Our Advocacy
AdvantAge Ontario is the voice of not-for-profit seniors’ care in Ontario
As the only provincial association that represents the full spectrum of the seniors’ care continuum in Ontario, AdvantAge Ontario leverages the expertise of its membership to advocate on key issues facing seniors, their health care providers, and the care settings they call home.
What happens when you invest every dollar into expanding the care and services offered to seniors and improving your homes?
- Over 20% more hours of direct daily care per resident
- Lower staff turnover
- Lower rates of hospitalization
- Newer homes with community and culturally specific amenities
- Better control of infection and disease
This is why the vast majority of Ontarians waiting for a spot in long-term care (LTC) have listed a not-for-profit, municipal or charitable home as their first choice. Nearly 48,600 seniors are waiting for a bed in one of these special homes.
This overwhelming demand makes it clear. As we recover and rebuild after the tragedies of the pandemic, Ontario needs more not-for-profit long-term care homes to give our seniors the care, comfort and safety they deserve.
Current Advocacy Priorities
2026-27 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission
Over the last several budgets the Ontario government has continued to increase funding towards seniors’ care to address the deep systemic challenges that resulted from years of underinvestment.
Ontario’s Community Health Sector Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27
On behalf of the ten provincial member associations that represent over 1,300 community based agencies and their over 200,000 workers, Ontario’s community health sector welcomes this opportunity to participate in the 2026 pre-budget consultation.2025-26 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission
Over the last several budgets the Ontario government has continued to increase funding towards seniors’ care to address the deep systemic challenges that resulted from years of underinvestment.
Pre-Budget Submissions
2026-2027 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission
From Pressure to Prevention: An Upstream Plan for Seniors’ Care
Ontarians deserve the best health and seniors’ care system in the country. Yet today, the system is under threat as it has not adapted fast enough to our changing demographic realities.
Our health care system is not prepared for our current and impending needs. There is now a major mismatch between the growing pressures of an aging population and a system structured to support acute, not chronic, care needs. Despite significant government investments in hospitals and long-term care, Ontario continues to struggle to meet rising demand. That is because the answer is not to do more of the same. We need to change our approach by shifting resources to meet the current and future needs of an aging population.
This submission represents a bold new perspective from AdvantAge Ontario: a system-wide view for seniors’ care that focuses on upstream solutions.
