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CANADA | Nov 06, 2026

[Media Release] Budget 2026: Milestone Change to Canada Caregiver Credit Puts Money into the Pockets of Caregivers

Toronto, November 5, 2026 – The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE), a program of the Azrieli Foundation, is heartened to see real, concrete, action for caregivers in the 2026 Federal Budget with changes to the Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC). If passed, these reforms will make the CCC

CERB Impact on Guaranteed Income Supplement - Letter addressed to the Minister of Seniors, the Honourable Deb Schulte

Community Leadership Council representing the Community-based Seniors Serving Sector in Alberta submitted a letter to the Minister of Seniors, the Honourable Deb Schulte regarding the impact of the Gu

Celebrate Alberta’s diversity through Culture Days

September’s month-long celebration of art, music, cuisine, dance offers free, family-friendly events, hosted by 122 government-sponsored sites. Many of the sites represent various cultural groups,

Third vaccine doses available September 1, 2021

Starting Sept 1, 2021, third doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available for all seniors living in congregate care facilities and for immunocompromised Albertans. Alberta’s government has always pr

New tool makes getting addiction help easier

The Recovery Access Alberta website is a one-stop shop where Albertans can find addiction-related programs and services to meet their specific needs. Alberta’s government is helping everyday Albert

Coaches deployed to help addicts on path to recovery

Recovery coaches will help people by creating individual recovery plans, helping Albertans experiencing addiction to navigate and integrate back into their communities and build healthy support system

Indigenous entrepreneurs poised to make big impact on Canadian economy

Support for Indigenous entrepreneurs a pathway to economic reconciliation, but it's also good business In her new book, Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table, business leader Carol Anne H

Addressing swallowing issues as we age

The ability to swallow is something most of us take for granted; however, in older adults, it can become a serious and life-threatening problem if it's impaired and nor properly addressed. Swallowing

Jagmeet Singh says ending for-profit long-term care will be ‘less costly.’ Why it’s not necessarily that simple

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his pledge to end for-profit long-term care will not just improve seniors’ care, it’ll lighten the public purse. Standing outside the Mississauga headquarters of lon

Congratulations Age-Friendly Lethbridge

Pictured above from left to right: Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East, Josephine Pon, Minister of Seniors and Housing, and Rob Miyashiro, Executive Director at Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organiza