AFC Resources

Reports

• Older Workers: Exploring and Addressing the Stereotypes (Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible For Seniors, 2021)
• Tapping into the older customer market in Ottawa (Ottawa, 2018)
• The Status of Senior Entrepreneurship in Canada: A Snapshot (Sheridan Centre for Elder Research, 2018)
• Age-Friendly Workplaces: Promoting Older Worker Participation (Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible For Seniors, 2012)

Guides & Tools

• Age-Friendly Business Examples (AARP, n.d.)
• Age-Friendly Business Resource Guide (London, 2016)
• Age-Friendly Business Self-Assessment Checklist (Calgary, 2021)
• Age-Friendly Employer Engagement: The Broad Picture (Centre for Ageing Better, 2021)
• Age-Friendly Employer Pledge (Centre for Aging Better, n.d.)
• A Guide to Building an Age-Friendly Business in the City of Kawartha Lakes (Kawartha Lakes, n.d.)
• Building an Age-Friendly Simcoe County  Business/ Organization Guide and Recognition Program (County of Simcoe, 2019)
• Business Assessment (Wawa, n.d.)
• Creating an Age-Friendly Business Guide (Thorold, 2018)
• Creating an Age-Friendly Business (Welland/Pelham, 2014)
• Creating an Age-Friendly Business (British Columbia, 2011)
• Employer attitudes: Evidence cards (Centre for Ageing Better, 2022)
• Good Recruitment for Older Workers (GROW) – A Guide for Employers (Centre for Ageing Better, 2021)
• Guiding Principles for Age-Friendly Businesses (Global Coalition on Aging, 2018)
• Is Your Business Age-Friendly? (Wawa, n.d.)

Projects 

• Age-Friendly Ambassadors Project see pages 4 & 5 (Toronto Council on Aging)

• Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Centre at the Lawson Institute (Western University)
• Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (Western University)
• Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation (Baycrest Health Sciences)
• Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health (Lakehead University)
• Centre for Studies in Aging and Health at Providence Care (Providence Care)
• Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute (University of Ottawa)
• Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging (McMaster University)
• Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (University of Waterloo)
• Trent Centre for Aging and Society (Trent University)

Reports

• Understanding ‘Early Exiters’ The Case for A Healthy Aging Workforce Strategy (The Physiological Society, 2022)
• Promoting the Labour Force Participation of Older Adults (Federal/Provincial/ Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors, 2018)
• Age in the Workplace: Retain, Retrain, Recruit (The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, 2016)
• Identifying and Understanding Innovations in Labour Market Adjustment Programs for Older Workers (Ontario Human Capital Research Innovation Fund, 2016)

Guides & Tools

• Age-Friendly Workplaces: A Self-Assessment Tool for Employers (Government of Canada, 2016)
• Tips to help Older Adults find Employment (London, 2017)
• Tips to help Employers hire Older Adults (London, 2017)
• Tips to help Employment Service Providers assist Older Adults (London, 2017)

Community Examples

• Redirection: Movers, Shakers, and Shifters (A documentary film that examines career shift, transition, and occupational change in later life)

Guides & Tools

• Age-Friendly Communication: Facts, Tips, and Ideas (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2010)
• Ageism and Media Resources (Province of Saskatchewan, 2018)
  • Ageism and Media Report
  • Language Style Guide for Media
• Clear Print Accessibility Guidelines (Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 2018)
• Designing an Information Guide for Older Adults (Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program, 2018)
• Style Guide: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Queen’s University, Faculty of Health Sciences)
• Words are Powerful: A Style Guide for Writing and Speaking — avoiding ageist concepts and language (Ageism & Media Committee Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism, 2018)

Community Examples

• Age-Friendly Calendar (Municipality of Halton Region, 2022)
• Age-Friendly Newsletter (Niagara, 2018)
• Age-Friendly Newsletter (Cornwall, 2017)
• Community Resources for Older Adults (Hamilton, n.d.)
• Community Resources for Older Adults (Temiskaming Shores, 2016-2017)
  • French
  • English
• Guide to Services and Programs for Older Adults (Ottawa, 2019)
• Making the Right Call Rack Card (Thorold, n.d.)
• Kenora Age-Friendly Services Guide 2016-2017 (Kenora, 2016 – 2017)
• Senior Connector Program (Halton, 2022)
• Be Prepared Workbook (Age-friendly Peterborough, 2022)

