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Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens' Organizations (<abbr>OCSCO</abbr>)
<abbr>OCSCO</abbr>'s mission is to improve the quality of life for Ontario's seniors through offering education programs, policy and research, information, referral, counseling, research materials, outreach and support, self-help and vounteer programs.
Source: Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens' Organizations.

Physical activity
Active people are more productive, with less time off work for illness and injury. They also report greater self-esteem and personal self-reliance. For youth in particular, physical activity offers a creative outlet for leisure time.
Source: ACTIVE2010

Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living for Older Adults
This Health Canada publication explains why physical activity is important, offers tips and easy ways to increase physical activity, and states how much is needed to maintain good health and improved quality of living later in life.
Source: Health Canada

Canadian Home Care Association
The Canadian Home Care Association (<abbr title="The Canadian Home Care Association">CHCA</abbr>) is a national not-for-profit membership Association dedicated to ensuring the availability of accessible, responsive home care and community supports which enable people to stay in their homes with safety, dignity and quality of life.
Source: Canadian Home Care Association

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
<abbr>CHPCA</abbr> is the national voice for Hospice Palliative Care in Canada. Advancing and advocating for quality end-of-life/hospice palliative care in Canada, its work includes public policy, public education and awareness.

Health Care Program, Veterans Affairs Canada
The Health Care Program is designed to enhance the quality of life of Veterans Affairs Canada clients, promote independence, and assist in keeping clients at home and in their own communities by providing a continuum of care.

Innovations in Best-Practice Models of Continuing Care for Seniors
This is the final report of a three-part project to identify innovative best-practice models of continuing care for seniors. It should be of assistance to planners, practitioners, researchers and policy makers in designing programs and services that will aid seniors in achieving increased independence and a better quality of life.

National Seniors Council
The National Seniors Council has been established to advise the Government of Canada on all matters related to the well-being and quality of life of seniors.
Source: Government of Quebec. <span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Conseil des aînés.</span>

Observatoire Vieillissement et Société
Promotes the "well&#8209;aging" of seniors.
Source: Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal. Observatory on Ageing and Society

Physical activity - tips for older adults (65 years and older)
Provides tips that will help older adults improve and maintain their health by being physically active every day.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada

Promoting Continence using Prompted Voiding
The purpose of this guideline is to provide information on implementing a treatment program of prompted voiding for older adults with urinary incontinence. The goals of prompted voiding are to: reduce the frequency and severity of urinary incontinence episodes; prevent the complications associated with urinary incontinence; and improve quality of life
Source: Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Report of the National Seniors Council on Elder Abuse
In this report, the National Seniors Council offers practical advice to the federal government to address elder abuse. This advice will take advantage of existing networks, capacity, expertise and commitment across the country.
Source: National Seniors Council

Research on Family Caregiving in Palliative and End of Life Care
The primary goal of Palliative and End-of-Life Care is to improve the quality of life and quality of death of dying people and their families. Our research program is aimed at developing the knowledge needed to enable those family members who wish to provide care to do so without endangering their own health.
Source: Family Caregiving for People at End of Life

University of Ottawa Institute of Palliative Care
A Canadian center of excellence for advanced training, research and scholarship in palliative and hospice care. Institute's mission is to increase the quality of life for people with terminal illness.
Source: University of Ottawa Institute of Palliative Care

You Can Prevent Falls - By Following These Tips
This series was produced through the Health Canada/Veterans Affairs Canada's Fall Prevention Initiative. It aims at informing seniors, Veterans, their and caregivers of the many factory which may contribute to falls prevention and make a difference in the quality of life of the aging person.
Source: Government of Canada. Health Canada.

You Can Prevent Falls! - Health Canada
The objective of these fact sheets is to inform seniors, veterans, their families and caregivers of the many things that can make a difference in the quality of life of the aging person.
Source: Health Canada