Question Period Note: AGE WELL AT HOME INITIATIVE IN QUEBEC

What amounts are directed to Quebec for the Age Well at Home initiative?

• The Government of Canada has a long history of working in collaboration with the Government of Quebec on programming for seniors-serving organizations to help improve seniors’ quality of life.

• An agreement for the Age Well at Home initiative was reached with the Government of Quebec in December 2024 allowing additional projects to move forward to help seniors in Quebec to age in place.

• There are 25 Quebec-based projects in total, with $10.69M in funding distributed to organizations in Quebec.

• There are 118 projects across Canada, for a total of $73M in funding provided to organizations until the end of March 2026.

• The Age Well at Home initiative is a federal grants and contributions initiative that advances the Government’s commitment to assist organizations to provide practical supports to help seniors age in place. The initiative pilots new approaches and supports existing projects led by seniors-serving organizations through two funding streams:
o the In-Home Support Pilot Projects stream funds local projects that are testing the extent to which volunteers can be mobilized to provide in-home practical supports (e.g., help with meal preparation, light housekeeping, yard work or transportation) to low-income and otherwise vulnerable seniors and helping seniors navigate and access eligible services provided by other local organizations; and,
o the Scaling Up for Seniors stream funds regional or national projects that are expanding services that have already demonstrated results in helping seniors age at home.
• The Government of Canada has committed $90M to the initiative, with funding ending in the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
• Seniors-serving organizations had the opportunity to apply to two competitive funding processes, one for each stream, in June 2022.
• Age Well at Home will complement provinces and territories' efforts to help seniors by mobilizing seniors-serving organizations and volunteers. Provinces and territories face significant pressures to deliver home and continuing care and access to the kinds of practical supports provided under Age Well at Home varies across and within jurisdictions.
• There are 25 projects underway in Quebec. Three of these are under the Scaling Up for Seniors stream and the other 22 are under the In-Home Pilot Projects stream. Ten of the 22 In-Home Pilot Projects are underway further to an agreement reached between the Government of Canada and the Government of Québec in December 2024. These ten projects will provide services until the end of March 2026 to help Quebec seniors age in place.

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