How Winter Makes Caregiving in Canada Harder and How to Help
Canadian winters can be hard on anyone, but they pose specific problems for family caregivers. Many of these challenges require a community effort to reduce risks to family caregivers. If you know a family caregiver, or if you are one...
When Caregiving Ends: Finding Your Footing After The Role Changes
For years, caregivers across Canada have found themselves in familiar routines. Whether that’s medication at a certain time or visits to the clinic on a Thursday, caregiving can become a routine that can last decades. Then, with a sudden shift,...
How NORCs (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities) Could Improve Family Caregivers’ Lives
At a condo in the Don Valley East area of Toronto where more than 50% of the residents are over 65, seniors’ exercise classes happen twice a week. In James Bay in Victoria, real estate agents promote access to amenities...
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While the Petro‑Canada CareMakers Foundation is unable to provide financial assistance to individuals, there are a number of provincial organizations available to support you with resources and tools. Please see below, for one in your province, or alternatively call 211 to find an organization in your local area that may be able to offer you support:
- Alberta: Caregivers Alberta
- British Columbia: Family Caregivers of BC
- Manitoba: Canadian Virtual Hospice
- New Brunswick: Caregivers’ Guide - Government of New Brunswick
- Northwest Territories: The NWT Caregivers Guide
- Nova Scotia: Caregivers Nova Scotia
- Ontario: Ontario Caregiver Organization
- Quebec: L’Appui pour les proches aidants
- Saskatchewan: The Saskatoon Caregiver Information and Support Centre
Our Board of Directors is made up of members from Petro‑Canada, Suncor and external experts. We intend to add to this complement over time, to include greater diversity of experience, geographic representation, expertise and lived caregiver experience.