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CANADA | Sep 21, 2026

[Apply] Canadian Leadership in Ageing Awards

The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) at Toronto Metropolitan University and Entente Education Canada are hosting the 2026 Canadian Leadership in Ageing Awards competition. The graduate award ($1,000) will be presented to a graduate student enrolled at a Canadian college or university who has demo

[News] 2024 Reports 8 to 12 of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada

ESDC cannot ensure that programs for seniors are effectively meeting their social and economic needs.

[News] Ipsos survey reveals critical need to combat ageism in Canada

Ipsos survey on ageism

[Consultation] Help modernize the development of preventive health care guidelines in Canada

Canada recognizes the importance of staying at the forefront of preventive health care guidance development. To ensure preventive health care guidelines: meet the needs of Canada's health care system

Healthy Aging CORE Research Spotlight: November 2024

Research Spotlight: Agri-Food Analytics LabThe Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL) based at Dalhousie University aims to understand the future of agri-food systems through analytics. The bilingual institute

The Social State of Giving

New patterns in the ways supporters of different generations choose to give, share, and interact with causes they care about

[Article] Building Connections: The Friendly Calls Experience

In times of crisis, the kindness and support of others can make a world of difference. The Canadian Red Cross Friendly Calls Program isn’t just about making phone calls – it’s about building mea

[Impact Story] Lee Valley Men's Shed

With nearly 100 chapters located across Canada, Men’s Shed provides members with a safe space to work on projects while building meaningful relationships with other likeminded men in their community

[News] Award-winning program brings infants, librarians into Edmonton seniors' residences

Edmonton Public Library's Together We Grow program is expanding

[News] How 'compassionate ageism' made its way into design of new technology

Ideas of later life being a time of dependency and frailty are encoded in tech, says researcher