain 2024.

Where is there a Life Chain near me?

There are over 320 locations across Canada, and even more in the United States. Quebec 2024 Life Chain locations will be posted here as they are confirmed. Please register on this page to receive updates. If there isn't a Life Chain near you, can you help us organize one?

Confirmed locations for Life Chains in Quebec :

* Chateauguay - (the corner of Boul. d'Anjou and Boul. Saint Jean Baptiste.)

* Drummondville - (at Lindsay and Marchand Streets)

* Kirkland - (St. Charles and Brunswick Blvds)

* Lachine - (Saint John Paul II church)

* Laval - (Chomedey Blvd. and St. Martin Blvd., near Maxi)

* Laval - (Le Carrefour Blvd. and Terry-Fox Street)

* Lévis - Hôtel Dieu Hospital of Lévis (on de Billy Street near Wolfe Street)

* Montreal - Côte-des-Neiges (South-East corner of Décarie Blvd. and Jean-Talon Street (métro Namur))

* Montreal - Notre-Dame-de-Grâces (North side of sherbrooke Street West, at entrance to the Décarie Expressway)

* Montreal - Rosemont (Location to be deternined)

* Montreal - Villeray / St. Michel (the South-East corner of St. Michel Blvd. and Crémazie Street)

* Pierrefonds (corner of St. Charles and Pierrefonds Blvds)

* Pointe-Claire - (the NE corner of Hymus Blvd. and St. John Blvd.)

* Quebec City - (in front of CHUL, intersection Laurier Blvd. et Jean-de-Quen avenue)

* Rawdon - (3766 Queen Street)

* Saint Marcelline-de-Kildare (420 Principale Street, La Maison de la Foi)

* Senneville (Intersection of Pacific avenue, St. Anne Street, and Anciens-Combattants Blvd.)

* Sherbrooke - (1000 Galt Street West)

* Sherbrooke - (intersection of King Street west and Jacques-Cartier Blvd)

* Victoriaville - (at the corner of des Bois-Francs Blvd. south and la Rue des Hospitalière, near the hospital)