Age-Friendly Community Initiatives in Ontario
The Ontario Age-Friendly Community (AFC) Planning Guide provides a framework for local age-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) on the development, implementation and evaluation of accessible and inclusive local programming. The guide offers a four-step framework to guide AFCIs in planning, implementing, evaluating and sustaining their age-friendly work.
AFCI Profiles
Age-Friendly Community Initiatives (AFCIs) carry out age-friendly planning and implementation in their local community. The number of AFCIs in Ontario continues to grow across all four regions of the province – north, east, central and southwest. The AFCI profiles below include information about the community, funding sources and current activities.
If you would like an AFCI profile added, or would like to participate in an age-friendly regional network, please contact the AFC Knowledge Broker, Lisa Brancaccio, by phone 1-844-276-5756 or email brancacl@providencecare.ca.
NORTH
- Assiginack, Township of
- Dubreuilville, Township of
- Elliot Lake, City of
- Fort Frances, Town of
- Gravenhurst, Town of
- Greater Sudbury, City of
- Greenstone, Municipality of
- Kenora, City of
- Kirkland Lake, Town of
- Mattawa, Town of
- Muskoka, District Municipality of
- North Bay, City of
- Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Town of
- Sables-Spanish Rivers, Township of
- Shuniah, Municipality of
- St.-Charles, Municipality of
- Temiskaming Shores, City of
- Thunder Bay, City of
- Timmins, City of
- Wawa, Municipality of
EAST
- Arnprior, Town of
- Brockville, City of
- Cornwall, City of
- Haliburton, County of
- Kawartha Lakes, City of
- Kingston, City of
- Leeds & The Thousand Islands, Township of
- Ottawa, City of
- Ottawa, Council of Aging/ Age-Friendly Ottawa Network
- Petawawa, Town of
- Peterborough, Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations, City and County of
- Port Hope, Municipality of
- Prince Edward County, Municipality of
- Prince Edward County, Municipality of
- South Glengarry, Township of
- Tay Valley, Township of
- Tweed, Municipality of
Task 3.1 – Analyzing the information collected through your needs assessment [PDF]
Sort, summarize, and interpret the data you collected through your needs assessment survey.
Task 3.2 – Identifying strategies that address service gaps that your needs assessment showed [PDF]
As a steering committee, choose strategies that are most likely to be successfully applied in your community.
Task 3.3 – Turn strategies into an action plan document [PDF]
Create a document that will guide implementation and evaluation. Organize activities by the AFC dimensions.
Resources to Support Your Work
- Action Plan Template (Age-Friendly Alberta)
- Step-by-Step Guide to Qualitative Analysis (H. O’Connor and N. Gibson)
- How to Make Sense of Open-ended Responses (SurveyMonkey)
- Brantford and County of Brant’s Master Aging Plan (Example)
- Mississauga’s Older Adult Plan (Example)
CENTRAL
- Ajax, Town of
- Barrie, City of
- Brampton, City of
- Burlington, Age-Friendly Council
- Durham, Regional Municipality of
- Halton Region, Municipality of
- Markham, City of
- Mississauga, City of
- Oakville, Town of
- Oshawa, City of
- Pickering, City of
- Simcoe, County of
- Tiny, Township of
- Toronto, City of
- Uxbridge, Township of
- Wasaga Beach, Town of
- Whitby, Town of
SOUTHWEST
- Brant, County of
- Brantford, City of
- Caledon, Town of
- Cambridge, City of
- Chatham-Kent, Municipality of
- Dufferin, County of
- Elgin St. Thomas
- Guelph, City of
- Hamilton, City of
- Hanover, Town of
- Kitchener, City of
- London, City of
- Niagara, Network
- Orangeville, Town of
- Pelham, Town of
- Port Colborne, City of
- Sarnia, City of
- St. Catharines, City of
- Thorold, City of
- Waterloo, City of
- Welland, City of
- West Lincoln, Township of
- Windsor, City of
- Woolwich, Township of