FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2015 Alberta Election: Healthcare and Seniors Poverty Ballot issues for older Canadians: Seniors Vote/ Le Vote Des Aînés reminds party leaders that seniors vote Toronto, ON: Seniors Vote/ Le Vote Des Aînés is calling on all parties in the Alberta election to commit to act on healthcare reform and retirement […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2014 Mississauga, ON: CARPs first Job Fair will match job seekers with interested employers looking to hire dedicated older workers, breaking down barriers between older Canadians and employers. The CARP job fair will take place in Mississauga on February 24th at 5110 Creekbank Road, from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm. […]
Self-employed warehouse safety inspector Murray Etherington, 67, jokes that he is on the “retire-at-85 plan,” after being, he says, moved out of his old job in engineering four years ago to make way for a younger, less expensive worker. Initially given just two weeks severance, he hired a lawyer and says he got his former […]
Patricia Douglas, Chair of the Sudbury Ontario CARP Chapter, recently did an interview with CBC on senior residences and interim and long term health care needs for older Canadians. The audio clip and article, Interim Health Care Needs on the Rise Among Older People, can be found by clicking here. You can also read the article […]
CARP has recently sent a letter to Minister Jason Kenney, to congratulate him on his new appointment and discuss the topic of older workers. He is the newly minted Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism. CARP welcomed him to the Ministry and took the opportunity to present him with some of […]
National Household Survey reveals income trends among seniors Outliving their money is the biggest fear of Canadians over 50 today, according to CARP, the national organization dedicated to the needs of this group. It’s no wonder Statistics Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey revealed Wednesday that “retirement” doesn’t mean what it used to: At age 60, […]
Those who are looking to reenter the workforce can look forward to an older worker’s job fair and volunteer expo, which will take place in February, 2014 in Mississauga, Ontario. The expo will bring together employers and older workers, for the purpose of promoting continued workforce engagement among older workers, helping organizations meet their business […]
WASHINGTON, D.C: Could America’s doctors and nurses play a bigger role in learning the symptoms and recommended “treatments” for older patients suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that can leave them more susceptible to investment scams and other financial abuse? This article was published by HealthNewDigest.com on June 12th, 2013. To see this article and […]
Online 45-plus service ended ‘terrifying’ ordeal When Dorothy Thach decided she really wanted a change and quit the sales position she’d held for 24 years last year, she had another job lined up. But in short order that position fell through and she found herself in a scary situation — 55 years old and looking […]
The UK appears to be taking steps to ensure adequate retirement security for everyone. This past January, UK’s Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, announced that the government will press ahead with its plans to create a single, simplified state pension in replacement of the current multi-tiered, complex pension system. Details of its […]