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...

Celebrating a Champion for Elder Rights

Jun 12, 2025 | News

We are thrilled to share that our COO, Raza M. Mirza, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2025 Dr. Elizabeth Podnieks Award for Elder Rights in Canada — a powerful recognition of his unwavering commitment to protecting the dignity, rights, and safety of older adults. The...

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...

Community Voices In Action: Advancing CBSS In Saskatchewan

May 30, 2025 | News

On May 26 and 27 this week, Felicity Watson, Lead, Canadian Programs, was in Regina as HelpAge Canada co-hosted Advancing a Community-Based Seniors’ Services (CBSS) Sector in Saskatchewan: An Ideas Exchange and Workshop, in partnership with Saskatchewan Seniors...

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...