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CANADA | Oct 06, 2026

[Participate] Dementia Community Survey (DemCS)

A WHO-supported survey is collecting perspectives on dementia support and care in communities around the world.tinyurl.com/dementia-community-surveyThe survey takes 10-15 minutes, is available in 16 languagesPeople living with dementia, caregivers, researchers, policymakers, and others interested in

Seniors 4 Climate Cross Canada Outreach

Seniors to speak up in small or big ways about climate change on October 1st, International and Canada's Seniors' Day.

[Survey] Mental Health Research Canada

Greenshield and Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) are working together to better understand the mental health of Canadians working in the charitable sector

[News] Priority retirement activity: Cultivating social connections

Decades of research has shown that human happiness is tied closely to our relationships with the people in our lives.

[News] Healthy aging in place: Connaught Community Partnership Research Program funds activity spaces for older adults

Connaught Community Partnership Research Program funds activity spaces for older adults

[News] Identifying community resources to help seniors age in place

Supporting Healthy Aging Alberta’s social prescribing program, PolicyWise developed asset maps identifying community resources to help seniors enhance their health and quality of life

[News] Healing Systems

How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems

[Blog] Home vs. centre-based cardiac rehabilitation: How do they stack up?

For people living with heart disease, a tailored combination of emotional support, exercise training and promotion, education, and risk management may be added to their recovery and prevention plan

[News] Social prescribing: why purpose is good for your health

The power of social prescribing – helping patients to improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them to community resources and activities – is increasingly backed by scientific studies.

[News] Caring in Canada: Survey insights from caregivers and care providers across Canada

Caring in Canada provides an in-depth analysis of the survey results collected in the National Caregiving Survey completed by more than 3,000 caregivers and care providers from across Canada.