Reports

• Connecting Memories with Nature: Opportunities for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities in Mid-sized Cities (Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University, 2018)
• How Canada Compares: Results From The Commonwealth Fund’s 2017 International Health Policy Survey of Seniors (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2017)

Guides & Tools

• Integrated care for older people Guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity (World Health Organization, 2017)
• Putting Food on the Table Project Toolkit  (Sheridan College, 2021)
• Senior Friendly Care – Senior Friendly 7: A toolkit for healthcare providers (Regional Geriatric Program, 2018)

Community Examples

• From Soup to Tomatoes: An Exercise Program Guide to Implementation (Timiskaming Health Unit, n.d.)
• Stay on Your Feet Program and Medication Management Videos (North East Local Health Integration Network, 2021)
• Be Prepared Workbook (Age-friendly Peterborough, 2022)

Reports

• A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2019)
• Making Homes More Dementia-Friendly through the Use of Aids and Adaptations (Association for Dementia Studies, 2019)
• Navigating the Path Forward for Dementia in Canada: The Landmark Study Report (Alzheimer Society, 2022)
• World Alzheimer Report 2022 – Life after diagnosis: Navigating treatment, care, and support (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2022)

Guides & Tools

• Dementia-Friendly Communities Local Government Toolkit (Alzheimer Society of B.C.)
• Housing Options for People Living with Dementia — Volume 1  — Volume 2  — Volume 3 (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
• Resource List: Dementia as a Disease or a Disability
• Resource List: Dementia-Friendly Communities 
• Resource List: Workplace Education on Dementia
• Towards a dementia plan: A WHO guide (World Health Organization)

Community Examples

• Dementia Friends Canada
• Finding Your Way (Program)
• Minds in Motion (Program)
• Taking Control of Our Lives Self Management Pilot Program

Reports

• White Paper on Ontario’s Aging Francophone Population (FARFO, 2019)
• Health and Social Services for Francophone Seniors in Eastern Ontario and Manitoba: Guidelines to Improve the Continuity of French Language Services (GREFOPS, 2018)
• Report on Service and Housing Needs of Francophone Seniors: Erie St. Clair/South West (French Language Health Planning Entity) (Entite, 2014)

Guides & Tools

• A Guide for Planning and Providing Francophone Long-Term Care  (French Health Network of Central Southwestern Ontario, 2017)
  • English 
  • French 
• Implementing the Optimal Model of Long-Term Care for Francophones and Other Cultural and Linguistic Minority Groups  (French Health Network of Central Southwestern Ontario, 2017)
  • English
  • French 
• Populations in Focus (Special e-Newsletter) Issue 1 – Francophone Older Adults

Reports

• Accessible and Adaptable Housing (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• Affordable Housing for Older Adults (The Research Shop with Age-Friendly Guelph, n.d.)
• Aging in Place (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• Building a Seniors Campus (Simcoe, 2017)
• CMHC Flex Housing (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• CMHC Housing Observer (Canada Mortgage and Housing, n.d.)
• Developing a Housing Strategy for an Age-Friendly Community (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• Enhancing Eviction Prevention Supports for Older Adults in Social Housing (Wellesley Institute, 2023)
• Housing a Senior Population — The Economic and Social Benefits of Seniors in your Community (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• Housing Options for Seniors (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• How Co-housing is different from a Cooperative or a Conventional Condominium (Wolf Willow Cohousing, n.d.)
• Laneway Homes (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• No Place to Grow Old: How Canadian Suburbs Can Become Age-Friendly (Institute for Research and Public Policy, 2017)
• Ontario Secondary Suite Research Study (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)
• Report on Housing Needs of Seniors (Government of Canada, n.d.)
• Seniors’ Housing Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2021)
• Seniors and Housing: The Challenge Ahead (Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2015)
• The Cost of Including Accessibility Features in New Homes and Apartments (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2019)
• Visitable Homes (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2018)
• Why Seniors Leave Their Homes (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2016)
• Why visitable housing matters (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, n.d.)

