Where do Canada’s political parties stand on the issues that matter to older adults? We’ve reviewed platforms, announcements and statements to find out.
Below you will find information from each political party based on their platforms, announcements and statements as they relate to our key advocacy issues. Don’t worry if you don’t see information from each party yet — it means we are waiting for action and need you to be part of our campaign today to tell parties what is most important to older adults. We will update this information throughout the remainder of the campaign with new and relevant information — so keep checking the Canada Votes 2025 page!
Check out our federal election toolkits for our questions and ideal answers from candidates on our key advocacy issues.
Retirement income security
Promoting positive and healthy aging
Minister for seniors (older persons)
Health care
Veteran well-being
Retirement income security
The political parties and their platforms are listed alphabetically. Here’s what the parties are promising on retirement income security:
Bloc Quebecois
- Re-introduce Bill C-319 to raise OAS for people aged 65-74.
- Increase the threshold to allow more people to receive Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).
- Improve the purchasing power of retirees as a means of supporting economic activity in the regions through the purchasing power of the most vulnerable.
- Introduce a tax credit for experienced workers.
- Protect defined benefit pensions.
- Double the GST credit for quarters when inflation exceeds Bank of Canada Target and pay the credit out monthly.
Source: Le Bloc Québécois persiste pour les retraités du Québec.
Source: Plateforme politique -2025-
Conservative Party of Canada
- Allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free — $10k more than now.
- Allow seniors the option of keeping savings growing in RRSPs until age 73, up from 71.
- Protect OAS, GIS and CPP by keeping the retirement age at 65.
Source: Lower Taxes, Secure Retirement for Our Seniors.
Green Party of Canada
- Introduce a Guaranteed Livable Income, so no one lives in poverty.
Source: Caring for Canadians.
Liberal Party of Canada
- Protect retirement savings by reducing the minimum amount that must be withdrawn from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) by 25 per cent for one year.
- Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement by 5 per cent for one year, providing up to $652 more to low-income seniors, tax-free.
Source: Mark Carney’s Liberals to deliver urgent support to protect Canadian retirees in this global crisis.
New Democratic Party
- Lift all seniors out of poverty by raising the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).
- Double the Canada Disability Benefit, helping low-income people with disabilities live with dignity.
- Reverse the capital gains tax cut
- Permanently remove the GST from essentials like grocery store meals, plus monthly bills including cell, internet and heating bills.
Promoting positive and healthy aging
The political parties and their platforms are listed alphabetically. Here’s what the parties are promising on promoting positive and healthy aging:
Bloc Quebecois
- Increase in and automatic granting of a tax credit for home care.
- Unconditionally fund public transit projects selected by Quebec and the municipalities.
- Require the CMHC to provide mortgages to seniors’ residences with fewer than 50 units.
- Make it easier for seniors to stay in their home communities.
Source: Le Bloc Québécois persiste pour les retraités du Québec.
Source: Faisons travailler des Québécois pour l’avenir des transports.
Source: Plateforme politique -2025-
Conservative Party of Canada
- Remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases of all new Canadian-manufactured vehicles.
Source: Poilievre To Axe GST on Canadian-Made Cars.
Green Party of Canada
● Expand paid leave to elder care, miscarriage and other family needs.
Source: Caring for Canadians.
Liberal Party of Canada
- Expand dental coverage to Canadians aged 18-64.
- Double the pace of construction over the next decade to almost 500,000 new homes a year. Cancel the carbon tax, saving Canadians on average 18 cents/litre on the price of gas.
- Facilitate the conversion of existing structures into affordable housing units.
Source: Mark Carney’s Liberals take action to make life more affordable.
Source: Mark Carney’s Liberals unveil Canada’s most ambitious housing plan since the Second World War.
New Democratic Party
- Introduce emergency price caps on basic grocery items.
- 3 million new homes, including non-market and affordable housing by 2030.
- Ban fixed-term leases, renovictions, demovictions, and other landlord practices aimed at pushing people out of their homes and driving up rents.
- Ban rent price-fixing and collusion by corporate landlords, including the use of shared data platforms and coordinated pricing tools; and
- Recognize the right of tenant unions to negotiate with landlords.
- Creating the new $8 billion Canadian Homes Transfer over four years, which will include:
- Requiring cities to allow more multi-unit homes in all neighbourhoods.
- Require more housing near public transit routes.
- Committing to 20 per cent non-market housing in every neighbourhood.
- Creating a Communities First Fund, that includes:
- National rent control rules.
- Implementing a Renters’ Bill of Rights.
Source: Singh: NDP Will Build 3 Million Homes by 2030—and Make Housing Affordable Again.
Source: NDP to end landlord money grabs and bring in national rent control.
Source: Singh: We’ll cap grocery prices and make food more affordable for Canadians.
Minister for seniors (older persons)
The political parties and their platforms are listed alphabetically. Here’s what the parties are promising on a minister of seniors (older persons):
Bloc Quebecois
Conservative Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
New Democratic Party
Health care
The political parties and their platforms are listed alphabetically. Here’s what the parties are promising on health care:
Bloc Quebecois
Conservative Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
- Provide stable, long-term funding to provinces and territories.
- Train and hire more health-care workers to improve access and cut wait times.
- Expand home care and community care.
- Invest in public health care instead of allowing for-profit corporations to deliver more services.
Source: More Health Care
Liberal Party of Canada
New Democratic Party
- Connect all Canadians with family doctors and primary care by 2030.
- Make full enforcement of public health-care standards a condition of federal health funding.
Source: Singh pledges federal action to give every Canadian access to a family doctor by 2030.
Source: Singh: Public health care is ours—and we’re not giving it up.
Veteran well-being
The political parties and their platforms are listed alphabetically. Here’s what the parties are promising on veteran well-being:
Bloc Quebecois
Conservative Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
New Democratic Party