In 2013, the City of Toronto invited Dr. Samir Sinha to develop its first Seniors Strategy, which subsequently led the city to be given the World Health Organization’s (WHO) designation as an age-friendly city in 2016. The strategy was developed following the WHO’s framework for age-friendly cities, and was designed to emphasize equity, respect, inclusion and quality of life to inform its services and initiatives.
To read the Toronto Seniors Strategy, click here.
For more information on the Toronto Seniors Strategy, contact Andrea Austen, Policy Development Officer for the City of Toronto, at aausten@toronto.ca.