Help for seniors in Burlington: where to start, getting around, and trusted local businesses.

Where to start

• Help at home or long-term care: Ontario Health atHome, 1-833-515-1234, arranges publicly funded home care and every long-term care application. Read home care in Ontario.
• Community and social services: dial 2-1-1 to reach 211 Ontario, which helps you find community and social services near you.
• Government benefits: our free Benefits Finder shows which federal and Ontario programs are worth checking.

Getting around

Seniors 65 and over ride Burlington Transit free at all times, with a PRESTO card set to the senior fare type; cash fares aren’t free. Every new PRESTO card is set to adult, so ask customer service staff to change it; they may ask for ID. Read the City’s page.

Specialized Transit is for people with a condition that stops them using regular buses. The application is signed by a doctor or health care professional; pick up a form at the Burlington GO Station counter, or call 905-639-0550 to have one mailed. Read about Specialized Transit.

More: transportation for seniors, including the free accessible parking permit and renewing a licence at 80.

Programs and activities

The City’s Burlington Seniors’ Centre, 2285 New Street, has programs for adults 55 and over: the Bistro Lounge on weekdays, a monthly Saturday breakfast, and socials, meet-ups and day trips (register first). Call 905-335-7777. Read the City’s page.

Help with money

The City of Burlington’s Low-Income Property Tax Reduction Program takes $575 off the property tax of homeowners 65 and over who receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (or who receive ODSP), have owned and lived in the home for at least a year and own only that property in Burlington. Apply every year by December 31, online or at Service Burlington, 426 Brant Street. Read the City’s page.

Halton Region’s Older Adults Property Tax Deferral Program lets homeowners 65 and over defer their whole property tax bill, interest free, if the owners’ combined income is under $69,500, it is their only property in Halton and they have lived in it for the last four years. A one-time $200 fee is added, and the taxes are repaid when the home is sold or the deferral ends. Apply at your Town or City Hall by September 30 each year (Burlington: 905-335-7750); the 2026 period has closed, and the next form is expected in spring 2027. You can’t be in another deferral or rebate program at the same time. Read the Region’s page.

Ontario’s Senior Homeowners’ Property Tax Grant helps homeowners 64 and over with low to moderate income, and is claimed on your tax return; our benefits checklist explains it.

For changes that help you stay at home, read grants and tax credits for home changes.

CASL partners who serve Burlington

These businesses name Burlington among the places they work, on their own CASL page. Each is a partner in our network with an offer or a standard of service for members; see the page for details. Many more partners serve the whole GTA: see every partner and offer. To see two that do the kind of help you need, use Find help.