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Caregiving across borders: Supporting transnational caregivers in Canada
With 26.4% of all Canadians being first-generation immigrants, caregiving can and often does transcend borders. Loved ones will often still be in their home countries, and this can make providing care more challenging. For most people who are transnational caregivers,...
Caregiving for those who live with addiction
Caregivers for people with addiction are often blamed and isolated, while facing unique caregiving challenges that can profoundly impact their well-being. They support a loved one who may reject or sabotage their help through cycles of high stress that can...
Navigating Family Conflicts in Caregiving
Caregiving is often described as a labour of love, but it can also become a source of conflict. Disputes can arise between caregivers, with the care recipient, and with healthcare professionals, making an already stressful situation much harder to manage....
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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.