Interactive Maps

The interactive maps showcase the age-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) and activities being implemented across Ontario. The maps are updated on a regular basis and include information about current AFCIs, age-friendly activities across the eight domains, and organizations/agencies related to age-friendly principles. The maps were designed to help spread promising practices and create opportunities for collaboration.

“We have used the Ontario AFC website, online profiles of other age-friendly communities, and the interactive maps to conduct environmental scans for various planning activities. These resources are invaluable!” – An Ontario AFCI Lead

MAP 1: Ontario AFCIs and Age-Friendly Activities

Layer 1: Current AFCIs
Name and location of active AFCIs in Ontario. Each AFCI has a colour-coded pin to represent the population size.Click on a pin to view the community name, population size, and link to the AFCI profile.

Red (Rural) – Population less than 999
Yellow (Small) – Population 1,000-29,999
Purple (Medium) – Population 30,000-99,999
Green (Large) – Population greater than 100,000

Layer 2-9: Age-Friendly Activities by Domain
Layers 2 to 9 display programs, projects and services (activities) that are being implemented by AFCIs in Ontario. The activities are organized by the eight AFC domains. Click on the domain’s unique icon to view the implementing community’s name, a descriptive title of the activity, and a link to the community’s AFCI profile to access more information. The icons representing each domain are listed below.

Click here to view Map 1: Ontario AFCIs by Domain

MAP 2: Ontario AFCIs and Related Organizations

Layers of this map include different agencies/organizations related to age-friendly principles. AFCIs are encouraged to leverage these local partnerships and assets to strengthen their efforts.

Layer 1: Current AFCs
Name and location of active AFCIs in Ontario. Each AFCI has a colour-coded pin to represent the population size. Click on a pin to view the community name, population size, and link to the community profile.

Red (Rural) – Population less than 999
Yellow (Small) – Population 1,000-29,999
Purple (Medium) – Population 30,000-99,999
Green (Large) – Population greater than 100,000

Layer 2: Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC)
Name and location of SALCs across Ontario. Click on the icon to view SALC name, address, and a link to their website for more information.

Layer 3: Public Health Units
Name and location of the health units in Ontario. Click on the icon to view health unit name, address, and a link to the health unit website for more information.

Layer 4: Ontario Aging Programs and Research Centres
Name and location of the aging programs and research centres in Ontario. Click on the icon to view the institution’s name, location, and a link to the program or research centre’s website for more information.

Layer 5: Ontario Councils on Aging
Name and location of the Councils on Aging in Ontario. Click on the icon to view Council name, location, and a link to their website for more information.

Layer 6: Seniors Centres Without Walls (SCWW)
Name and location of the SCWW Programs in Ontario. Each SCWW has a colour-coded icon to represent the language used. Click on the icon to view the host organization’s name, location and, where applicable, a link to their website for more information.

Black – English Language
Brown – French
Grey – Multilingual
Green – Other Languages

Click here to view Map 2: Ontario AFCIs and Related Organizations

Using the Interactive Maps

To view map layers: Select and deselect map layers by clicking on the checkbox beside the layer title (for example ‘Current AFCIs’).

Zooming in/out: Use the plus (+) and minus (-) icons at the bottom left hand corner of the map.

Accessing more information: To view more information about an AFCI or featured icon, click on the icon and a text box will appear on the left hand side of the screen displaying more information and links to related websites. When viewing a text box, simply click the arrow at the top left hand side of the text box to go back to the different layers of the map.

*Note: If an AFCI is currently implementing more than one activity in different AFC domains, then the icons will automatically layer on top of each other making it difficult to see the multiple icons. Deselect map layers to view the icons and initiatives one at a time for a particular community.

Access the Age-Friendly Communities Planning Guide