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CANADA | Jun 04, 2025

[News] National Volunteer Action Strategy

A series of initiatives are underway to support the National Volunteer Action Strategy (NVAS).

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[Impact Story] Seniors On The Move

Empowering seniors to hang up the keys and explore alternative modes of transportationUnited Way BC is partnering with BEST (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation) to celebrate senior advocates

[Survey] Social Isolation and Loneliness

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health is working on a new project on Social Isolation and Loneliness. This project is intended to create Canadian Guidelines for health and social service

[Impact Story] GrandPals Program Spotlight

Program SpotlightFrom Pen to HeartA big thank you to Baycrest for writing and sharing this story. Since February 13, 2023 GrandPals living at Baycrest’s long term care home have been connecting with

Government of Canada Funds 256 Projects in Alberta to Empower Seniors in Their Communities

Seniors have made and continue to make significant and valuable contributions to their families, communities, and workplaces. The Government of Canada remains committed to supporting local organizat

Preparing for the Future: Canada’s Aging Population

Kamal Khera, Canada’s Minister of Seniors, looks at what measures we can take to support Canada’s aging population during the cost of living crisis.Canada’s aging population have contributed so

Ipsos Poll: Twenty Three Percent of Canadians Now Rely on Charities to Meet Essential Needs

62% of Canadians expecting to need charitable services in the next six months say they cannot keep up with the cost of living; new data highlights why charities are struggling to keep up with demandTO

Healthy Aging CORE Research Spotlight - May 2023

Research Spotlight: Canadian Institute for Health InformationThe Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) provides comparable and actionable data and information that are used to accelerate im

[News] Government of Canada funds more than 3,000 projects across Canada to empower seniors in their communities

News releaseMay 23, 2023               Winnipeg, Manitoba           Employment and Social Development CanadaSeniors have made and continue to make significant and valuable co

ALBERTA WILDFIRES: EMERGENCY UPDATES AND RESOURCES

Alberta has declared a provincial state of emergencyVisit alberta.ca/emergency for information or call 310-4455 (8:15 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday & 9 am to 9 pm Saturday and Sunday)On alb

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