Useful Links
Abuse
Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters www.acws.ca
Alberta Seniors and Community Supports www.seniors.alberta.ca/services_resources/elderabuse
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse www.calgarycasa.com
National Abuse of Older Adults FAQS www.law-faqs.org/elder
Older Adult Knowledge Network (elder abuse) www.oak-net.org
Advice
Elder Wisdom Circle www.elderwisdomcircle.org
Caregivers
Canadian Caregiver Coalition www.ccc-ccan.ca
Caregiver Network Inc. www.caregiver.ca
Family Caregiver Centre www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1604
My Care Journey www.mycarejourney.com
Congratulatory Messages
Governor General of Canada www.gg.ca
Mayor of Calgary www.calgarymayor.ca
Premier of Alberta premier.alberta.ca
Prime Minister of Canada www.pm.gc.ca
Consumer Information
Better Business Bureau www.betterbusinessbureau.ca
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca
Certified Professional Consultants on Aging www.cpcacanada.com
Service Alberta – Consumers www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca
Death and Dying
Alberta Funeral Service Association www.afsa.ab.ca
Dying With Dignity www.dyingwithdignity.ca
Hospice Calgary Society www.hospicecalgary.com
Last Post Fund Inc. www.lastpostfund.ca
Disability Information
Canadian National Institute for the Blind www.cnib.ca
Canadian Paraplegic Association www.canparaplegic.org/ab
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services www.dhhs.ca
Vecova www.vecova.ca
Education
Routes to Learning Canada www.routestolearning.ca
Employment
Career Bliss www.careerbliss.com/
Engaging the Mature Worker (Alberta) www.employment.alberta.ca/documents/RRM/RRM-BI-mature-workers.pdf
Service Canada Job Bank www.jobbank.gc.ca/Intro-eng.aspx
Workplace Institute www.workplaceinstitute.org
Government
Alberta Seniors and Community Supports www.seniors.gov.ab.ca
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html
Canadian Seniors Policies and Programs Database www.sppd.gc.ca
City of Calgary, Seniors www.calgary.ca
Health Canada, Healthy Living, Seniors www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/seniors-aines/index_e.html
Public Health Agency of Canada, Aging and Seniors www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
Seniors Canada on-Line www.seniors.gc.ca/home.jsp?lang=en
Seniors Canada – Canada Benefits www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/faechome.jsp?lang=en
Veterans Affairs Canada www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/
Health Benefits
Alberta Blue Cross www.ab.bluecross.ca
Alberta Health Care Insurance www.health.gov.ab.ca
Health Information/Services
Alberta Health Services www.albertahealthservices.ca
Dietitians of Canada www.dietitians.ca/seniors
Falls Prevention www.findingbalancealberta.ca
On-Line Drug Encyclopeidia www.drug3k.com
Public Health Agency of Canada, Seniors Health www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/sh-sa-eng.php?rd=senior_agee_eng
Screen Test www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1002353
Health Organizations
Alzheimer Society of Calgary www.alzheimercalgary.com
Arthritis Society www.arthritis.ca
Canadian Cancer Society - Calgary and District Unit www.cancer.ab.ca
Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health www.ccsmh.ca
Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca
Diabetes Association (Foothills) www.diabetes-foothills.org
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada www.heartandstroke.ca
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Calgary Chapter www.mscalgary.org
Mesothelioma Center www.asbestos.com
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada www.muscles.ca
Osteoporosis Society of Canada www.osteoporosis.ca
Parkinson's Society of Southern Alberta www.parkinsons-society.org
Prostaid Calgary www.prostaid.org
Home Support
Bethany Lifeline www.bethanycare.com
Calgary Family Services www.calgaryfamilyservices.org
Calgary Meals on Wheels www.mealsonwheels.com
Good Samaritan TeleCare www.gss.org
Housing
Accessible Housing Society Calgary www.ahscalgary.ca
Alberta Landlord & Tenant FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Renting_a_Place_to_Live
Alberta Senior Citizens' Housing Association www.ascha.com
Calgary Housing Registry Network www.lowcostrent.org
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation www.cmhc.ca
MCF Housing for Seniors www.mcfhousing.com
Service Alberta, Landlord and Tenant servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/Landlords_Tenants.cfm
Legal
Alberta Guardianship and Trusteeship FAQS www.law-faqs.org
Alberta Wills & Estates FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Wills_and_Estates
Public Guardian, Alberta www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/services_resources/opg/index.asp
Public Trustee, Alberta www.gov.ab.ca/just/trustee
Long Term Care
Alberta Continuing Care Association www.longtermcare.ab.ca
Education Resource Centre for Continuing Care www.educationresourcecentre.ca
Protection for Persons in Care www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/css/persons_in_care
Pensions
Alberta Pensions Administration (Local Authorities) www.apaco.ab.ca
Alberta Seniors Benefit www.seniors.gov.ab.ca
Canadian Forces Pension www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/forces-pensions/txt/index-eng.html
Old Age Security/Canada Pension www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/faechome.jsp?lang=en
Quebec Pension Plan www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/en
United Kingdom Pensions www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/DG_10026714
United States Social Security www.ssa.gov
Veterans Affairs Canada www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general
Recreation
Seniors Alpine Ski Club www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com
Seniors’ Organizations – Alberta (Province Wide)
Alberta Association of Gerontology www.aagweb.ca
Alberta Council on Aging www.acaging.ca
Seniors’ Organizations – Calgary
Calgary Chapter, Alberta Association on Gerontology www.ccaag.com
Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Association www.telusplanet.net/cceca
Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society www.calgaryseniors.org
Confederation Park Seniors members.shaw.ca/confedparksrcentre
Downtown Friendship Centre www.downtowncentre.ab.ca
Friends of Seniors Foundation www.friendsofseniors.org
Seniors’ Organizations – Other Alberta Communities
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council seniorscouncil.net
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization www.lethseniors.com
Seniors Association of Great Edmonton www.mysage.ca/index.cfm
Seniors Outreach Program (Three Hills and Area) www.3hillsoutreach.com
Veiner Centre (Medicine Hat) www.medicinehat.ca/veinercentre
Seniors’ Organizations – Canada Canadian Association on Gerontology www.cagacg.ca
Canadian Snowbird Association www.snowbirds.org
CARP, Canada’s Association for the Fifty-Plus www.carp.ca
Federal Superannuates www.fsna.com
Help the Aged www.helptheaged.ca
Seniors’ Organizations – International
American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
The Red Hat Society www.redhatsociety.com
Transportation
Access Calgary www.accesscalgary.ca
Alberta Driver Fitness and Monitoring www.transportation.alberta.ca/3105.htm
Alberta Motor Association www.ama.ab.ca/community-and-ama/aging-drivers
Calgary Handi-Bus Association www.calgaryhandibus.com
Calgary Transit www.calgarytransit.com
Veterans
Last Post Fund Inc. www.lastpostfund.ca
Royal Canadian Legion - Alberta and N.W.T. Command www.abnwtlegion.com
Veterans Affairs Canada www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general
Volunteering
Canadian Executive Service Organization www.ceso-saco.com
Volunteer Calgary www.volunteercalgary.ab.ca