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CANADA | Jun 10, 2026

[Article] Building Resilient Communities Through Connection

As 2026 is the International Year of the Volunteer, we’ve prepared this special series to celebrate Nav-CARE volunteers across the country who so generously give their time to support persons in their community navigating complex and declining health. They are the backbone of social support bolste

[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

[Article] Seniors for Climate Project Update

The collaboration of the SPEC & Suzuki Elders as the BC HUB for Seniors for Climate was a remarkable and energizing success. The national pan-Canadian campaign to motivate seniors to organize in t

[Impact Story] Lee Valley Men's Shed

With nearly 100 chapters located across Canada, Men’s Shed provides members with a safe space to work on projects while building meaningful relationships with other likeminded men in their community