UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
"Safe Restart Agreement", a $19 billion federal investment to help keep seniors safe. (Schulte)
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UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
Supporting seniors and their caregivers during COVID-19. (Schulte)
UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
One-time tax-free payment for seniors. (Schulte)
UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
Keeping Seniors benefits safe from fraudsters (Schulte)
Advocacy has an impact…
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UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
As Minister of Seniors, I wanted to take a moment to update you on the most recent initiatives the Government of Canada has undertaken to help seniors, their families and caregivers cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Care Issues impacting Seniors and Defined Benefits Plans protection continue to dominate ACER-CART priorities for advocacy.
Prime Minister announces additional support for Canadian seniors
No Canadian should have to choose between putting food on the table, filling their prescriptions, or paying their bills. Yet too many seniors are facing significant health, economic, and social challenges due to COVID-19. They helped shape this country, and now they need our help. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has introduced measures to support seniors. We invested $1.3 billion in a one-time special payment through the Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit in April. More than 4 million seniors benefited from this top-up, which gave an average of $375 for single seniors and... Read More
Letter from Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors
May 4, 2020 Good day, As Minister of Seniors, I wanted to reach out to you to share some of the initiatives we are undertaking to help seniors, their families and caregivers cope with the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic. Please feel free to share this message with your networks. I have been working closely with my Cabinet colleagues, consulting with the provinces and territories, experts, stakeholders and seniors to determine how the federal government can better provide support. I also serve on the Ad Hoc COVID-19 Cabinet Committee so I can ensure that seniors’ concerns and needs... Read More
Letter from the President
Dear ACER-CART Directors, Presidents and Executive Directors I was invited to attend a meeting in Wolfville on February 11, 2020, to hear an announcement from the Federal Government on investing in seniors. Federal Minister of Seniors Deb Schulte was in Nova Scotia from February 10 to 12, 2020 to announce that $1.4 million was allocated to Nova Scotia under the New Horizons Grant for Seniors to support 77 projects. Minister Schulte also spoke on other seniors issues and I provide some of the topics she mentioned: The Minister is working with Minister of Health Patty Hajdu on the implementation of a... Read More