With Nova Scotians heading to the polls on Nov. 26, Federal Retirees sees an opportunity to create a healthier future for aging in the province.
Nova Scotia will head to the polls on Nov. 26. During this election, Federal Retirees is calling on the province’s next government to improve older adult care and create a healthier future for aging in Nova Scotia.
This work is more important now than ever before.
By 2030, adults aged 65 or older will make up 23 per cent of Canada’s population and number over 9.5 million. And more than one in four Nova Scotians will be aged 65 and over.
According to the 2021 Census — the most recent year for which this data is available — 22.2 per cent of the Nova Scotia population is aged 65 or older. In Nova Scotia, as in all Atlantic provinces, older adults represent a higher proportion of the population than in the rest of Canada.
Older adults deserve to age with dignity, and it’s time to create a healthier future for aging in Nova Scotia.
This provincial election is our chance to do that.
This webpage will be updated as we move through the 2024 Nova Scotia election.
Check back regularly to:
- Learn about Federal Retirees’ Nova Scotia election priorities.
- Find key messages and questions to ask when speaking with candidates.
- See how your branch is advocating for older adults.
For more information about the election, including how and where to vote, visit Elections Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia election priorities
During this election, Federal Retirees is calling for Nova Scotia’s next provincial government to:
- Ensure Nova Scotians’ incomes keep up with the cost of living
- Enable aging in place by ensuring timely access to needed supports.
- Improve access to care through provision of funding and services.
- Enforce mandatory standards for long-term care.
Ensure Nova Scotians’ incomes keep up with the cost of living
The next government must ensure Nova Scotians’ incomes keep up with the cost of living by protecting and encouraging more defined benefit pension plans and prioritizing investments that specifically support access to housing for older Canadians.
Life — and especially housing — is becoming unaffordable. The next government must take on measures that will make it easier for Nova Scotians to make ends meet.
Enable aging in place
Nova Scotia’s next government must invest in tools and programs to enable older adults to age in place and ensure the work of caregivers is recognized and supported.
Improve access to care
Nova Scotia’s next government must invest in the continuum of care, from primary to home to long-term care, address wait times and improve navigation of the public health-care system.
Enforce mandatory long-term care standards
Nova Scotia’s next government must ensure the province’s long-term care homes follow mandatory standards that are reviewed and enforced.