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Ontario projects 1.5 million residents aged 80+ by 2041, urging a unified aging strategy to tackle health, housing, and care challenges.
Ontario is projected to have over 1.5 million residents aged 80 and older by 2041, prompting calls for a coordinated provincial strategy to address aging.
Advocates urge Premier Doug Ford to create an "aging secretariat" to unify fragmented efforts across health care, housing, caregiving, and economic security, citing models in California, New York, and Massachusetts.
While the province has launched home care, paramedicine, and housing innovation programs, critics say these remain isolated and insufficient.
The population aged 65 and older is expected to grow by over 60% to 4.2 million by 2040, with older women facing heightened risks of poverty and homelessness.
Experts warn that without a proactive, cross-departmental approach, rising chronic illness, rural care gaps, and transit access issues will strain systems.
Ontario proyecta 1,5 millones de residentes mayores de 80 años para el año 2041, instando a una estrategia unificada de envejecimiento para abordar los desafíos de salud, vivienda y atención.