Guides & Tools

• Age-Friendly London Housing options Guide (London)
• Guidelines for VisitAble Housing Measurements (VisitAble Housing Canada)
• HomeShare Toolkit (Burlington & Halton)
• It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in Canada (National Institute on Aging)

Community Examples

• Abbeyfield Houses Society of Canada (Abbeyfield Canada)
• Project Profile: Brechin Manor – Solterra Co-housing (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
• Project Profile: Camponi Place – Repurposed RCAF base (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
• Project Profile: McIntyre House – Repurposed RCMP Barracks (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
• Wolf Willow Co-housing (Wolf Willow Co-housing)

Reports 

• Learning from the Lived Experiences of Aging Immigrants: Final Report (SSHRC Connections, 2020)
• A Focus on New Immigrant and Refugee Seniors in Canada (Government of Canada, n.d.)
• Settlement Experiences of Recently Arrived Senior Immigrants (CERIS, 2019)
• Recent Canadian Immigrant Seniors: A Literature Review of Settlement Experiences and Services (CERIS, 2018)
• Understanding Immigrant Seniors’ Needs and Priorities For Health Care (Champlain Local Health Integration Network, 2017)

Guides and Tools

• Populations in Focus (Special e-Newsletter) Issue 5: Older Immigrants and Refugees

Reports

• Creating a More Inclusive Ontario: Diverse Populations Addendum (Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program, 2021)
• Ontario First Nations Aging Study – Overview and Report (Sudbury: Ontario First Nations Aging Study, 2019)
• Social Isolation of Seniors – A Focus on Indigenous Seniors in Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2018)
• Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes (CLRI Program, 2017)

Guides and Tools 

• Populations in Focus (Special e-Newsletter) Issue 4: Indigenous Older Adults

Resources

• The National Resource Centre on 2SLGBTQI Aging (National Institute on Ageing, n.d.)
• Applying an Equity Lens in Age-friendly Communities Planning (BC Healthy Communities, n.d.)
• Rainbow Health Ontario (Rainbow Health, n.d.)
• The 519 Organization – Handbook for Affirming LGBTQ Older Adults – Still Here, Still Queer (The 519, n.d.)
• Leading and Learning With Pride – A Revitalized Tool Kit on Supporting 2SLGBTQI+ Seniors (Toronto, n.d.)
• LGBT2SQ Health Connect (Sherbourne Health, 2022)
• Social Isolation of Seniors – A Focus on LGBTQ Seniors in Canada (Government of Canada, 2021)
• Families of Choice and Community Connectedness: A Brief Guide to the Social Strengths of LGBTQ Older Adults (Wardecker & Matsick, 2020)
• Providing Services for LGBT2SQ Seniors (Sagelink, 2020)
• What we need to know: Developing knowledge and awareness about LGBT older adults (Henriquez, 2019)
• LGBT Tool Kit: Creating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-Inclusive and Affirming Care and Services (CLRI, 2018)
• Seeing and Supporting LGBT Older Adults’ Caregivers and Families (Wardecker & Johnson, 2018)
• Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Inclusivity in Long-Term Care Homes: A Canadian Perspective (Sussman et al., 2018)
• LGBTQ2+ aging in Canada: Building the evidence and informing action (Wilson et al., 2018)
• Innovative Approaches Addressing Aging and Mental Health Needs in LGBTQ Communities (Hoy-Ellis et al., 2017)

Tools 

• Aging in Community: A Focus on Older LGBTQ2S+ Canadians
• Populations in Focus (Special e-Newsletter) Issue 2: 2SLGBTQI+ Older Adults

Reports

• Ageing and the city: making urban spaces work for older people (HelpAge International, 2016)

Guides & Tools

• Creating Parks and Public Spaces for People of All Ages (The Trust for Public Land)
• GoHere Washroom Locator App (Crohn’s and Colitis Canada)
• Stop Gap (Stop Gap)

