Canada Seniors

• Antidepressants more likely to be prescribed to LTC residents than other seniors: report

  Seniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years than those in the community.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2022
  
• Baby boomers now less than 25% of Canada’s population, 2021 census data shows

  The latest census data from 2021 shows for the first time since the end of the baby boom, the boomer generation in Canada makes up less than a quarter of the country's population.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2022
  
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• Canada’s proportion of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes top 16 other nations: study

  As of May 25, long-term care residents made up 81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in the country, compared to an average of 42 per cent among all countries studied.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2020
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• Seniors need more than one-time top-ups if coronavirus pandemic lingers: advocates

  "Canadian seniors have been counting on the much overdue increase to OAS and perhaps never before has that increase been needed so much," CanAge's CEO said.

  Canada

  May 21, 2020
• Peter Watts: A National Seniors Strategy

  A House of Commons committee has drafted a report calling for a national strategy to address the challenges of an aging population.

  Apr 21, 2018
• Retraining Canada’s older workers could help boost national economy by $65B: report

  74 per cent of Canada's older workers would be willing to learn new skills to continue working, 47 per cent of workers aged 50-75 would keep working if they could do so part time.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2017
• Canadians can expect a tax hike as senior population grows: report

  As the country's population ages, Canadians can expect taxes to increase as budgets for health care, education and child benefits are squeezed.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2017
• Bob Layton Editorial: Grey power

  Blaming seniors for government ineptitude.

  Nov 2, 2017
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• Is Canada’s health-care system ready for our rapidly greying population?

  Here's why experts say Canada's health-care system isn't ready to meet the needs of our rapidly aging population.

  Canada

  May 5, 2017