Aging in Place Canada 

Stakeholders across Canada are working effortlessly on advocacy, standard development, expanding services, creating products and innovative technology to supprt Canada's older adults to afe safely and live in place. Here are some of the recent statistics and funding developments in Canada related to aging in place.

Canadian-based Research 

According to the Disability Survey of 2017, Statistics Canada suggests that by 2036, 25% of the Canadian population will be 65 years or older.


A Canadian survey conducted by March of Dimes, Vividata and Caregiver Omnimedia published in 2021 found:

  • 1 out of 5 adults (21%) live with a permanent physical and/or mental disability which affects a major life function
  • 2 out of 3 adults (67%) agree with the statement, “Modifications to an existing home are more cost-effective than living in a retirement home or long-term care facility.” Nearly 70% agree, “Aging-in-place gives a sense of dignity, which is unavailable to people who are in senior living facilities.”
  • To avoid inappropriate or early admission to a hospital or long-term care facility (for oneself or someone else) is the top reason to perform home modifications among those who plan to modify in the coming years.

March of Dimes conducted a previous survey of residents who had home modifications done to thier homes.  Here are some of the results of that survey (Long Term Outcomes of Home Modifications):

  • 91% of the respondents reported that, as a result of the modifications, consumers could do things they could not do before the modification, and 41% that the modifications had had unexpected benefits.


  • The most frequent new achievements were in mobility indoors and in personal care, while the most frequent unexpected benefits were greater independence, improved personal care, improved mobility indoors, and improved quality of life.

Federal Government Promises Funding for Aging in Place!

The Federal Budget 2021 proposes providing $90 million over three years, starting in 2021-22, for Employment and Social Development Canada to launch the Age Well at Home initiative. This initiative will support community-based organizations to enable low-income seniors to age in place. This initiative would also support regional and national projects, that help expand services, which have already demonstrated results in helping seniors stay in their homes. The NIA has made substantial contributions in advocating for enabling seniors to age in place, most notably through its recent Bringing Long-Term Care Home Report (2020) – which proposes a virtual long-term care program that allows older Canadians to continue living at home.