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April 26, 2005 |
Government of Canada provides funding for 99 New Horizons for Seniors projects in Quebec
LÉVIS (QUEBEC)—Ken Dryden, Minister of Social Development Canada, announced today that 99 projects for seniors in Quebec will receive more than $1,152,000 in funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
"The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening and building inclusive communities that promote the active living, empowerment, and dignity of seniors," said Minister Dryden. "These projects will enable seniors to share their skills, experience, and wisdom with others in their community." The Minister made these comments after announcing a Protocol of Agreement with Ms. Carole Théberge, Minister of Families, Seniors and the Status of Women and Mr. Benoît Pelletier, Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Francophones within Canada, the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Reform of Democratic Institutions and Access to Information, on behalf of the Government of Quebec.
"New Horizons for Seniors has proven to be extremely valuable in promoting community activities by and in support of seniors," said Tony Ianno, Minister of State (Families and Caregivers). "Increased funding for New Horizons for Seniors in the recent budget reinforces our commitment to ensuring a high quality of life for all seniors."
The New Horizons for Seniors Program provides grants to support a range of community-based projects across Canada that enable seniors to participate in social activities, pursue an active life, and contribute to their communities.
Projects support broad national objectives and regional priorities. They are inspired, implemented, and led by seniors in local communities. Priorities are set by those who are engaged in seniors' issues in each province and territory.
To ensure that the New Horizons for Seniors Program and the programs provided by the Government of Quebec complement each other, a Canada-Quebec Protocol of Agreement sets out the mechanisms for collaboration. Under this Protocol of Agreement, the projects funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program are recommended jointly by representatives of Social Development Canada and the Secrétariat aux aînés du Québec, following consultation with the Tables de concertation des aînés established in every region of Quebec. This process is fully consistent with the broad cross-Canada policy directions for the program, under which people who are engaged in seniors' issues review and recommend projects for funding.
In Quebec, the regional funding priorities set for this round of funding were:
- Activities that foster community capacity building; and
- Activities that encourage seniors to contribute to projects dealing with social issues in their communities.
These priorities were the subject of discussions with representatives of the Government of Quebec and organizations involved in issues affecting seniors.
Funding for these projects was provided for in the 2005 federal budget. In response to an overwhelming interest in the program, the Government of Canada announced an increase in funding to the New Horizons for Seniors Program in this budget. The overall program budget will be increased to $15 million in 2005-06 and will reach $25 million by 2007-08.
Seniors are a priority for the Government of Canada. To underscore this commitment, Budget 2005 encompassed other significant measures including:
- Increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the Allowance, and the Allowance for the survivor to help address the needs of Canada's poorest seniors. Starting January 1, 2006, the Guaranteed Income Supplement will be increased by $18 a month for single recipients and by $29 a month for couples. It will increase by the same amount again on January 1, 2007.
- Providing $13 million in funding over five years to establish a National Seniors' Secretariat within Social Development Canada that will serve as a focal point for collaborative efforts to address the challenges facing seniors. The Secretariat will work across the federal government, with other levels of government as well as experts and others, to align policies and programs for seniors today and in the future.
These projects have been reviewed to ensure compliance with the Department's administration of its grants and contributions program and are subject to review under the Financial Administration Act.
For more information on the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program, visit www.sdc.gc.ca. The next Call for Applications will open in June 2005.
A complete list of approved projects for Quebec is included in the attached backgrounder.
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This news release is available in alternative formats, on request. Call 1-800-788-8282 on a Touch-Tone phone or through a teletypewriter (TTY).
