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November 11, 2015

Thank you to our Veterans

The Ontario Retirement Communities Association would like to thank all current and past members of the Canadian Armed Forces for their dedication, sacrifice and service to our country. In particular, we’d like to recognize the...

Two October Stories From Our Members

Verve Senior Living Wins An Order of Excellence Award Verve Senior Living has announced that they have been awarded the highest level of distinction by the Canada Awards for Excllence. This is the fifth time...

A Fantastic Summer Conference

Our 2015 Summer Conference has come to a close – and what a fantastic conference it was! We were pleased to have over 250 members join us for dynamic education sessions, networking and a little...

Canadian Seniors Housing Summit

The Canadian Institute is holding a Canadian Seniors Housing Summit, November 3-4 at the Marriot Bloor Yorkville in Toronto This event looks at: New trends and innovations in the Canadian seniors’ housing market What seniors...

Beware of Phone Scams Targeting Seniors

Police across the country are warning the public about an increase in phone scams targeting seniors. Many of these are a version of the “grandson” phone scam. The Halton Police Service has a good brochure...

July 14, 2015

Learn more about CORE

CORE is a one of a kind collaborative data service, providing information on retirement home operations, sales and marketing metrics, financials, including revenues and expenditures and more. Watch the video to learn more about CORE...

ORCA CEO Featured in Canadian Press Story on Seniors Housing Develop

ORCA CEO Laurie Johnston spoke to Canadian Press reporter Ross Marowits about the future of retirement home construction and growth in Ontario. You can read the article here.

Talking CORE on BNN

On Tuesday, June 9th, we hosted a Bay Street Reception in order to introduce investors, analysts, developers and others to CORE and talk about how the data it provides will enable more informed decision making...

June 1, 2015

It’s Seniors’ Month

Happy Seniors’ Month! The theme for this year is Vibrant Seniors, Vibrant Communities. Join us as we celebrate the seniors in our lives during this 31st annual Seniors’ Month in Ontario. The Ontario Seniors Secretariat...

Thank You To Our 2015 Spring Road Show Sponsors

Thank you to all of our sponsors for their support of our 2015 Spring Road Shows. The Road Shows offer a full, interactive day of learning for our operator members. ORCA hosts road shows twice...