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“One person caring about another represents life’s greatest value.”

Jim Rohn

We are a greying population. The children of World War II’s returning soldiers are growing older. These are our society’s baby boomers. I fall into this category myself.

According to Statistics Canada’s 2011 Census, the number of Canadians classified as seniors (aged 65 or older) is on the rise, with no signs of slowing down. Seniors made up 14.8 percent of the Canadian population in 2011, up from 13.7 percent in 2006. If these percentages don’t speak to you, another way to look at things is by total numbers: There are now nearly 5 million seniors living amongst us. Table 1 provides an excellent visual.