For more information:
Diane Brulotte
NHSP Regional Officer
(514) 982-2384, ext. 2714
Sarah Bain
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Social Development
(613) 941-0766
Media Relations
Social Development Canada
(613) 941-1110
BACKGROUNDER
| Organization | Location | Funding |
|---|---|---|
|
Société Alzheimer de la Sagamie |
Alma |
$7,250 |
|
Table locale des aînés de la MRC d'Abitibi |
Amos |
$6,000 |
|
Centre d'action bénévole de Bedford & Environs inc. |
Bedford |
$10,000 |
|
Bristol Association for Seniors |
Bristol |
$6,500 |
|
La Maison de la Famille de Brossard |
Brossard |
$9,000 |
|
TransporAction Pontiac inc. |
Campbell's Bay |
$6,500 |
|
Club des citoyens seniors de Chevery Mobilizing Seniors and their Community |
Chevery |
$12,000 |
|
Association des retraitées et retraités de l'enseignement du Québec |
Chicoutimi |
$5,000 |
|
Senior Citizens Social Club of Two Mountains |
Deux-Montagnes |
$13,000 |
|
Centre communautaire St-Pierre inc. |
Drummondville |
$11,500 |
|
FADOQ – Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Évain |
$5,000 |
|
FADOQ GÎM |
Gaspé |
$15,000 |
|
Centre d'Entraide aux Aînés |
Gatineau |
$15,000 |
|
Groupe d'aînés du Centre communautaire portugais Les amis unis – Mise en forme participative |
Gatineau |
$4,500 |
|
L'Association des bénévoles de la Vallée-de-la-Lièvre |
Gatineau |
$1,700 |
|
AQDR Granby inc. |
Granby |
$15,000 |
|
Cohabitation Haute-Yamaska |
Granby |
$12,000 |
|
Table des aînés du Centre-de-la-Mauricie |
Grand-Mère |
$18,000 |
|
The Montérégie Partners for Community Development |
Greenfield Park |
$6,000 |
|
Société d'agriculture de Chapeau |
Isle-aux-Allumettes |
$8,000 |
|
Les Aînés et les Aînées de Jonquière Inc. |
Jonquière |
$11,000 |
|
Mohawk Language Custodian Association |
Kanesatake |
$13,000 |
|
La Maison des aîné(e)s de Laprairie |
Laprairie |
12 000 $ |
|
Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées |
Laval |
$15,000 |
|
Dira-Laval Inc. |
Laval |
$12,000 |
|
Fédération lavalloise des OSBL d'habitation (FLOH) |
Laval |
$13,000 |
|
Table régionale de concertation des aînés de Laval |
Laval |
$7,000 |
|
Club de l'âge d'or de Lefebvre |
Lefebvre |
$10,500 |
|
Townshippers' Association |
Lennoxville |
$15,000 |
|
Centre d'archives régional des Îles |
L'Étang-du-Nord |
$12,500 |
|
Regroupement des résidants des Marronniers |
Lévis |
$4,000 |
|
Centre communautaire le trait d'union |
Longueuil |
$8,500 |
|
La Fondation Les Vieux Amis inc. |
Longueuil |
$3,000 |
|
La maison de Jonathan inc. |
Longueuil |
$10,000 |
|
Centre d'Amitié autochtone de Québec |
Loretteville |
$20,000 |
|
Eastern Townships Citizen Advocacy |
Mansonville |
$15,000 |
|
Société Alzheimer du Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Matane |
$20,000 |
|
Entraide Mercier |
Mercier |
$7,500 |
|
Cree Nation of Mistassini |
Mistassini |
$16,000 |
|
Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors |
Montréal |
$20,500 |
|
Fondation de l'Institut universitaire de gérontologie du Québec |
Montréal |
$20,000 |
|
Action Centre-Ville |
Montréal |
$10,000 |
|
Association québécoise des centres communautaires pour aînés (AQCCA) |
Montréal |
$25,000 |
|
Centre Contactivité inc. |
Montréal |
$9,000 |
|
Centre des femmes de Pointe-aux-Trembles |
Montréal |
$25,000 |
|
Coalition pour le maintien dans la communauté |
Montréal |
$25,000 |
|
Council of Black Aging |
Montréal |
$16,750 |
|
Réseau d'information des aînées et aînés du Québec (RIAQ) |
Montréal |
$10,500 |
|
RIRES |
Montréal |
$16,000 |
|
Table de concertation des aînés de l'Île de Montréal |
Montréal |
$11,000 |
|
Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA) |
New-Carlisle |
$13,650 |
|
Club de l'Âge d'Or Les soleils couchants |
New-Richmond |
$3,000 |
|
Algonquin Nation-Human Resources and Sustainable Development Corp. |
Notre-Dame-du-Nord |
$4,000 |
|
Chorale Les amis de l'art |
Princeville |
$3,024 |
|
Patro Laval inc. |
Québec |
$13, 000 |
|
Patro Roc-Amadour (1978) inc. |
Québec |
$20,000 |
|
Centre communautaire pour les aînés de Ragueneau inc. |
Ragueneau |
$13,800 |
|
Association des directeurs d'établissements scolaires retraités, section Bas-du-Fleuve |
Rimouski |
$17,000 |
|
Fédération des clubs de l'Âge d'Or du Québec, secteur des Îles |
Fatima |
$15,000 |
|
Association Horizon Rosemère |
Rosemère |
$10,000 |
|
Parrainage civique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Rouyn-Noranda |
$15,000 |
|
Club de l'âge d'or Les Montagnards de Saint-Médard |
Saint-Ménard |
$11,000 |
|
Entraide Bénévole des Pays-d'en-Haut |
Sainte-Adèle |
$13,000 |
|
Association des retraitées et retraités de l'enseignement du Québec |
Sainte-Foy |
$15,500 |
|
Table de concertation des personnes aînées de la région de Québec |
Sainte-Foy |
$20,000 |
|
Association québécoise de défense des personnes retraitées et préretraitées (AQDR) |
Saint-Félicien |
$10,000 |
|
Club de la Fraternité de l'âge d'or de Saint-Fulgence |
Saint-Fulgence |
$15,000 |
|
FADOQ Richelieu-Yamaska |
Saint-Hyacinthe |
$13,000 |
|
FADOQ-Région Rive-Sud-Suroît |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
$9,000 |
|
Club Les Blés d'Or de la Métis |
Saint-Octave-de-Métis |
$4,000 |
|
L'ABC des Hauts Plateaux Montmagny-L'Islet |
Saint-Pamphile |
$15,000 |
|
AQDR Mékinac |
Saint-Tite |
$7,500 |
|
Corporation de développement communautaire Universeau |
Senneterre |
$4,000 |
|
Société Alzheimer de la Côte-Nord |
Sept-Îles |
$18,000 |
|
AQDR – Section Centre de la Mauricie |
Shawinigan |
$4,000 |
|
Baluchon Alzheimer Estrie |
Sherbrooke |
$12,000 |
|
Sercovie inc. |
Sherbrooke |
$18,000 |
|
Association Info-Air Sorel-Tracy |
Sorel-Tracy |
$5,000 |
|
Centre d'Action bénévole Émilie-Gamelin |
Saint-Charles-Borromée |
$5,000 |
|
Société Alzheimer Laurentides |
Sainte-Agathe-des- Monts |
$10,000 |
|
Centre d'action bénévole Les Artisans de l'Aide |
Saint-Eustache |
$9,000 |
|
Club de l'Âge d'Or de Saint-Évariste |
Saint-Évariste |
$5,000 |
|
L'ABC du Respaix |
Saint-Félix-de-Valois |
$10,000 |
|
Centre d'Action Bénévole du Lac Saint-Pierre |
Saint-François-du-Lac |
$15,500 |
|
Club FADOQ Saint-Georges Beauce Inc. |
Saint-Georges |
$12,000 |
|
Entraide solidarité Bellechasse |
Saint-Lazare |
$15,000 |
|
L'heure contes-thé |
Saint-Louis-de-Richelieu |
$10,000 |
|
Service d'Action Bénévole « Au coeur du jardin » inc. |
Saint-Rémi |
$8,000 |
|
Centre d'Action Bénévole des Moulins Réseau |
Terrebonne |
$10,400 |
|
FADOC – Thetford Mines |
Thetford Mines |
$15,000 |
|
Économie communautaire de Francheville (ECOF) |
Trois-Rivières |
$7,551 |
|
La Maison des Grands-Parents de Trois-Rivières (MGPTR) |
Trois-Rivières |
$15,000 |
|
Table de concertation « Abus auprès des aînés » de Trois-Rivières |
Trois-Rivières |
$21,000 |
|
Regroupement des aînés |
Val-Des-Monts |
$2,000 |
|
Centre d'amitié autochtone de Val-d'Or Inc. |
Val-d'Or |
$13,500 |
|
Grand Rassemblement des Aînés de Vaudreuil et Soulanges (GRAVES) |
Vaudreuil-Dorion |
$10,000 |
|
FADOQ – Région Centre du Québec |
Victoriaville |
$14,500 |
|
Vie Active Saguenay |
Ville de Saguenay |
$9,400 |
|
St. Andrews United Church and Rupert United Church |
Wakefield |
$12,000 |
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