[MAYOR’s NAME]
[MAYOR’s ADDRESS]
[MAYOR’s ADDRESS]
[DATE]
Dear Mayor [NAME],
We invite you to participate in the Seniors Vote Flag Raising event on October 1, 2015 for United Nations
International Day of Older Persons, to celebrate the contributions and value that Canada’s older citizens bring to our communities and Canadian society. We invite you to address Seniors Vote members and media who will be in attendance as the key part of the event’s program.
Seniors Vote is a collaboration of 50 seniors, retiree, and advocacy groups who represent well over one million older Canadians [please see attached list]. We are raising common concerns and demands that particularly resonate with older Canadians:
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Retirement security – increase to the CPP, restore OAS eligibility to 65 from 67 increase the exempt earnings band for GIS and prohibit retroactive erosion of earned pension benefits
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Health care transformation – national pharmacare plan, supports for caregivers, and standards for post-acute/chronic care in the home and community
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National Housing strategy – access to affordable and suitable housing, including seniors housing
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Income inequality – adopt measures that reduce the growing income inequality among Canadians of all ages
Municipalities have an important role to work with other levels of government to ensure citizens can live active and healthy lives. Older citizens have built our cities and communities throughout their lives and continue to contribute as active community volunteers, caregivers, workers, business owners and citizens. The involvement of older citizens in the civic life of a city will become even more significant as urban populations age.
Seniors Vote will be raising flags in numerous cities and communities all across the country to celebrate the contributions of older Canadians and the continual valuable role they have in our society.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015
Time: [INSERT TIME OF EVENT]
Location: [INSERT LOCATION OF EVENT]
Contact Info of local organizer
Name: [CONTACT PERSON’S NAME]
Organization: [ORGANIZATION’S NAME
OF LOCAL ORGANIZER]
Email: [ORGANIZER’S EMAIL]
Phone: [ORGANIZER’S PHONE NUMBER]
We look forward to having you join us to celebrate United Nations International Day of Older Persons.
Sincerely,
National representatives of Seniors Vote:
Susan Eng
VP, Advocacy
CARP
Herb John
President
National Pensioners Federation
Pat Kerwin
President
Congress of Union Retirees of Canada

National Pensioners Federation (NPF)
CARP
Réseau FADOQ
Congress of Union Retirees of Canada (CURC)
International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
College of Family Physicians of Canada
CURAC
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
National advocacy organization of seniors groups and individuals
National advocacy organization for older Canadians
Quebec Seniors advocacy organization
Union retirees across Canada
International advocacy NGO
Family physicians across Canada
National college and university retiree organizations
National association of registered nurses
National Association of Federal Retirees Retired public servants, veterans and RCMP
Canadian Association of Retired Teachers
(ACER-CART)
Canadian Alliance of United Seniors (CAUS)
Retired teachers from 10 provinces and Yukon territory
Seniors organization
Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of
British Columbia (COSCO)
Professional Institute of the Public Sector of
Canada
The Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command
Advocacy group for 75+ BC seniors' organizations
Government scientists and professionals
Represents veterans, their dependants and those still serving in the Canadians Forces
Police Pensioners Association of Ontario (PPAO) Retired police and civilians
British Columbia Old Age Pensioners
Organization (BCOAPO)
Promote interests of seniors in British Columbia
Older Women’s Network (Ontario) Advocacy organization for older women in Ontario
Quebec Provincial Association of Retired School
Educators QPARSE-APPERQ
Retired educators from English schools in Quebec

The United Senior Citizens of Ontario (USCO)
Social Services Network (SSN)
Public Interest Alberta
Saskatchewan Seniors Association Incorporated
(SSAI)
Volunteer organization representing seniors in
Ontario
Social services agency serving South Asian community in York region
Albertan advocacy organization for the citizens of
Alberta
Saskatchewan Seniors
Service Employees International Union Retirees
(SEIU)
Communications Workers of Canada Retirees
Council
Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees
(SOAR)
Retired Members Division of Ontario Public
Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
PEI Federation of Union Retirees
Retired Healthcare workers
Communications industry retirees
Retired Steelworkers and spouses
Retired Ontario public employees
PEI retirees
Saskatchewan Union Retirees Federation Saskatchewan retirees
BC Federation of Retired Union Members
Alberta Federation of Union Retirees
Nova Scotia Government Retired Employees
Association (NSGREA)
Nova Scotia Federation of Union Retirees
Federation of Senior Citizens and Pensioners of
Nova Scotia (FSCPNS)
New Brunswick Federation of Union Retirees
Alberta retirees
Retired Nova Scotia public servants
Nova Scotia retirees
Nova Scotia seniors
New Brunswick retirees
Manitoba Federation of Union Retirees
The British Columbia Retired Teachers’
Association (BCRTA)
BC retirees
Manitoba retirees
Retired teachers

The Retired Teachers of Ontario (RTO/ERO) College, university, school faculty and support staff
CUPE Ontario-Retirees-Network
Unifor Retirees
Retired Ontario public employees
Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal
Clinic
Toronto and York Region Labour Council
Retirees Network
Colour of Poverty/Colour of Change Network
(COPC)
Congress of Union Retirees of Canada (CURC)
Toronto and York Region Council (T&YR Council)
Legal Aid Clinic
Toronto and York Region unionized workers and families
Ontario anti-poverty, anti-racism network
Toronto and York Region retirees
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
(OSSTF/FEESO) ARM Chp 9, 11,12
Retired high school teachers and support staff in
Toronto, Windsor and London
National Union of Public and General Employees
(NUPGE)
National association of provincial employees
Retired workers from a cross section of industries across Canada
Ontario Federation of Union Retirees (OFUR) Ontario retirees
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
(RNAO)
Professional association representing Ontario’s registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students
Canadian Doctors for Medicare
Care Watch
Dedicated to improving the quality, equity, and sustainability of Canada's healthcare system
Advocating for improved home and community services
Plus a growing number of regional and local groups