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CANADA | Dec 17, 2024
[News] Monitoring Seniors Services 2024
The Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA) released the Monitoring Seniors Services 2024 Report today which tracks trends over time for demographics, health care, completed surgeries, home support, long-term care, housing, rent and income supports, and abuse. “Unfortunately, despite government inve
READ MORE[News] Scams of the Holiday Season 2024
Scams typically ramp up during the holiday season, many targeting older people
[News] Canada Summer Jobs Program now open
Provides wage subsidies to support employers to create quality summer work experiences for youth aged 15 to 30 years.
[News] Public consultation on access to assistive technology
WHO and UNICEF are launching a public consultation to guide the content and scope of a Road map on accelerating access to assistive technology. We invite everyone interested in assistive technology to
[News] 2024 Reports 8 to 12 of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada
ESDC cannot ensure that programs for seniors are effectively meeting their social and economic needs.
[News] Ipsos survey reveals critical need to combat ageism in Canada
Ipsos survey on ageism
[News] 2025 BC Rural Health Awards
2025 BC Rural Health Awards, aims to honour our rural physicians, communities and residents. The BC Rural Health Awards are to recognize and honour rural physicians, communities and residents fo
[Consultation] Help modernize the development of preventive health care guidelines in Canada
Canada recognizes the importance of staying at the forefront of preventive health care guidance development. To ensure preventive health care guidelines: meet the needs of Canada's health care system
[News] Cost of living pushing seniors back into workforce, B.C. non-profit says
Vancouver’s surging cost of living is having yet another unintended consequence — a growing number of seniors looking to get back into the workforce.
The Social State of Giving
New patterns in the ways supporters of different generations choose to give, share, and interact with causes they care about
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