Policy Tools
"From the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum. These documents have been jointly prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum. The Forum is an intergovernmental body established to share information, discuss new and emerging issues related to seniors, and work collaboratively on key projects. Québec’s participation in the development of this document was aimed at sharing expertise, information and best practices. However, Québec does not subscribe to, or take part in, an integrated pan-Canadian approach in this field and intends to fully assume its responsibilities for seniors in Québec."
Age-Friendly Workplaces: Promoting Older Worker Participation
Age-Friendly Workplaces: A Self-Assessment Tool for Employers
Age-Friendly Workplaces - Charter
Final Report – April 2012
"The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) has created a Framework for the Law as it Affects Older Adults to help evaluate new or existing laws, policies and practices and understand their impact on older adults. The LCO’s Framework for the Law as it Affects Older Adults can be of assistance to anyone who develops, interprets, implements or assesses laws, policies or practices that may affect older persons."
For more information, see the Law Commission of Ontario.
"This policy is the outcome of extensive research and consultation on issues of discrimination faced by older persons in Ontario."
For more information, please see: The Ontario Human Rights Commission
"The British Columbia Law Institute was retained by the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, on behalf of the BC Adult Abuse and Neglect Prevention Collaborative, to conduct an international review (1) the laws governing capability for decision-making which currently inform guardianship practice, and (2) the existing body of policies, protocols and guidelines that inform capability assessment. As part of this contract the BCLI produced a final report that includes an inter-disciplinary best practices tool to guide practitioners working in health care, medicine, law and criminal justice who deal with adults with capability issues."
For more information, please see: Canadian Centre for Elder Law
October 2008
"The Prevention of Elder Abuse Policy and Program LENS was developed by the Prevention of Elder Abuse Working Group. This draft document outlines the purpose of the Policy and Program LENS...and states who the intended users are and how they can apply and implement this lens."
For more information, please see: Ontario Seniors' Secretariat