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CANADA | Sep 04, 2025

[Policy Brief] Policy Pathways for Aging in the Right Place: Strategies to Address Homelessness among Older Adults in Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal

This policy brief explores the unique factors contributing to homelessness among older adults in and offers city-specific recommendations to guide policymakers in developing targeted, effective housing responses.

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In the race to a net-zero and inclusive future, Canadian pension funds have a critical role to play - and a new report shows how

In a fast-changing world where global investors are embarking on the largest reallocation of capital in history, pursuing sustainability and inclusivity offers social, environmental, and investment be
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Helping grow socially purposed businesses

Alberta’s government is investing $2 million over four years in the UCeed Social Impact Fund to help launch and grow up to 100 social enterprises. The UCeed Social Impact Fund provides early-stage
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CETFA Urges More Advisors to Help Clients Prepare for Vulnerable Aging

The Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) is assisting the advisory community in helping Canadians plan for vulnerable aging as more of its population lives longer. “I want to start spreading that messa
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Almost 90,000 Seniors Facing Guaranteed Income Supplement Cut for Accepting Pandemic Benefits

Almost 90,000 Canadian seniors are being hit by a sudden cut to their monthly income because they accepted a federal financial benefit that was supposed to help them weather the pandemic. Low income
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Local Indigenous Elder Honoured at Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70 Awards for Long-Time Community Work

At 73 years old, Miiksika’am believes he has a responsibility to share the stories of his life, which include attending a residential school in Alberta as a child, joining the military, becoming a c
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Trico LivingWell involves future residents in planning for active-living seniors community

Trico Group moved its headquarters in June to its newly planned Kingsland Junction campus on Macleod Trail South, a development to be made up of five buildings. Two of those, well under construction,
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Meet the 2021 Top 7 Over 70 Award Recipients

Age is no barrier to achieving goals. Just look at the remarkable accomplishments of the 2021 winners of the Top 7 Over 70 awards. “The contributions of older adults in Calgary and area are truly am
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Alberta expands eligibility for booster doses

Even more Albertans will soon be eligible to book a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Emerging evidence and recent recommendations made by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization suggest immuni
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Healthy Aging Alberta: Launch of Community-Based Seniors Serving Sector Initiative New Brand

We are excited to share the new community-selected brand and name for the CBSS Sector Initiative going forward: Healthy Aging Alberta. Systems change and collective impact work is complex, and the ab
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