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CANADA | Mar 26, 2025

[News] Thriving in 2025: 5 ways to stick with your health goals

As we usher in a new year, many of us are inspired to embrace positive changes, especially when it comes to our health. For older adults, maintaining and improving health is a worthy and achievable goal. Whether you're aiming to boost your energy levels, enhance mobility, or feel your best, here are some tips to help you stick to your health goals in the coming year.

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[News] Canadian seniors are getting a top-up to old age benefits. How much?

"On July 29, eligible seniors aged 65 to 74 years were to receive a maximum monthly amount of up to $718.33" Benefit payments for Canadian seniors are going up slightly in a scheduled increase as reti

Help Us Shape the Conversation Around Social Prescribing!

Please take a few moments to fill out our idea submission form. Your feedback will guide our agenda and ensure that the series addresses the most relevant and impactful topics.Click HERE to take the

Canadian Seniors Planning Day of Action on Climate on Oct. 1, 2024

To date, more than 40 centres are organizing a climate action on October 1st.

Caring for our caregivers: The power of social prescriptions

Article on the needs of caregivers and the benefits of social prescribing

Federal Government Pre-Budget Consultations

Canadians are invited to Share Their Priorities of the 2025 Federal Budget

Why increasing Canada’s health budget for preventive and social care makes sense fiscally and medically

public health programs should be led by specialized community connectors who link patients with local services and resources.

A 'hopeless' feeling: Struggling seniors face sky-high rents and few, if any, options

A 'hopeless' feeling: Struggling seniors face sky-high rents and few, if any, optionsSlightly more than 1/5th of Canada's seniors who live in private dwellings are rentersRon Sept is getting desperate

[Advocacy] Seniors Climate Action Day, October 1st 2024 – An opportunity to engage!

Seniors for Climate, a Canada-wide, senior-led climate project, is inviting seniors across Canada to plan climate actions on October 1st, National Seniors Day. We need action now, later is too late! F

[Opportunity] Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize

The goal of the Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize is to bring together researchers, trainees, artists, older adults, and other members of the public through a visual art contest and exhibitions that wi

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