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CANADA | Mar 03, 2026
[Policy Paper] Funding What Works: Strengthening BC’s Non-Profit Sector Through Multi-Year and Core Funding
Vantage Point is pleased to share our new policy paper, Funding What Works: Strengthening BC’s Non-Profit Sector Through Multi-Year and Core Funding. Developed to support our continued collective advocacy, following BC Non-Profit Recognition Day in October and Stretched Thin: 2025 State of BC’s
READ MORE[Article] Understanding the Unique Challenges of Marginalized Caregivers in Canada
It’s estimated that 28% of Canadians currently provide unpaid care for loved ones, and this figure is expected to increase as Canada’s population ages. Caregiving affects millions of people across
[Article] Rising poverty and economic insecurity among BC seniors
Originally published: Nov 27, 2025Nearly 170,000 BC seniors are living in poverty and many more have incomes only marginally above the poverty line. The poverty rate among BC seniors (15.5%) now exce
[Participate] Study on everyday activities and wellbeing in couples
Help UBC researchers better understand how partners aged 60 years and above feel and think about their everyday activities and wellbeing. The Solitude Study (Principal Investigator: Dr. Christiane Hop
[News] Providing at-home support for more B.C. seniors
Home-monitoring support program will expand for as many as 2,700 seniors in B.C.
[Participate] Help Shape a Canada Where Older People’s Voices Drive Change
The International Longevity Centre of Canada is recruiting older adults from across the country to participate in a new Pan-Canadian project aimed at reducing ageism in healthcare, the workforce, a
[Article] If you have Parkinson's disease, experts say you should be dancing
Though she's always danced, Barbara Salsberg Mathews found a more urgent reason to take classes a few years ago. "I just thought, 'I better break out and start dancing, because Parkinson's can't stop
[Survey] South of Fraser East Area Transport Plan
TransLink launches public engagement for transit priorities in Langley City, Langley Township, North Delta, Surrey, and White Rock
[Article] Creativity, Care and the Rise of Social Prescribing
Originally published: February 5, 2026Healthcare often starts with the question, “What’s the matter with you?” Bringing the arts into care introduces another: “What matters to you?” The shif
[Federal Program] Renewed funding for tax clinics
Secretary of State Long announces renewed funding for tax clinics for the 55th anniversary of the CVITP
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