How to fund senior care in Canada
Official starting points: Ontario Health atHome, Ontario MLTC long-term care co-pay, CIHI, RHRA, BC health authorities, and Quebec CLSC/CHSLD. Not Medicaid or Medicare.
Official sources
- Ontario long-term care accommodation costs (basic co-payment CAD 2,129.17/mo from 1 July 2026)
- Ontario Health atHome / explore your care options
- RHRA — Ontario retirement homes
- CIHI — pan-Canadian health data
- BC home and community care
- Quebec — start with the local CLSC and CHSLD pathway through the CISSS or CIUSSS