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Policy Watch

New aging policy as it is published. Every day the observatory reads federal and Nova Scotia news releases, the Canada Gazette and Nova Scotia's Royal Gazette, and the bills before Parliament and the Nova Scotia Legislature, and keeps the items that concern older adults — long-term care, home care, dementia, caregivers, retirement income and more.

These are leads, not library records: each is reviewed before it is added to the Policy Library with its budget, lifecycle and outcome indicators.

6awaiting review

2accepted into the library

1set aside

2026-10-08latest find

Federal

2026-09-09
Secretary of State McLean announces funding for Alberta seniorsacceptedfunding
Federal · Employment and Social Development Canada · gc_news_esdc
Federal NHSP funding of $147,854 for seven community-based seniors' projects in southern Alberta aimed at reducing social isolation and keeping seniors active and connected.
seniors
2026-06-03
C-261 (45-1) - An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)awaiting reviewamendment
Federal · Parliament of Canada · legisinfo_bills
Bill C-261 proposes amending the Old Age Security Act regarding the full pension amount, a retirement income measure for seniors; currently at second reading debate.
OAS/GISpension
2025-06-10
C-207 (45-1) - An Act to amend the Canada Pension Planawaiting reviewamendment
Federal · Parliament of Canada · legisinfo_bills
Bill C-207 proposes amendments to the Canada Pension Plan, a core retirement income program for older adults; introduced at first reading. Specific content not stated.
CPPpension

Nova Scotia

2026-10-08
Community Projects Helping Seniors Age Well, Stay Healthyacceptedfunding
Nova Scotia · ns_news
Nova Scotia announces 44 projects funded through the Age-Friendly Communities Grant program supporting seniors' health, activity and social connection; no total amount stated (only individual grants of $20,000 and $10,000).
seniorsage-friendly
2026-09-10
Bill 279 - Seniors Centres Support Fund Actawaiting reviewnew_policy
Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia Legislature · ns_bills
A Nova Scotia bill at first reading that would establish a support fund for seniors centres; its main subject is older adults' community supports and social participation. No details beyond the title are given.
seniors
2026-09-10
Bill 282 - Seniors Advocate Actawaiting reviewnew_policy
Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia Legislature · ns_bills
A bill at first reading to establish a Seniors Advocate in Nova Scotia is legislation whose main subject is older adults.
seniors
2026-03-08
Bill 238 - Seniors' Hearing Care Actawaiting reviewnew_policy
Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia Legislature · ns_bills
A bill titled Seniors' Hearing Care Act at first reading in the Nova Scotia Legislature is legislation whose main subject is older adults' health care access. Only the title and reading stage are given, so the details are unknown.
seniors
2025-10-01
Bill 171 - Long-term Care Strategy Actawaiting reviewnew_policy
Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia Legislature · ns_bills
A bill titled Long-term Care Strategy Act, introduced at first reading in the Nova Scotia Legislature, is legislation directly addressing long-term care, a core older-adult policy area. No further details are provided.
long-term care

What is watched

Government of Canada news releasesFederalannouncements, funding · 1 found
Canada Gazette Parts I & IIFederalproposed and enacted regulations · 0 found
LEGISinfo — bills before ParliamentFederallegislation · 3 found
Nova Scotia Legislature — billsNova Scotialegislation · 4 found
Royal Gazette Part II — Nova Scotia regulationsNova Scotiaregulations · 0 found
Nova Scotia government news releasesNova Scotiaannouncements, funding · 1 found

Matching is by weighted aging-policy terms, optionally checked by Claude; items it judges off-topic are kept for audit, not shown here. Method: docs/04 §9.