Federal Election Toolkit for Seniors Living
The Canadian Seniors Living Association (CSLA) has launched an advocacy toolkit to assist seniors living providers and its member associations with joint messages out to candidates and party leaders during this federal election season.  The toolkit frames out three key priorities for cost-effective policy changes that will have positive effects for the sector and those we serve.

Take Action for Community Housing - 2025 Federal Election Campaign 
The upcoming federal election presents a crucial opportunity to push for real solutions to Canada’s housing crisis. CHRA, in partnership with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Habitat for Humanity Canada, and the Canadian Real Estate Association, have launched a joint campaign to make community housing a top election issue. Their election toolkit can be found here and puts forth 10 key recommendations to combat Canada’s housing crisis, as well as actions we can all take to advocate together. 

ASCHA Education Survey Deadline Extended  

The 2025 ASCHA Education and Training Resource Needs Survey gives us much needed information on what you require for education, training, and resources. The deadline has been extended to Apr. 30 to ensure a response rate that accurately reflects our membership’s need. We appreciate that the survey takes time to complete as it asks for input from more than one member of your organization, which can be challenging. This information is critical to ensuring the education, training, and resources we provide will meet your needs. A big thank you to those members who have already completed the survey and to those who are going to complete it before Apr. 30.

The Winter 2025 Issue of ASCHA’s Associate Member Directory has been released – and just in time for our Home for Housing Convention & Trade Show! The Directory aims to assist our Regular Members in finding ASCHA-preferred service providers for products, project assistance, and consulting services. Each listing is categorized based on the products/services provided by our highly qualified Associate Members, who have extensive experience in serving the seniors and community housing sector. Thank you to all the Associate Members who submitted their information! You can view the directory here, and we recommend circulating it with everyone in your organization that makes purchasing or contractor decisions.

ASCHA’s Summary and Analysis of Budget 2025 presents an overview of what this provincial budget means for Alberta’s community housing, seniors housing, and continuing care providers, as well as the tenants/residents you serve. Overall, Budget 2025 is a “good news” budget for housing providers. At a time when provinces are looking for risk mitigation measures due to the projected impacts of tariffs and revenue constraints, we are seeing increases across the board to housing and continuing care initiatives. This funding is crucial to support affordability measures for Albertans, prioritize housing and support solutions, and aid the implementation of major systemic overhauls that have long been overdue.

We see many of the recommendations presented in our 2025 Pre-Budget Submission addressed, and we applaud the policy decisions that put the needs of Albertans first, despite pressure to show restraint.

We welcome thoughts, questions, and requests for clarity, and we will continue to track allocations and impacts in the coming months.