Canada's national dementia strategy

A national dementia strategy is on its way for Canadians. On June 22, 2017, we celebrated the passage of Bill C-233, <em>An Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias</em>. Canada will now become the latest country to develop a national dementia strategy to address the overwhelming scale, impact and cost of dementia.

The latest news and numbers

January 16, 2019: The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences releases report on Improving the quality of life and care of persons living with dementia and their caregivers

December 4, 2018: Health Canada releases the Framework on Palliative Care in Canada

November 27, 2018: HEAL releases The Canadian Way 2.0, a report evaluating the Canadian government’s action on health care (PDF)

September 7, 2018: Public Health Agency of Canada releases summary of National Dementia Conference, outlining the plan to develop Canada’s first national dementia strategy (PDF)

August 14, 2018: Read our 2019 pre-budget submission (PDF)

May 14, 2018: Alzheimer Society of Canada CEO named co-chair of Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia (PDF)

June 22, 2017: Canada to become 30th country with national dementia strategy (PDF)

January 30, 2017: Senators host panel discussion on meeting needs of Canadians living with dementia

Our latest statistics on dementia numbers in Canada

Decisive action by the federal government is urgently needed as the proportion of seniors continues to grow over the next two decades.

- Dementia in Canada: A National Strategy for Dementia-friendly Communities (p. 43)

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Some people may look at me and think, "He doesn't have Alzheimer's disease." If only that were true! Canada needs a national dementia strategy to better support those of us who have the disease already, and those who will develop it in the future.
- Jim Mann