Useful Links
Abuse
Abuse of Older Adults FAQ's www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Abuse_of_Older_Adults
Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters www.acws.ca
Alberta Seniors and Community Supports www.seniors.alberta.ca/services_resources/elderabuse
Association des juriste d'expression francaise de l'Alberta (elder abuse info in French) www.ajefa.ca
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse www.calgarycasa.com
Older Adult Knowledge Network www.oaknet.ca/
Advice
Arts
Creative Aging Calgary Society www.creativeagingcalgary.ca/resources.html
This is My City Art Society www.thisismycitycalgary.ca
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
Brain Exercises
Congratulatory Messages
Governor General of Canada www.gg.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.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.cpa-ab.org/
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services www.dhhs.ca
Education
Mount Royal College Studies in Aging www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/HealthCommunityStudies/Programs/StudiesinAgingCertificate/index.htm
Routes to Learning Canada www.routestolearning.ca
Employment
Service Canada Job Bank www.jobbank.gc.ca/Intro-eng.aspx
Workplace Institute www.workplaceinstitute.org
Favourites
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
On-Line Drug Encyclopeidia www.drug3k.com
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
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
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation www.cmhc.ca
MCF Housing for Seniors www.mcfhousing.com
Laws for Landlords and Tenants www.landlordandtenant.org/splash.aspx
Service Alberta, Landlord and Tenant servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/Landlords_Tenants.cfm
Legal
Alberta Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Adult_Guardianship_and_Trusteeship
Alberta Wills & Estates FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Wills_and_Estates
Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta www.cplea.ca/
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.ab-cca.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
International Council on Active Aging www.icaa.cc
Seniors’ Organizations – Alberta (Province Wide)
Alberta Association of Gerontology www.aagweb.ca
Alberta Association of Seniors Centres www.albertaseniorscentres.net
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 www.confedpark55plus.ca/
Golden Age Club www.downtowncentre.ab.ca
LinkAges www.link-ages.ca/
Seniors’ Organizations – Other Alberta Communities
Cochrane - Services for Seniors www.cochrane.ca/municipal/toc/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/984A0CA38BA159638725782D007DA37B?OpenDocument
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) krfcss.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=63
Veiner Centre (Medicine Hat) www.medicinehat.ca/index.aspx?page=325
Seniors’ Organizations – Canada
Canadian Association on Gerontology www.cagacg.ca
Canadian Snowbird Assocaition www.snowbirds.org
CARP, Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus www.carp.ca
Federal Superannuates www.fsna.com
HelpAge Canada www.helpagecanada.ca/
Seniors’ Organizations – International
American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
The Red Hat Society www.redhatsociety.com
Transitions
Five Weeks to a New Life www.aarp.org/personal-growth/transitions/info-06-2011/aarps-five-weeks-to-a-new-life.html
Transportation
Access Calgary www.accesscalgary.ca
Alberta Driver Fitness and Monitoring http://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
Calgary Transit Low-Income Monthly Transit Passes http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/low_monthly_income_pass.html
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



