Current and Emerging Issues Facing Older Canadians

In the study of current and future issues facing older Canadians, all levels of governments, industry and the non-governmental sectors revealed not only layers of a discreet subject (such as an ageing workforce) but more importantly the interrelationships among the issues and the interconnectedness between the issues. The issues identified and their inter-relationship to one another is intricate. However the issues can also be considered as transition points on the life continuum – extending the social and economic productivity of an older person and / or responding to the continuum of care. The starting premise lies in being able to create an environment that enables older people to be in control of their future while at the same time recognising that all adults have a responsibility to their own health and well-being.