Age-Friendly Communities Canada

The Canadian Association on Gerontology is pleased to support and be a part of work in the field of age-friendly communities.

Research, Resource and Stakeholder Inventory

The CAG is pleased to offer the Age-Friendly Communities Canada Research, Resource and Stakeholder Inventory. This inventory was devised and designed to increase awareness of age-friendly communities research and work in Canada as well as those who work in the field to support knowledge dissemination, exchange and networking. We encourage you to browse the inventory, and to submit your own content.

Reports

Fostering Knowledge Development and Exchange on Age-Supportive Communities: Report of the June 9, 2011 Meeting, Toronto, ON. Prepared by Verena Menec, PhD and Sheri Bell, BA, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC, Division of Aging and Seniors) collaborated with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHIR), Institute of Aging and the Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) to host a meeting designed to foster knowledge development and exchange on age-supportive communities. The meeting, held on June 9, 2011 in Toronto, brought together 33 researchers and decision-makers. This report details the discussions at this meeting.

Coming Soon

An exciting new resource to highlight age-friendly communities work in Canada and to link researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, urban planners, older adults, communities and the many others who are an important part of age-friendly communities.