Canada HomeShare began as a pilot project created in May 2018 as a City of Toronto initiative arising out of the Toronto Seniors Strategy, with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Seniors Affairs. The National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) implemented the pilot in partnership with the City and the Toronto Seniors Strategy Accountability Table, a group of seniors, caregivers, and other community partners dedicated to adequately and effectively supporting Toronto’s aging population. Toronto HomeShare has transition to Canada HomeShare and in 2022 has settled in its new non-profit home at HelpAge Canada.

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The aim of the Canada HomeShare is to empower older adults wishing to remain in their homes with a means of obtaining additional income, help around the home, and companionship, as well as to address the affordable rental crisis faced by students.

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