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CANADA | Nov 06, 2026

[Media Release] Budget 2026: Milestone Change to Canada Caregiver Credit Puts Money into the Pockets of Caregivers

Toronto, November 5, 2026 – The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE), a program of the Azrieli Foundation, is heartened to see real, concrete, action for caregivers in the 2026 Federal Budget with changes to the Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC). If passed, these reforms will make the CCC

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[Article] How age-friendly universities are helping older adults pursue higher learning

Originally published: Oct 26, 2026Gerry Eggert is a student at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) in B.C., taking classes in philosophy, psychology, creative writing and more. He’s a typical
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[Impact Story] Creating Opportunities for Connection, One Coffee at a Time

With support from the Rural Coordination Centre of BC’s (RCCbc) Rural Voices Initiative, Shuswap Better at Home introduced Java Social, a program that brings older adults together for coffee, facili
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[Opportunity] Agentic AI Design Exchange: Helping Canadian Nonprofits Design Their Own AI Agents

New program aims to build AI capacity and support knowledge sharing for nonprofit professionals across Canada
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[Article] Mental health doesn't retire

Originally published: Oct 7, 2026October 10 is World Mental Health Day. This year's theme from the World Federation for Mental Health, Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change, is about liste
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[Report] It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Canada’s Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the Right Place

Most older Canadians want to remain in their own homes and communities as they age. However, a new report from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) warns that the community support services needed t
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[Article] Ageism in the Workplace

Published on 17 September 2026 11:06 AMOlder people can experience ageism in the workplace regardless of their area of work - even if you are a pop-star whose career spans over 6 decades.  Last
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[Article] Why so few older Americans get counseling – and how it could help

Published: September 14, 2026 8.40am EDTPeople are living longer, reshaping what it means to grow old.By the late 2060s, an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide will be age 60 or older – more than
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[Participate] Dementia Community Survey (DemCS)

A WHO-supported survey is collecting perspectives on dementia support and care in communities around the world.tinyurl.com/dementia-community-surveyThe survey takes 10-15 minutes, is available in 16 l
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[Tech Tips] What does AI tell people about your program?

Over the past 18 months, consumer habits around finding information have undergone a permanent shift. Whether booking hotels, comparing consumer goods, or selecting service providers, people are relyi
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