June is Seniors Month! 🎉 At the NIA, we believe growing older is something to be celebrated. Seniors Month is a powerful reminder of the resilience, experience and ongoing contributions of older adults in Canada. Older adults are at the heart of our communities—serving as caregivers, leaders, volunteers and knowledge keepers. To truly honour these contributions, we must also advocate for the systems, policies and supports that enable people to age with dignity, confidence and respect. This June, join us in celebrating older Canadians and reaffirming our commitment to creating communities, workplaces and services that support people to thrive at every stage of life. #SeniorsMonth #HealthyAgeing #AgeingInCanada #AgeInclusion

🧠 Equity in Dementia Care: What Are the Gaps and How Can We Improve Care for the People Who Need It Most? Too many people living with dementia and their primary unpaid caregivers continue to face barriers to culturally safe, inclusive and affirming care across Canada. Taking place during Pride Month, this webinar will explore the systemic inequities affecting racialized, culturally diverse and 2SLGBTQI+ communities and discuss what equitable dementia care can look like for those navigating intersecting identities and systemic barriers. Topics will include: • Gaps in dementia care systems across Canada • The barriers faced by people navigating intersecting identities • What equitable and inclusive dementia care can look like • How we can build systems that better support people living with dementia and their caregivers 🗓️ Date: June 4, 2026 🕛 Time: 12:00 p.m. ET 🔗 Register here: torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/re… #DementiaCare #HealthEquity #PrideMonth #2SLGBTQI #Caregiving #InclusiveCare #Ageing

The NIA Welcomes Six New Summer Students The NIA is pleased to welcome six summer students to the organization this year. Joining the NIA across Health Policy Research and Policy, this talented group brings diverse expertise and experience in areas including gerontology, medicine, public policy, neuroscience, health economics, social psychology, artificial intelligence, knowledge translation and healthy ageing. Representing institutions across Canada, these students will support a wide range of NIA initiatives and research projects focused on improving the lives of older adults and the systems that support them. We are excited to welcome, pictured from left to right, Samin Barakati, Olivia Daley, Chloe Huang, Jenna Peters, Alina Zaidi and Almira Zhantuyakova to the NIA team this summer. Visit the NIA Website to read their detailed bios and learn more about the team. niageing.ca/our-team/

The most powerful CPP reform is right under our noses – and it’s cost-efficient In a new op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Doug Chandler, Talia Bronstein, and Dr Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), outline the Pension Delay Guarantee (PDG) — a simple idea that could significantly boost retirement income for Canadians. 💡 The concept: if someone delays claiming CPP and dies prematurely, the PDG would reimburse the difference between what was actually received, and what would have been received had benefits started at age 60 Why it matters: • Delaying CPP can more than double monthly benefits • Fear of “dying early” leads many to claim CPP early • The PDG would remove this psychological barrier and improve fairness • It can be funded within the CPP at no additional taxpayer cost With more Canadians entering retirement than ever before, making the most of CPP has never been more important. 👉 Read the full op-ed to learn how this proposal could strengthen retirement security in Canada theglobeandmail.com/investin… #RetirementSecurity #CPP #Pensions #PublicPolicy #AgeingInCanada