National Institute on Ageing

🏡✨ Discover the Future of Homecare The NIA was honoured to be invited to Discover the Future of Homecare, hosted by Healthnext—a full day of insightful discussions on the future of homecare and primary care, two vital pillars of our evolving health system. We heard from incredible expert panelists, including: 🔹 Professor Catherine Burns 🔹 Professor John Hirdes 🔹 Gabrielle Gallant 🔹 Jean Hewitt The event explored the challenges, opportunities, and innovative approaches reshaping care at home and in the community. Thank you again to Healthnext for having us today! #Homecare #PrimaryCare #HealthInnovation #FutureOfHealth #AgeingInPlace #Healthnext #CommunityCare

🚨 Opportunity Alert for Students – Apply by April 21, 2025! The NIA, in partnership with RTOERO, is looking for two Junior Fellows (Research Assistants) to join us for summer 2025! 📚 As a Junior Fellow, you’ll collaborate on meaningful research, policy development, and advocacy to support successful and healthy ageing in Canada. This is a hands-on opportunity to make a real impact. 🎓 Canadian undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at an accredited university, who are eligible to work in Canada and passionate about ageing research and public policy, are encouraged to apply. Applications from all disciplines are welcome. 🛠️ What you'll be doing: ✔️ Conduct literature reviews and environmental scans ✔️ Draft research reports, briefing notes & policy submissions ✔️ Analyze qualitative and/or quantitative data ✔️ Track policy developments across Canada ✔️ Support research ethics applications ✔️ Interview stakeholders and research participants ✔️ Assist with meetings, workshops, and consultations ⏳ Deadline to apply: April 21, 2025 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/grsT5cyR

🏡 From strangers to housemates — meet four Ontario women redefining what ageing in place can look like. Faced with rising housing costs and a desire for connection, they turned to the Golden Girls model of shared living. Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA, calls the model a “missing middle” option for older adults who might no longer be able to manage or afford a large home on their own, but do not yet require nursing care. Shared housing offers companionship, affordability, and a new path forward for ageing Canadians. Read the full story: 📰 https://lnkd.in/gux6QJe3 #AgeingInPlace #SharedHousing #ThirdAct #CommunityCare #AffordableHousing

Please join us in welcoming Rizwan Khan as our new Legal Researcher and Analyst! Rizwan is a lawyer with deep experience advocating for environmental issues and public health, having previously served as counsel with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). His work has focused on advocating for environmental justice on behalf of vulnerable populations, including protection of First Nations’ source waters, greenhouse gas emission regulations, nuclear energy policy, and environmental assessment reform. He holds degrees from Toronto Metropolitan University, Dalhousie University, and Queen’s University. Welcome, Rizwan—we’re excited to have you on board!  

🚨 Opportunity Alert for Students! The NIA, in partnership with RTOERO, is looking for two Junior Fellows (Research Assistants) to join us for summer 2025! 📚 As a Junior Fellow, you’ll collaborate on meaningful research, policy development, and advocacy to support successful and healthy ageing in Canada. This is a hands-on opportunity to make a real impact. 🎓 Canadian undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at an accredited university, who are eligible to work in Canada and passionate about ageing research and public policy, are encouraged to apply. Applications from all disciplines are welcome. 🛠️ What you'll be doing: ✔️ Conduct literature reviews and environmental scans ✔️ Draft research reports, briefing notes & policy submissions ✔️ Analyze qualitative and/or quantitative data ✔️ Track policy developments across Canada ✔️ Support research ethics applications ✔️ Interview stakeholders and research participants ✔️ Assist with meetings, workshops, and consultations 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/grsT5cyR

