New study aims to understand how people with arthritis use cannabis

The Arthritis Society is collaborating with the University of Michigan, McGill University and the U.S Arthritis Foundation on a medical cannabis research study. The purpose of the study is to understand if and how individuals with arthritis use medical cannabis products. The results will help inform health care professionals, researchers, policy-makers, and patients about potential […]

Letter from new federal Minister Innovation, Science & Industry

CanAge wrote to several of the newly appointed federal Ministers to offer our support in their work to benefit older Canadians. We received back the following response from the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Minister Champagne and other members of the federal Cabinet […]

Help fill critical gaps in data around the seniors’ transportation in Canada

Across Canada, countless seniors face social isolation and negative health outcomes due to lack of transportation that meets their needs. But before we can fix the problem, we need more information.  That’s where you can help. F.A.S.T. (funding accelerator for seniors transportation) Track is a national initiative supporting transportation innovation, led by HelpAge Canada and […]

New Bill amends GIS eligibility to avoid lost income caused by CERB

New federal Minister of Seniors Kamal Khera has introduced Bill C-12 in Parliament, which would amend the Old Age Security Act to exclude any income received under CERB, CRB, the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit, the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, and the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit for the purposes of calculating the amount of GIS and Allowance payable […]

Public invited to review new national long-term care standards

HSO (Health Standards Organization) is inviting members of the general public to review its newly drafted National Long-Term Care Services Standard. A report capturing the findings of the public survey to inform the standard has also been published. The survey received more than 16,000 responses. We encourage you to review these new standards and make […]

Trusted Contact Person: What is it and why should you have one?

Canadian Securities Administrators recently published a couple of helpful resources about the importance of appointing a Trusted Contact Person (TCP) to protect your investments. If you have an investment account, it’s recommended that you name a TCP. What is it? A TCP is a person you authorize your financial firm to contact in limited circumstances. […]

Our new report shows provinces and territories still failing to vaccinate seniors

We’ve released our second ‘cross-country report card on adult vaccination in Canada’. The groundbreaking report, updated annually, assigns each province and territory a letter grade on how effective they are in vaccinating seniors against preventable diseases, using a data-driven scoring rubric. For the second year in a row, the report (the first of its kind […]

Podcast: CanAge CEO talks pandemic lessons learned about eldercare

Our CEO Laura sat down with Susan Ryan, senior director of The Green House Project (GHP) to discuss what the pandemic has taught us about eldercare, and what needs to be done to empower residents to age with dignity.

New survey aims to improve supports for older people with care needs

A new survey commissioned by the European Union is seeking to understand how people view care for older people with support needs and how they assess long-term care systems, more generally. How do people want those close to them or themselves to be looked after, should they need it? What are their experiences with receiving […]

Caring and caregiving for a person living with dementia

A free online public event, January 25, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET During Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) will present a free virtual public event focusing on research and the experiences of people who care for people living with dementia. The event will take place online, […]