Pan-Canadian CBSS Sector Virtual Check-In: Shared Purpose & Progress

Jun 23, 2025 | Resources, Videos

This virtual event brought together Community-Based Seniors’ Services (CBSS) partners from across the country to reconnect, reflect on recent progress, and explore what’s ahead. Highlights include reflections on the 2024 CBSS Summit, a vision for the year ahead, a...

HELPAGE CANADA WELCOMES FIRST CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER ZANNAT REZA  

Jun 2, 2025 | News

HelpAge Canada is delighted to announce the appointment of Zannat Reza as the organization’s first Chief Impact Officer (CIO), effective Monday, June 2, 2025.   Zannat joins our senior leadership team alongside Kahir Lalji, Chief Executive Officer (CEO); Dr. Raza...

Building Momentum in Manitoba for Community-Based Seniors’ Services

Apr 29, 2025 | Media, News

HelpAge Canada CEO Kahir Lalji MA, CPG, and Felicity Watson, Lead, Canadian Programs, were in Winnipeg today for an inspiring provincial consultation, led by event organizer and partner Connie Newman, Executive Director of the Manitoba Association of Senior...

HelpAge Canada in the Yukon: Listening, Learning, and Linking Local Voices to Bolster Access to Local Programs for Older People Across Canada

Apr 24, 2025 | Media, News

This week, HelpAge Canada CEO, Kahir Lalji, travelled to Whitehorse and Haines Junction to connect with older Yukoners and dedicated staff and volunteers from local Community-Based Seniors’ Services (CBSS) organizations in the territory. Alongside Gabrielle Gallant,...

A Global Victory for Older People – Now Canada’s Prime Minister Must Follow Through

Apr 8, 2025 | Media, News

A Global Victory for Older People – Now Canada’s Prime Minister Must Follow Through   This week, HelpAge Canada CEO, Kahir Lalji MA, CPG attends the 58th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, NYC, where a key theme is ensuring healthy lives at...

HelpAge Canada Announces Two Strategic Leadership Appointments

Apr 1, 2025 | News

We are delighted to officially announce two key leadership appointments at HelpAge Canada, reflecting our commitment to service excellence and advancing the well-being, inclusion, and dignity of older adults in Canada and around the world.  Effective April 1, 2025,...

Amplifying Community-Led Support for Older People in Manitoba 

Mar 25, 2025 | Media, News

HelpAge Canada CEO, Kahir Lalji, is in Winnipeg, Manitoba, meeting with Connie Newman, Executive Director of the Manitoba Association of Senior Communities, and the Honourable Uzoma Asagwara, Manitoba’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Seniors, and Long-Term...

Advocating the Rights of Older People on the Global Stage

Mar 14, 2025 | Media, News, Newsletters

This week, Kahir Lalji, CEO of HelpAge Canada, is in Geneva, Switzerland, attending the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 58th session (#HRC58). At this critical event, HelpAge Canada proudly stands with Canadian and global advocates, policymakers, and civil...

2025 Sienna for Seniors Grant – Now Accepting Applications! Deadline February 28, 2025

Feb 18, 2025 | Resources

HelpAge Canada is pleased to share that Sienna Senior Living’s Sienna for Seniors Foundation is offering grants of up to $50,000 to support programs that enhance the lives of older adults across Canada. Registered Canadian charities can apply for funding to create...

[RESOURCE] HelpAge International Age Inclusion Handbook

Jan 1, 2025 | Resources

HelpAge International’s Age Inclusion Toolkit is designed to support the inclusion of older people within programs and advocacy initiatives of organizations worldwide, including those not specifically focused on aging. The Age Inclusion Toolkit serves as a...