WHAT'S NEW?
Provincial Initiatives Supporting Seniors
- ActNowBC
- Active Communities
- Ministry of Community & Rural Development
- Ministry of Healthy Living & Sport
- Premier's Council on Aging & Seniors' Issues
- Seniors' Healthy Living Secretariat
BC Age-friendly Leadership Network Members
- 2010 Legacies Now
- Age-friendly Communities Implementation Team (Network Secretariat)
- Architectural Institute of BC
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- BC Chamber of Commerce
- BC Old Age Pensioners’ Organization
- BC Recreation & Parks Association
- Canadian Association for the Fifty Plus
- Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations
- First Nations Chief’s Health Committee
- Human Resources Social Development Canada
- Métis Nation of BC
- Ministry of Community & Rural Development
- Ministry of Healthy Living & Sport (Network Chair)
- MOSAIC BC
- Provincial Health Services Authority
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Retail BC
- Royal Canadian Legion
- Union of British Columbia Municipalities
- VanCity Savings Credit Union
Age-friendly & Seniors' Initiatives in BC
Age-friendly & Seniors' Initiatives in Other Jurisdictions
- Age-friendly Manitoba Initiative
- A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society (UK)
- A City for All Ages (Edinburgh's Joint Plan for Older People)
- Nova Scotia Age-friendly Community Program
Funding Sources
- New Horizons for Seniors
- Seniors' Housing & Support Initiative
- CivicInfo Grant Database Grants for local governments
- Local Government Program Services (UBCM)
- CMHC Municipal Approaches to Affordable Housing
- LocalMotion
- Towns for Tomorrow
- Measuring Up (2010 Legacies Now)
Accessibility & Inclusion
Resources
- Seniors Services Society
- Guide to Government of Canada Services for Seniors
- Rural Seniors Dialogue (Canadian Rural Partnership)
- National Seniors Council
- Creating Communites for Active Aging
- Seniors Housing Directory of BC
- Seniors Housing Options Grid
- Age Friendly Communities
- International Federation on Ageing
Academic & Research Resources
- AARP Policy & Research
- BC Network for Aging Research
- Canadian Index of Wellbeing
- CMAJ - Seniors' Health Related Information
- SFU Gerontology Research Centre
- University of Victoria Centre on Aging
