• Elders' home, transitional housing among Nunavik priorities for new federal funds

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-30 16:34:17.0
  Tags: [National, Quebec, Housing, Indigenous, Healthcare, Seniors]

  The Government of Canada announced $130 million in funding for Inuit treaty organizations, with more than $32 million allocated to Makivvik to support regional priorities in Nunavik. Makivvik plans to put the funds toward a new elders' home in Kuujjuaq, Quebec, and transitional housing in Montreal, following the relocation of 13 elders due to structural issues at a previous facility. Additional allocations from the $130 million package include $16.9 million for the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, $15.5 million for the Nunatsiavut government, and $65 million for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated under the federal Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Fund.

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• N.W.T. MLAs decry lengthy medical travel flights for seniors

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-23 17:34:19.0
  Tags: [National, Healthcare, Seniors, Transportation, Governance]

  Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, including Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse and Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins, decried the physical toll that lengthy, indirect medical travel flights lasting up to six hours to Edmonton take on seniors and elders. Lawmakers raised concerns that doctor-recommended requests for shorter flight exemptions are frequently denied by the Department of Health and Social Services, despite over 23,000 people utilizing the medical travel service annually at a significant taxpayer cost. Newly appointed Health Minister Denny Rodgers stated he is willing to review all aspects of the policy but declined to promise any immediate new exemptions as the government enters the final year of its term.

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• Ottawa must renew mental health and home care funding, health ministers say

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-02 12:23:46.0
  Tags: [National, Manitoba, Healthcare, Social Services, Seniors, Finance]

  Provincial and territorial health ministers from across Canada are raising concerns over the impending expiration of $1.2 billion in dedicated federal funding agreements for mental health, addictions, and home care set to sunset in March 2027. The funding stems from a broader $200 billion 10-year health care funding pledge made in the 2023 federal budget, which included $4.8 billion targeted specifically for home care, community care, and mental health services over four years. Officials, including Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara and Canadian Mental Health Association president Marion Cooper, warn that failing to renew these targeted agreements will result in a fiscal cliff, leading to reduced community services and job losses in the health sector.

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• Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are underway. Here’s each province’s approach

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-28 18:15:15.0
  Tags: [National, Healthcare, Seniors]

  Provinces and territories across Canada are rolling out their fall 2026 COVID-19 and influenza vaccination programs following guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). Ontario began its phased rollout for high-risk populations on September 28, with general public access starting October 26. Alberta provides free influenza shots to all residents, while COVID-19 vaccines are limited to specific vulnerable groups or carry a $100 administrative fee for non-eligible individuals at Primary Care Alberta. Other jurisdictions, including Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon, have established varying eligibility criteria and rollout schedules spanning September and October 2026.

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• 'Father of Nunavut' has one more fight left: to live in the territory he helped create

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-22 08:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Healthcare, Seniors, Social Services, Indigenous, Justice]

  Supporters of John Amagoalik, known as the 'Father of Nunavut,' filed two notices of application for judicial review in the Nunavut Court of Justice against the territorial government after it declined a request for $16,000 per month to cover his accessible housing and daily personal support worker care in Iqaluit. Amagoalik, who requires complex medical care following a partial leg amputation, was previously sent by the Department of Health to Embassy West Senior Living in Ottawa, where 73 Nunavut elders are currently housed due to a lack of territorial facilities. Friends and supporters formed the John A. Committee, raising $30,000 to temporarily bring him home, and are now seeking a court order to compel the government to adequately fund his long-term care needs within the territory.

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