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CANADA | Aug 11, 2026

[Join Study] A Modern Profile of the Volunteer Engagement Profession

Volunteering is changing. Canada needs a new picture.In the more than two decades since Canada last measured volunteer engagement nationally, the nonprofit sector has transformed. Leaders who support volunteers deserve advocacy, resources, and recognition. This study will help make that happen.When

The National Institute on Ageing Announces New Collaboration with TELUS Health to Support Independent Living for Older Adults

Today, the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) announced a collaboration with TELUS Health to help raise public awareness about assistive technologies that can support older adults maintain active and

More Albertans eligible for third dose

More immunocompromised Albertans are now eligible for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The province has expanded eligibility for an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more immunocompromised Albe

COVID-19 vaccination records available at registries

Albertans will soon be able to have their COVID-19 vaccination records printed at local registry offices anywhere across the province. Alberta’s government launched a convenient card-sized proof of

Restrictions Exemption Program underway

Fully vaccinated individuals or those with a recent negative privately paid COVID-19 test are now able to safely access participating businesses and events across the province. The Restrictions Exemp

Kerby Centre offering free vaccine passport printing for Calgary seniors

Seniors who need a copy of their Alberta vaccine passport can head over to the Kerby Centre in southwest Calgary for a free printout of the document. Officials with the Kerby Centre said Monday they

Low-income seniors say they've been ignored this election

The COVID-19 pandemic brought into the sharp relief the vulnerability of seniors living in Canada's long-term care system, resulting in a number of election promises to reform the sector. However, se

CanAge helps guide the use of tech to improve long-term care

On Feb 1-2 of this year, CanAge participated in a consultation panel, led by McMaster University’s Health Forum, on the potential of emerging technologies to transform long-term care in Canada. The

Let’s invest in helping more seniors stay at home – and stay active

As the percentage of Ontarians who are 60 years of age and older continues to increase, we urgently need a new approach to the distribution of finite health resources. A significant question for an a

The push to fill Canada’s critical PSW shortage

New programs offering faster—and tuition-free—training are cropping up around the country. But are they enough? In Canada, PSWs—also known as health-care aides (HCAs), or orderlies in Quebec—