[REPORT] Building a Pan-Canadian Community-Based Seniors Services Sector

HelpAge Canada hosted the inaugural CBSS Sector Summit, Claiming our Space, Naming our Future, in Ottawa in June 2024. The Summit brought together CBSS organizations from across the country to identity sector priorities and strengthen collective action. It showcased the enthusiasm across communities to take a coordinated approach to solidifying the important role that CBSS organizations play in supporting healthy ageing in Canada. 

Building on this momentum, HelpAge Canada, in partnership with the ICLC, undertook a series of provincial and territorial consultations to explore how the sector can be strengthened both regionally and through a cohesive pan-Canadian approach.1 The purpose of this report is to reflect the voices and priorities of CBSS organizations across Canada; identify shared themes as well as regional nuances and recommend actionable priorities for a coordinated pan Canadian CBSS sector. This work reflects a growing pan-Canadian momentum, “led by communities, for communities”, to position the CBSS sector as a foundational pillar of healthy ageing in Canada.