HAPI · Observatory

Healthy Aging Intelligence Lab

Canadian Healthy Aging Policy Observatory

Monitoring, quantifying, and evaluating the effect of aging policy across Canadian governments — starting with Nova Scotia and the federal level.

26Policies37Indicators1,263Observations174HAPI scores17Findings7References

HAPI snapshot by jurisdiction

CA2022–2025
53Overall
Care Access
42
Health
53
Independence
53
Social Participation
44
Financial Security
59
Digital Inclusion
72
CA-NS2022–2026
50Overall
Care Access
54
Health
41
Independence
47
Social Participation
55
Financial Security
50
Digital Inclusion
59

Composite of each domain's latest available score (data years shown), 0–100, higher is better. The two composites are within a few points, and their order depends on the weighting — read them as comparable, not ranked. HAPI →

HAPI domain profile

Each domain's score as of the selected year, 0–100 — drag the slider to see the profile evolve; hover a vertex, click a jurisdiction to toggle. HAPI →

Care AccessDigitalFinancialHealthIndependenceSocial100
as of2026

Composite HAPI trend

CA
1005002019202120232025
CA-NS
10050020192021202320252026

Composite as of each year (each domain's latest score up to that year), 0–100. All domains →

Aging-policy cadence

Every catalogued policy on a shared year axis, coloured by jurisdiction — hover a dot for its title, click the legend to filter. Policy Library →

19501960197019801990200020102020

Recent policies

  • Collaborative Family Practice TeamsCA-NSin_effect 2023-05-10
  • Home Care Expansion and ImprovementCA-NSin_effect 2023-02-01
  • Safe Long-Term Care Act and National Long-Term Care StandardsCA-FEDannounced 2023-01-01
  • Continuing Care Assistant Workforce StrategyCA-NSin_effect 2022-10-01
  • Long-Term Care: Build, Renovate, ReplaceCA-NSfunded 2022-09-01

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Recent findings

  • ITS: NS community pharmacy primary-care visits (illustrative)Causalits
  • ITS: NS long-term-care waitlist around the 2022 LTC capital planCausalits
  • ITS: NS nursing & residential-care workforce around the 2022 CCA strategyCausalits
  • Community pharmacy primary care visits (NS) · Nova ScotiaAssociationtrend
  • Has a regular healthcare provider, population 65+ · CanadaAssociationtrend

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Platform modules

Jurisdiction tree (live from PostgreSQL)