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Senior drivers: 'Thanks for taking my licence away'

April 21, 2014

Bob Hogarth was a big, gregarious man with a playful twinkle in his blue eyes. But when he was told at the age of 83 ...

CARP Job Fair brings interested employers to older job seekers

February 19, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2014 Mississauga, ON: CARPs first Job Fair will match job seekers with ...

Point/CounterPoint: CARP Responds to the Charge that this Budget Only Serves Seniors

February 12, 2014

Editors Note: On February 11th, Jeffrey Simpson, a national affairs columnist with the Globe and Mail published an ...

Are long-term employees being targeted for cost-saving layoffs?

January 29, 2014

In 2012, Sean McCann* was working for the same corporation he had for the previous 25 years. A conscientious worker ...

We are One Lucky Generation in Seven Thousand

January 10, 2014

“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour ...

You're Hired, You're Fired!

November 20, 2013

A 72-year old British Columbia man has lost a final bid for benefits he claims his employer and union denied him ...

Abilities, not age, are what truly matter in hiring

October 4, 2013

New research finds nearly half of all mature Canadians want to work beyond age 65. But they still encounter age ...

Jane Brown's Interview with Susan Eng, Following Release of CARP/Ceridian Survey on Older Workers

September 20, 2013

Gone are the days when Canadian workers retired immediately upon becoming eligible to do so.  Employees over the age ...

Fired 80-year-old employees get $1.16 million

September 6, 2013

Two recent court decisions send a message that employees who work into their 70s and 80s may be entitled to damages ...

Chapters in the News: Boomers and seniors not a burden on society

September 6, 2013

Opinion: Concept of aging is changing Critics have written lately about the burden boomers and seniors will become as ...