CASL Seniors Score

Marit Stiles on seniors.

Leader of the Ontario NDP and of the Official Opposition. MPP for Davenport. The NDP’s 2025 platform promised changes to home and long-term care, a Seniors Home Safety Grant and a monthly Caregiver Benefit, without numbers.

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Marit Stiles, smiling, at an outdoor event in Toronto in 2024
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CASL Seniors Score

Out of 5 castles, for what is on the public record for older adults. Reviewed October 11, 2026.

Leader of the Ontario NDP and of the Official Opposition. MPP for Davenport.

Marit Stiles

The NDP’s 2025 platform promised changes to home and long-term care, a Seniors Home Safety Grant and a monthly Caregiver Benefit, without numbers.

What would raise this score

Each area can earn up to 2 points.

  • Health and care: a commitment aimed at older adults with a number in it (an amount, a number of people or places, or a date) would add 1 more point.
  • Money: anything on the public record about older adults’ needs here would add 1 point; a commitment aimed at older adults with a number in it would add 2.
  • Housing and staying at home: a commitment aimed at older adults with a number in it (an amount, a number of people or places, or a date) would add 1 more point.
  • Getting around and safety: anything on the public record about older adults’ needs here would add 1 point; a commitment aimed at older adults with a number in it would add 2.
  • Community and caregivers: a commitment aimed at older adults with a number in it (an amount, a number of people or places, or a date) would add 1 more point.

Candidates, campaigns and parties can send us a link to new public commitments. We review them every week by the same rules as everyone else.

Score history

  • First score.

How the score works

Five areas, up to 2 points each, for what is on the public record for older adults; full points need a number. Ten points make five castles. Everyone is scored by the same rules, with every source linked. Read the full rules.

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Quote this score

CASL Seniors Score for Marit Stiles: 1.5 out of 5, reviewed October 11, 2026. CASL, the Chamber for the Advancement of Senior Living, https://www.thecasl.ca/seniors-score-marit-stiles.html

Questions

What is Marit Stiles’s CASL Seniors Score?

1.5 out of 5 castles, as of October 11, 2026. The NDP’s 2025 platform promised changes to home and long-term care, a Seniors Home Safety Grant and a monthly Caregiver Benefit, without numbers.

What has Marit Stiles put on the record for older adults?
  • Health and care: The 2025 platform promised to stop the privatization of home care and long-term care, pay home care workers the same as hospital workers, and reverse Bill 7, which it says lets hospitals discharge patients into long-term care homes without their consent. No numbers for older adults.
  • Housing and staying at home: Promised to make it easier for seniors to age at home safely, with reliable access to home care and a Seniors Home Safety Grant to help with renovations. No amount.
  • Community and caregivers: Promised a monthly Caregiver Benefit for people caring for loved ones at home, without an amount. In May 2025 an NDP member’s motion called for a direct monthly payment to unpaid caregivers; the party’s announcement gave no amount.

Every point links to its source on the scorecard above.

How can this score change?

When something new is on the public record. We review every score each week; a commitment aimed at older adults with a number in it (how much, for how many people, or by when) earns the most. The date and reason for every change are listed in the score history.

Does CASL endorse or oppose Marit Stiles?

No. CASL doesn’t endorse or oppose any candidate or party, and takes no money, ads or favours from any. Everyone is scored by the same rules.

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