Where candidates stand

Doug Ford on seniors.

Q: What have Doug Ford and his party put on the record for older adults?

Health and care: The 2026 Ontario budget adds $1.1 billion over three years for home care, and in October 2026 the province added nearly $13 million for dementia care in long-term care homes. The goal is 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds by 2028; the budget says that as of February 2026, 61 projects with 4,054 new and 4,297 upgraded beds were finished and 103 more, with 10,337 new beds, were under construction or approved. In March, The Canadian Press reported the province may miss that goal; the finance minister said it will keep trying.Money: The Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit pays people 70 and older with low to moderate incomes 25% of eligible medical expenses, up to $1,500 a year, even if they owe no tax.Housing and staying at home: The province’s Home and Vehicle Modification Program helps more than 2,000 people a year, including seniors, make their homes safer and more accessible, with grants of up to $15,000.Getting around and safety: Enhanced funding of almost $1.0 million over three years, from 2023-24, for the Seniors Safety Line, the province’s helpline for older adults facing abuse.Community and caregivers: $22.8 million in 2026 for more than 400 Seniors Active Living Centre programs, and Seniors Community Grants of $1,000 to $25,000 for local projects for people 55 and older (325 projects in 2026-27).Every line links to its source on this page. As of October 13, 2026.

Premier of Ontario since 2018. Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. His government has funded programs for older adults in home care and dementia care, a care at home tax credit for people 70 and older, home modifications, a safety helpline for older adults, and Seniors Active Living Centres.

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Doug Ford, smiling, outdoors in 2026 — Photo: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, cropped, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

This is what Doug Ford has put on the public record for older adults, with the source for every line. Read it side by side with the other party leaders on Where candidates stand, and decide for yourself.

Premier of Ontario since 2018. Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Doug Ford

His government has funded programs for older adults in home care and dementia care, a care at home tax credit for people 70 and older, home modifications, a safety helpline for older adults, and Seniors Active Living Centres.

Party website

Health and care
Record The 2026 Ontario budget adds $1.1 billion over three years for home care, and in October 2026 the province added nearly $13 million for dementia care in long-term care homes. The goal is 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds by 2028; the budget says that as of February 2026, 61 projects with 4,054 new and 4,297 upgraded beds were finished and 103 more, with 10,337 new beds, were under construction or approved. In March, The Canadian Press reported the province may miss that goal; the finance minister said it will keep trying. Sources: Ontario Budget 2026, chapter 1, section B, March 26, 2026; Ontario Newsroom: Ontario Expanding Access to Dementia Care in Long-Term Care Homes, October 8, 2026; CP24 (The Canadian Press): Ontario to boost home care funding, may miss long-term care bed goal, March 26, 2026
Money
Record The Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit pays people 70 and older with low to moderate incomes 25% of eligible medical expenses, up to $1,500 a year, even if they owe no tax. Source: Ontario: Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit, read October 9, 2026
Housing and staying at home
Record The province’s Home and Vehicle Modification Program helps more than 2,000 people a year, including seniors, make their homes safer and more accessible, with grants of up to $15,000. Source: Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility: published plan 2025 to 2026, December 12, 2025
Getting around and safety
Record Enhanced funding of almost $1.0 million over three years, from 2023-24, for the Seniors Safety Line, the province’s helpline for older adults facing abuse. Source: Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility: published plan 2025 to 2026, December 12, 2025
Community and caregivers
Record $22.8 million in 2026 for more than 400 Seniors Active Living Centre programs, and Seniors Community Grants of $1,000 to $25,000 for local projects for people 55 and older (325 projects in 2026-27). Sources: Ontario Newsroom: Ontario Investing Over $22 Million to Help Seniors Stay Active and Healthy, May 29, 2026; Ontario: Seniors Community Grant Program, September 1, 2026

Changes to this page

October 11, 2026Record published, with a CASL Seniors Score.
October 13, 2026CASL no longer rates anyone, so the score shown since October 11 was removed. This page now shows only the public record, with its sources.

Parties can send us a link to new public commitments. We review them every week and add what is public by the same rules as everyone else.

How we choose what to show

Only public, dated sources, each one linked: the party’s own website and platform, government records, and news reports of what they said or did. Five topics that matter to older adults; each line is labelled Record, Promise or Said, and a policy for everyone is marked as such. Where nothing aimed at older adults was found, every page says the same: “We haven’t found a public statement or commitment aimed at older adults on this topic yet.” The same rules apply to everyone, listed in alphabetical order. Read the full rules.

The other party leaders

Mike SchreinerLeader of the Green Party of Ontario. MPP for Guelph.
Marit StilesLeader of the Ontario NDP and of the Official Opposition. MPP for Davenport.

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What Doug Ford has put on the public record for older adults, as shown by CASL, the Chamber for the Advancement of Senior Living, on October 13, 2026: https://www.thecasl.ca/where-they-stand-doug-ford.html. CASL doesn’t rate, rank or endorse anyone.

Questions

What have Doug Ford and his party put on the record for older adults?

Health and care: The 2026 Ontario budget adds $1.1 billion over three years for home care, and in October 2026 the province added nearly $13 million for dementia care in long-term care homes. The goal is 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds by 2028; the budget says that as of February 2026, 61 projects with 4,054 new and 4,297 upgraded beds were finished and 103 more, with 10,337 new beds, were under construction or approved. In March, The Canadian Press reported the province may miss that goal; the finance minister said it will keep trying.
Money: The Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit pays people 70 and older with low to moderate incomes 25% of eligible medical expenses, up to $1,500 a year, even if they owe no tax.
Housing and staying at home: The province’s Home and Vehicle Modification Program helps more than 2,000 people a year, including seniors, make their homes safer and more accessible, with grants of up to $15,000.
Getting around and safety: Enhanced funding of almost $1.0 million over three years, from 2023-24, for the Seniors Safety Line, the province’s helpline for older adults facing abuse.
Community and caregivers: $22.8 million in 2026 for more than 400 Seniors Active Living Centre programs, and Seniors Community Grants of $1,000 to $25,000 for local projects for people 55 and older (325 projects in 2026-27).

Every line links to its source on this page. As of October 13, 2026.

Does CASL rate or endorse Doug Ford?

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How can this page change?

When something new is on the public record. We review it every week; the date and the change are listed under “Changes to this page”.