Living in Niagara-2017 Report: 62 Suggested Action Steps Across 12 Sectors
The Living in Niagara report is a triennial measure of quality of life in Niagara, across 12 Sectors that align [...]
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03, 2018
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02, 2018
Contributing Citizens, Workers, Volunteers, Innovators and Leaders: What We Know About Older People in Niagara
Here in Niagara, we’ve heard about our aging population, and we know that more than one-third of our population is [...]
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02, 2018
How Canada Compares: Results from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2017 International Health Policy Survey of Seniors
The 2017 edition of The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey focused on the views and experiences of seniors (age [...]
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01, 2018
Local Volunteer Opportunities Offer Older People in Niagara a Way to Stay Healthy and Connected
Think volunteering is just a nice thing to do for others? Think again! Volunteering can be the key to good [...]
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11, 2017
Working Seniors in Canada (Census in Brief)
Because of lower fertility rates, longer life expectancy and the aging of the baby boom cohort, seniors’ share of the [...]
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11, 2017
Aging with Confidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors
The number of seniors in Ontario is forecast to double to 4.6 million within the next 25 years - and [...]
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11, 2017
Age-Friendly Housing Forum: Opportunities for the Future
Eighty-five percent of Canadians have made it clear – they want to age in place and continue to live (and [...]
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11, 2017
The Life Course Approach to Analyzing and Visualizing Niagara’s Top Health Issues
In 2017, Niagara Region Public Health took a Life Course Approach to analyzing and visualizing Niagara's Top Health Issues ("Top [...]
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10, 2017
Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Key Results from the 2016 Census
Aboriginal peoples have lived in what is now Canada long before the arrival of the first European settlers. Indeed, the [...]
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10, 2017
Housing in Canada: Key results from the 2016 Census
The housing landscape in Canada has changed over the past decade, against a backdrop of record low-interest rates since the 2008-2009 recession, [...]
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10, 2017
WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People
The provision of integrated care is key for older people. The WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) propose evidence-based [...]
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09, 2017
Labour Force Participation of Seniors, 1946-2016
Like many other industrialized countries, the age structure of the Canadian population has changed dramatically in the last century. The [...]
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08, 2017
Lifelong Learning Niagara: Age-Friendly Principles in Action
Over the past decade, the global movement toward age-friendly communities has demonstrated that quality of life is influenced as much [...]
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08, 2017
Niagara Age-Friendly Community Initiative: Year 1 2010-2011 Evaluation Summary Report
In late 2009, the Niagara Age-Friendly Community Initiative (NAFCI) was awarded a three-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). [...]
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07, 2017
Housing a Senior Population: The Economic and Social Benefits of Seniors in Your Community
When communities attract and retain older residents in a diverse population mix, they gain the economic benefits as well as [...]
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07, 2017
Housing a Senior Population: The Economic and Social Benefits of Seniors in Your Community
When communities attract and retain older residents in a diverse population mix, they gain the economic benefits as well as [...]
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07, 2017
Getting Ready for a New Generation of Active Seniors: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
This report makes four recommendations to respond to Canada’s demographic shift – all seemingly simple and all a familiar tune [...]
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07, 2017
The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne Age-Friendly Needs Assessment
Port Colborne's age-friendly needs assessment builds upon the existing needs assessment and action plan developed by Age-Friendly Niagara Community Network. [...]
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07, 2017
Age-Friendly Needs Assessment Surveys Report: City of Thorold
The goal of this report is to provide the Thorold City Council with the direct feedback from the members within [...]
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07, 2017
Canada Day… By The Numbers
This 'By the numbers' article presents interesting facts compiled to portray Canada's ethnocultural diversity, our national identity, land and natural [...]