‼️Older Canadians are the most powerful voting bloc in the country — but you wouldn’t know it from the 2025 election discourse. In a new Toronto Star op-ed, NIA’s Director of Policy Gabrielle Gallant and Abacus Data 's 📊 David Coletto 🌎 break down the reality of Canada’s ageing population: by 2030, nearly a quarter of Canadians will be over 65. This shift will put pressure on health care, housing, and retirement security—but political leaders aren’t addressing it with the urgency it deserves. The National Institute on Ageing is thrilled to welcome Abacus Data as our new research partner for the NIA Ageing in Canada Survey. Their expertise in public opinion research will help us deepen our understanding of how Canadians experience and perceive ageing — and what needs to change to better support older adults. With nearly a quarter of Canadians set to be over 65 by 2030, this demographic shift will reshape everything from health care to housing to financial security. With older Canadians turning out to vote at higher rates than any other age group, these issues will become a priority. The question is: will our political leaders be ready? Liberal Party of Canada • Parti Libéral du Canada Conservative Party of Canada New Democratic Party of Canada Bloc Québécois Green Party of Canada • Le Parti vert du Canada https://lnkd.in/gEBmKg2E

📢 In a new NIA report, led by NIA Senior Fellow John Stapleton and co-authored by Gabrielle Gallant, calls on political leaders to raise the GIS earnings exemption to $10,000 and index it to inflation — a simple fix to help vulnerable older adults stay afloat. 🧓 Too many older Canadians are penalized for working past retirement age. 💬 “We need policies that support — not penalize — low-income older adults who want to stay in the workforce,” says NIA Senior Fellow John Stapleton. 🗳️ With nearly 1 in 4 Canadians soon to be over 65, it’s time for all political parties to take older voters seriously. 🙏 Special thanks to our expert reviewers: Dr. Gillian Petit (University of Calgary) Alexi White (Maytree Foundation) Vasiliki (Vass) B. (McMaster University) 📄 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eMP7B7vt

🙏 Thank you to AMS Healthcare for hosting the 2025 Invitational Conference: Getting Practical – Implementing AI in Healthcare yesterday in Toronto. We were grateful for the opportunity to attend and engage in important conversations about the future of artificial intelligence in health care. The event brought together an impressive group of experts, health care professionals, policymakers, and service users to explore the practical steps needed to integrate AI meaningfully and responsibly into our health care system. We look forward to the continued dialogue—and to reading the published proceedings this June. #HealthcareInnovation #AgingAndTechnology #FutureOfHealth #OntarioHealth

📢 Canada Needs a Minister for Older Persons. Now. Ahead of the 2025 federal election, we’ve joined forces with HelpAge Canada CanAge International Longevity Centre Canada RTOERO Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse to issue a clear call to action to all political parties: Commit to creating a dedicated federal Minister for Older Persons. With nearly 1 in 4 Canadians soon to be 65+, it's time for focused leadership to champion the rights, needs, and voices of older adults in Canada. A Minister for Older Persons would: ✅ Coordinate aging-related policies across departments ✅ Ensure older Canadians are included in decisions that impact them ✅ Prepare Canada for the coming demographic shift Older Canadians vote at the highest rates—it's time their issues were at the top of the national agenda. 📄 Read our open letter: https://lnkd.in/g3uXFFJr 📣 Liberal Party of Canada • Parti Libéral du Canada Conservative Party of Canada New Democratic Party of Canada Bloc Québécois Green Party of Canada • Le Parti vert du Canada #CDNPoli #AgingInCanada #Election2025 #OlderCanadians Alyssa Brierley Margaret Gillis Jim Grieve Kahir Lalji MA, CPG Liv Mendelsohn, M.A., M.Ed. Benedicte Schoepflin Laura Tamblyn Watts

Curious about the future of healthcare?  🩺 On April 16, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., join Dr. Jobin Varughese, Interim Assistant Dean, Primary Care Education at School of Medicine at Toronto Metropolitan University and President of the Ontario College of Family Physicians, for an informative Intersections discussion on the evolving landscape of family medicine in Ontario. Learn more and register today: https://ow.ly/yijG50VcE4X #WorldHealthDay