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CANADA | Nov 28, 2025
[Report] Closing the Gap: Strengthening Access to Primary Care in Canada
The IFA, in collaboration with Simon Fraser University, is proud to share a new report on Access to Primary Care among Older Adults in Canada. The findings show a growing gap in access: one in five Canadians now lacks a regular family physician or nurse practitioner, a number that increased signific
READ MORE[Article] Family medicine for all: Community health centres serve their neighbours, but capacity issues remain
Family medicine for all: Community health centres serve their neighbours, but capacity issues remainAdvocates say the location-based model, similar to catchment areas, could fix Canada's primary care
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 IMPACT AWARDS!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORENOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 IMPACT AWARDS!Emerging Leader Award - for volunteer engagement professionals who have been in the field for one to seven years. NOMINATI
Healthy Aging CORE Research Spotlight: July 2023
Research Spotlight: Canadian Centre for Elder LawThe Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) works collaboratively with community stakeholders, provincial agencies, national bodies and other organization
[News] Government of Canada funds three projects in Alberta to empower seniors to age in their homes
News releaseJuly 17, 2023 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development CanadaAfter a lifetime of hard work, seniors want to live healthy, safe and independent lives. Ma
[News] Canada announces New Horizons for Seniors Program funding for projects in Windsor, Ontario
The New Horizons for Seniors Program is a federal grants and contributions program that funds projects that empower seniors in their communities and contributes to improving seniors’ health and well
[Article] Making cycling safer and more accessible for all
For as long as she can remember, Kimberly Whidden has been cycling on urban and city roads.“When my sister and I were growing up in Victoria in the 1970s, our parents would take us from Esquimalt to
[Information] Accessing care if you're evacuated due to a wildfire
Accessing care if you're evacuated due to a wildfireYour living situation could change quickly during wildfire season if you’re evacuated, but your need to access health care could remain the same.
[Impact Story] Ontario man rallies handymen across Canada to build toys for kids who lost homes in wildfires
Ontario man rallies handymen across Canada to build toys for kids who lost homes in wildfiresWhen Andy Tamas heard about the wildfires burning in Nova Scotia last month, he wanted to do something to h
[Article] The Importance of Vitamin D for Older Adults: A Key to Healthy Aging
The Importance of Vitamin D for Older Adults: A Key to Healthy AgingJun 28, 2023 - McMaster University -Our bodies undergo numerous changes as we age, and maintaining good health becomes increasingly
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