Canadian Government Programs for Seniors

Federal Government Programs

Seniors Canada Online

Canada's Trusted Information Source for Seniors, Caregivers, Families and Service Providers--excellent information for all provinces (vision and hearing sensitive).

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Canada's Aging Population

Canada's Aging Population was prepared for the Second World Assembly on Ageing, a conference organized by the UN, held from April 8 to 12, 2002. This document is intended to provide an overview of population aging in Canada and of the major issues that must be addressed as both the number and the proportion of seniors increase in Canadian society. It sets the stage for Canada's participation in the event.

Note: Should you wish to link to it, click here

Statistics Canada

Click here and glance up at the top menu bar. Click on "The Daily" on the left side of the menu, and type in Seniors...or just type in "Seniors" in the box at the top for a search of Stats Canada information.

Canada's Division Of Aging and Seniors? Canada's Division Of Aging And Seniors (Public Health Agency of Canada) provides a wealth of good information, click here.

Canada Institute for Health Information

Our premier source of high quality, reliable and timely health information--an excellent website for research reports.

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Order your Government of Canada Services Catalogue/Guide

To request a copy of the Government of Canada Services Guide, click here OR click here for a printable copy of the actual brochure:

Note from Patty: This is a catalogue - type booklet that lists all the free 'print' resources available from our Federal Government

Old Age Security (OAS) Program

Government of Canada's
cornerstone of retirement income system

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Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

Canada Pension Plan overview.

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Human Resources and Social Development

Click on "Seniors" or Click on "A-Z Index" then go to "S" for Seniors orthe alphabet letter of the topic you may be interested in www.sdc.gc.ca

1st Spot Canada

A Quick Overview of all aspects of each Province and Territory.

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Veterans Affairs

For Veterans' Benefits and Care Programs click here

Let's Talk - The Care Years by Patty Randall
ISBN -0-9782215-0-8

BEING A CAREGIVER:

All benefits and income tax claims information is listed on this excellent weblink ... updated annually by the Government Of Canada. Very good and informative website for tax information

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Connecting you to government benefits for each province and territory

Answer questions and get a personalized list of benefits for which you may be eligible; review the lists of benefits; receive the news regarding benefits.

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Seniors Health Issues

A comprehensive link to Canadian publications and information on the health topics of interest to seniors and boomers with aging parents.

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For anyone 55 years and up

Very useful tax and service information from Canada Revenue Agency

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CANADIAN RETIREMENT INCOME CALCULATOR Plan Your Retirement Today!

An excellent tool for glimpsing one's retirement future-this tool allows all of us as Canadians to figure out what will be there from government sources and how much more we might need for our retirement.

The Government of Canada has developed this calculator to help you plan for retirement. The calculator takes you step by step through an estimate of the ongoing income you may receive throughout your retirement from:

Old Age Security (OAS);
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or Quebec Pension Plan (QPP);
Employer pension(s);
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs); and
Other sources of ongoing income.

The Old Age Security program and the Canada Pension Plan (or Quebec Pension Plan) provide a modest secure base on which to build your private savings. The calculator helps you assess your personal financial situation and helps you decide which steps to take to reach your retirement goals. http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca

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