Ontario Supporting Seniors Active Living Centre in Burlington

NEWS

Burlington MPP Natalie Pierre announced the Ontario government is investing $12,500 in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year to support the Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) in Burlington. The Burlington Seniors Active Living Centre received $50,997 in this fiscal year.

This funding is part of the $3.7 million being invested through the fourth and final quarterly installment payment for this fiscal year to help centres deliver in-person and virtual programs that help older adults aged 55 and older keep fit, healthy, active and socially connected to their communities.

The government’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement increased base funding for all Seniors Active Living Centres for this coming year, from up to $42,700 to up to $55,000 to ensure centres have the support they need to continue providing seniors services and activities. The funding is provided to centres in four equal quarterly payments each year.

“This fiscal year, we have increased our investment in Seniors Active Living Centres by almost one million dollars over last year, to provide seniors with more opportunities to access programs and supports,” said Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility. “Our government continues to invest in Seniors Active Living Centre programs that are improving the health and well-being of Ontario’s aging population.”

Due to the success of Seniors Active Living Centres, the government is investing up to an additional $17 million to expand the number of SALCs by 100 across Ontario from 316 to 416 beginning in 2024-25. This will increase services for seniors and those with disabilities in underserved communities. A call for proposals was launched in July 2024 and the successful new SALC recipients will be announced starting in early 2025.

These initiatives demonstrate the many ways the province is meeting the needs of Ontario’s seniors with better supporting services and activities at the local level.

QUICK FACTS

• The funding announced today comes from an annual investment of more than $15 million that is being allocated in quarterly payments to all existing SALC programs by the end of the 2024 fiscal year.
• Additional funding of $17 million over three years for supporting SALC programs was approved in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement.
• In 2023, SALCs received base funding of up to $42, 700. This was increased to up to $50, 000 in 2024.
• This year, SALC programs will be able to request up to $55,000 for maintenance and operating costs, an increase from the previous maximum of $50,000 in 2024 and up from $42,700 in maintenance and operating funding from 2023.