News and Views
News Release – OACAO Supports Ontario Government’s Announcement for Expansion of Seniors Active Living Centres Program. 2024-2025 Seniors Active Living Centres Program Expansion: Call for proposals is open. You must submit your application by September 12, 2024, at 5 p.m EDT.
Strengthening Volunteer Engagement: A Reference Guide to Strengthen the Volunteer Engagement Strategy in English and French. Prepared By Volunteer Canada.
Helping Adult Learners Embrace Digital Literacy in English and French. Written by Chris Bint.
Fiche Ressources Bénévolat Dans Les Centres De Vie Active. Written by Denise Lemire.
Ontario Securities Commission – Investor News
Consultations on the Social and Economic Impacts of Ageism in Canada: “What We Heard” Report summarizes input received from across Canada in 2022 from the FPT Seniors Forum-led roundtable consultations and stakeholder-led consultations and the ageism questionnaire. Published by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum.
Preventing and Responding to the Mistreatment of Older Adults: Gaps and Challenges Exposed During the Pandemic, summarizes the results of a comprehensive literature review and survey responses from 249 stakeholders across Canada on the key gaps and challenges related to mistreatment prevention and response exposed during the pandemic. Published by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum.
Seniors’ Outdoor Activation Toolkit in English and French. Partnership between WoodGreen Community Services and 8 80 Cities
Aging Lives Uprooted: Welcoming and Supporting Older Refugees to Canadian Communities webinar recording: click here, in collaboration with HelpAge Canada and CORE Canada.
Should Businesses and Non-profit organizations Stay on Twitter, or Leave? A digital marketing expert weighs in. Written by Tim Campbell-Smith
Enabling Older Adults to Age in Community, from the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum
The Future of Aging in Canada Virtual Symposium: What we heard, from the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum
ONCA – 11 Key Takeaways from Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act for Provincial Associations
ONCA – Sample Bylaw with Options
ONCA – How to Adjust Existing Bylaws
Minds in Motion participants benefit from sharpened cognitive functioning and improved brain health. Join our virtual program for people living with dementia and their caregivers! Click here to register.
Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 101 conference webinar recording
Links2Wellbeing: Supporting older adults who face health impacts from isolation with connections to social and recreational opportunities English Media Release French Media Release
Digital Literacy Strategy for Seniors and Seniors Serving Sector – developed with the support of the Provincial Technology Advisory Committee
Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program: Learn how to access free, routine dental care for eligible seniors 65 years or older, through the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program. The program is designed to support low-income seniors.
Baycrest Brain Healthy Aging Project: Free Training Programs are Available!