News Releases

2026

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Seniors’ Advocate, Susan Walsh, Announces Retirement (February 25, 2026)

2025

Seniors' Advocate Releases Seniors' Report 2025 (November 20, 2025)

International Day of Older Persons and National Seniors Day (October 1, 2025)

Seniors' Advocate Releases 2024-2025 Status Report on Recommendations (June 19, 2025)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 13, 2025)

Statement from the Seniors' Advocate Regarding Unclaimed Deceased Seniors (June 3, 2025)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes Seniors' Month with an Art Contest and Social Media Campaign (June 2, 2025)

NL Seniors' Advocate, Susan Walsh, Releases the report From Review to Action: A Continuum of Care Approach (May 15, 2025)

Seniors’ Advocate, Susan Walsh, Releases the report An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure (April 16, 2025)

2024

The Office of the Seniors’ Advocate, Newfoundland and Labrador releases the Seniors’ Report 2024,Monitoring Key Indicators of Seniors’ Wellbeing in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Baseline (December 10, 2024)

Newfoundland and Labrador's Seniors' Advocate joins with Seniors' Advocatesin Canada to Urge the Federal Government to include Seniors in the Contemplated $250 Rebate (December 5, 2024)

Seniors’ Advocate Releases Status Report on Recommendations 2023-2024 (November 20, 2024)

Remembrance Day – Why Do We Need to Remember? (November 8, 2024)

Seniors’ Advocate, Susan Walsh, Issues Statement Regarding Government’s/NL Health Services’ Plan to Convert 15 Single Occupancy Rooms to Double Occupancy at Corner Brook Long-Term Care (November 4, 2024)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes International Day of Older Persons and National Seniors' Day (October 1, 2024)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 14, 2024)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes Seniors' Month in Newfoundland and Labrador (June 3, 2024)

Seniors' Advocate Launches Social Media Campaign to Address Ageism (May 23, 2024)

2023

Seniors' Advocate NL Releases What Golden Years? Report (November 14, 2023)

Seniors' Advocate Issues Statement Regarding Recent Rate Increases for Private-Paying Residents in NL Personal Care Homes (October 19, 2023)

Seniors’ Advocate recognizes International Day of Older Persons and National Seniors’ Day (October 1, 2023)

Seniors’ Advocate Releases Status Report on Recommendations 2022-2023 (September 8, 2023)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2023)

Seniors' Advocate Recognizes Seniors Month (June 1, 2023)

Seniors' Advocate Releases What We Heard: Engagement with Seniors, Family Members and/or Caregivers, and Service Providers (March 30, 2023)

Media Advisory: Seniors' Advocate Available to Media for Release of the Report, What We Heard: Engagement with Seniors, Family Members and/or Caregivers, and Service Providers (March 29, 2023)

Canada's Three Seniors' Advocates Meet in Ottawa (February 27, 2023)

2022

Seniors' Advocate Releases Status Report on Recommendations (November 1, 2022)

Seniors' Advocate Seeks Review of the Personal Care Home and Long Term Care Systems (October 20, 2022)

Seniors’ Advocate Begins Provincial Pubic Engagement Process (September 26, 2022)

Media Advisory: New Seniors’ Advocate Available to Media (June 15, 2022)

2019

October 1st is International Day of the Older Person and National Seniors Day (October 1, 2019)

Office of the Seniors’ Advocate Releases Report Summarizing the Major Issues Raised by Seniors and the Advocate’s Plans (September 25, 2019)

Seniors’ Month in Newfoundland and Labrador

2018

October 1st is International Day of the Older Person and National Seniors Day (October 1, 2018)

Seniors' Advocate Concerned About Increased Cost of Electricity (July 24, 2018)

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15, 2018)

June is Seniors' Month in Newfoundland and Labrador (June 1, 2018)