Celebrating Canada’s First National Seniors Day
Ottawa Journal (September 19 – September 23, 2021)
David Tilson, MP
Seniors play an important role in communities across Canada. They have shaped our country, raised a generation, and fought for our rights and freedoms. Today, they continue to share their knowledge, time, and expertise.
Seniors are vibrant, powerful, and influential mentors and leaders. They have contributed generously, building our families, our communities, our workplaces, and our country.
This is why the Government of Canada created National Seniors Day, an official day to recognize the significant ways in which seniors have and continue to contribute to our communities.
October 1, 2021 will mark Canada’s first annual National Seniors Day.
Our Government understands the importance of supporting seniors and seniors’ issues and we are working hard to ensure that our policies, programs, and services are meeting and will continue to meet seniors’ needs.
We are proud of Canada’s seniors. We value what they have done for our country and they deserve our thanks. National Seniors Day is our time to join together as a nation to honour Canadian seniors.
I encourage you to find your own unique way to celebrate the seniors in your life. Perhaps send a simple thank-you note to a senior, whom you know or put up a National Seniors Day poster in your workplace.
To all the seniors who continue to help build this country, thank you.
For tips and resources, or to learn more about National Seniors Day and other Government of Canada initiatives for seniors, visit www.seniors.gc.ca or call 1 800 O‑Canada.