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Lord Dufferin Centre plays host to a film that captures the “positive and hilarious” aspects of retirement living

A retirement home may not be the first thing that comes to mind when scouting for filming locations. In the case of the movie Old Stock, however, a vibrant retirement community was exactly what was...

ORCA Celebrates Seniors Month

To celebrate Seniors Month, we wanted to showcase some of the creative and innovative activities seniors living in Ontario’s retirement communities are taking part in. Check out these videos from residents of our member homes....

Heritage Place Residents “Stride to Turn the Tide”

In “striding to turn the tide”, one retirement home’s residents are joining with their community to provide a lifeline for grandmothers in Africa. Now in its fourth year, the Stride to Turn the Tide Halton...

May 14, 2013

Welcome to the new Ontario Retirement Communities Association website!

We’ve launched this new website to better serve you. Whether you are looking for information about retirement living, you want some help choosing a retirement home, you want to know more about ORCA and what...

All retirement homes will adopt enhanced fire safety measures

The introduction of new fire safety regulations including mandatory automatic sprinklers for Ontario’s retirement homes is a welcome step towards ensuring the safety and well-being of the approximately 51,000 seniors who live in retirement homes...

May 9, 2013

Minister Mario Sergio speaking at the Together We Care Convention

Minister Mario Sergio spoke at the Together We Care Convention April 8, 2013.

Partnership to create first data program aimed at supporting growth in Ontario’s retirement community sector

Partnership to create first data program aimed at supporting growth in Ontario’s retirement community sector View the press release in PDF form. April 9, 2013 – Oakville, ON – A partnership between the Ontario Retirement...

A “play with a purpose” program shows The Waverley Mansion to the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf0k8sACrTU When recreation coordinator Sarah Urquhart came up with the idea of having residents of The Waverley Mansion dance and lip-synch to Call Me Maybe, the pop song by Carly Rae Jepsen, she had no...

Editorial highlights the role of the RHRA

The Toronto Star published a letter from The Honourable Linda Jeffrey, Minister Responsible for Seniors, in response to an earlier editorial about the RHRA and provincial retirement home regulations. Read it here.

Lest we forget

Oakville, Ontario — They’ve served for our country in the past. They serve for our country today. The men and women of Canada’s Armed Forces deserve our acknowledgement for the sacrifices they have made, and...