Community Examples

• Age-Friendly London Parks Checklist (London)

Reports

• Rural Older Volunteers & The COVID-19 Pandemic (Rural Aging Research Program, Trent University, 2021)
• Rural Ontario Foresight Papers: Rural Volunteerism  (Rural Ontario Institute, 2019)

Guides & Tools

• Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2015)
• Backgrounder: Rural Complete Streets (Toronto Centre for Active Transportation, 2019)
• Healthy Rural Communities Tool Kit: A Guide for Municipalities (Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit, 2019)
• Populations in Focus (Special e-Newsletter) Issue 3: Rural and Remote Communities

Guides & Tools

• Connecting Generations: A Toolkit for Planning Intergenerational Events (New Brunswick Department of Social Development, 2017)
  • English
  • French 
• Contributing to the Fight Against Abuse: A Guide for Age-Friendly Municipalities (Votre Gouvernement, 2022)
• A Case Study on Ageism during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors, 2022)
• Addressing elder abuse: A toolkit for developing a coordinated community response (Alberta Government, 2019)
• An Examination of the Social and Economic Impacts of Ageism (Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors, 2022)
• Applying an Equity Lens in Age-friendly Communities Planning (BC Healthy Communities, 2021)
• Enabling Older Adults to Age in Community (Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors, 2022)
• Global Report on Ageism (World Health Organization, 2021)

Reports

• ADVOCACY BRIEF | Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older People (World Health Organization, 2021)
• Building Connections: Promising Practices to Reduce Older Adult Social Isolation for Age-Friendly Community Initiatives (The Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program, 2021) 
  • Inventory of Community Program Examples (April 2023)
• Including Us: What Older People Say About The Barriers They Face to Social Isolation (HelpAge International, 2023)
• The Psychology of Loneliness: Why it Matters and What We Can Do (Campaign to End Loneliness, 2020)
• Social Isolation Among Older Adults During the Pandemic (Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Forum of Ministers Responsible for Seniors, 2021)
• Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older People: Advocacy Brief (World Health Organization, 2021)
• Social Isolation of Seniors – Understanding the Issue and Finding Solutions (Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Forum of Ministers Responsible for Seniors, 2021)
• Understanding Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Canadians and How to Address It (National Institute on Ageing and RTOERO Foundation, 2022)

Community Examples 

• ENRICHES (Toronto)
• Keeping Ottawa Seniors Connected 
• Social isolation to Social Connection Project (Peterborough)

Reports

• Building Connections: Promising Practices to Reduce Older Adult Social Isolation for Age-Friendly Community Initiatives (The Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program, 2021) 
  • Inventory of Community Program Examples (April 2023)
• It’s the Little Things: A Community Resource for Strengthening Social Connections (Coyle, Gleason, & Bui, 2020)
• Social participation in older women and men: differences in community activities and barriers according to region and population size in Canada (Naud et al., 2019)
• Examining Social Participation of Older Adults to Help Create an Age-Friendly Community (Kubach, 2014)

Guides and Tools 

• Connecting Generations: A Toolkit for Planning Intergenerational Events (New Brunswick Department of Social Development, 2017)
  • English
  • French 
• Videoconferencing with Older Adults: Best Practices for Psychosocial Group Interventions
  • English 
  • French

Community Examples

• Count Me In! (Quebec) 
  • Workshop Guide
  • Participant Workbook 
• Recreation & Leisure Assistive Devices Inventory (London)

Reports

• Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions (Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition)
• Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Public Transportation and Vulnerabilities In Rural and Remote Canada (University of Regina)
• Older Adults on the Move: Global Age-Friendly Transportation Innovations  (Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness)
• Promising Models of Community-Based Seniors’ Transportation in British Columbia (Provincial Working Group on Seniors’ Transportation)

Community Examples

• Seniors on the Move
  • English 
  • French 
• A Guide to London Transit (London)
• London & Area Transportation information (London)
• Safe Driving Tips for Older Adults (Burlington)