Election 2021: It’s Time for a National Seniors Strategy — Where the Major Parties Stand on Comprehensive Ageing Issues

At the National Institute on Ageing, we have long advocated for greater federal leadership and provincial cooperation to address the challenges and to harness the opportunities of Canada’s ageing population. The need for a coordinated, comprehensive, national strategy has become acute over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought to public attention the inadequacies, gaps and failures of our systems of care for older adults—with tragic results.

With an election only weeks away, on September 20, 2021, Canadians now have an opportunity to chart a new course for ageing in Canada. Many of the challenges and issues that are important to older adults are at the forefront of the political conversation—including systemic reform of long-term care, affordable homecare options, financial security in retirement and pension improvements.

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