Objectives
Using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, the overarching objective of this project is to enhance the evidence-based and decision-making practices of the many groups and people that shape the experiences of Quebec’s English-speaking seniors. This includes community organizations, caregivers, service providers, researchers, policy makers and—most importantly—seniors.
To do this, our project set out to build the most up-to-date and detailed portrait of English-speaking seniors in Quebec. Our evidence base includes statistical data from the 2011 Canadian Census and the 2010 provincial CHSSN/CROP Survey of Community Vitality, as well as the findings from our own project survey which was carried out from August to December of 2013 in eight selected regions of Quebec.
The evidence base we have compiled here will help in the development of networks, policy and programming that is better targeted to the needs and priorities of English-speaking seniors as they seek to age-in-place in their home province of Quebec.
A big part of our mandate was about building research capacity and fostering networking opportunities among seniors, researchers and community members to promote greater awareness and understanding of the situation facing Quebec’s English-speaking seniors.
English-speaking seniors themselves have been involved at every step of the process – from identifying the research priorities, to helping develop the project design, to carrying out our survey and to disseminating the findings in their own communities.
To do this, our project set out to build the most up-to-date and detailed portrait of English-speaking seniors in Quebec. Our evidence base includes statistical data from the 2011 Canadian Census and the 2010 provincial CHSSN/CROP Survey of Community Vitality, as well as the findings from our own project survey which was carried out from August to December of 2013 in eight selected regions of Quebec.
The evidence base we have compiled here will help in the development of networks, policy and programming that is better targeted to the needs and priorities of English-speaking seniors as they seek to age-in-place in their home province of Quebec.
A big part of our mandate was about building research capacity and fostering networking opportunities among seniors, researchers and community members to promote greater awareness and understanding of the situation facing Quebec’s English-speaking seniors.
English-speaking seniors themselves have been involved at every step of the process – from identifying the research priorities, to helping develop the project design, to carrying out our survey and to disseminating the findings in their own communities.
