Dawn Gallagher Murphy announces a new Seniors Active Living Centre in Aurora
June 23, 2025
One of the new Seniors Active Living Centres Ontario is announcing to keep seniors fit, active and socially connected
AURORA — Dawn Gallagher Murphy announced today that the Town of Aurora has been a successful recipient of new Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) funding.
This is one of the up to 100 new SALC programs opening across the province this year to help improve seniors’ quality of life and build community engagement.
“The new Virtual Seniors Centre will be a great addition for our seniors,” said Dawn Gallagher Murphy, MPP for Newmarket—Aurora. “It will offer seniors from the entire community the opportunity to stay fit, active, healthy and socially connected through various activities.
Senior Active Living Centres keep our seniors fit, active, healthy, socially connected, in their communities and close to their homes.
“We are delighted to expand activities and services to more seniors in Aurora,” said, Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility. “This program will help older adults of all abilities to thrive in their homes and communities.”
SALC programs offer seniors and older adults learning opportunities such as financial management and elder abuse prevention and a variety of recreational and social activities including fitness, healthy lifestyle and wellness classes that are important supports in communities.
“This funding supports something that’s incredibly important: making sure all seniors have the opportunity to stay active, connected, and engaged. Digital programming helps break down barriers like limited mobility or lack of transportation and makes it easier for more people to participate,” said Tom Mrakas, Mayor of Aurora. “The Virtual Aurora Seniors Centre is a great example of how we can use technology to build a more inclusive, supportive community, and we’re grateful to the Ontario Government for continuing to invest in that vision.”
The government remains committed to better supporting Ontario’s aging population and the people who care for them by improving and expanding supports for seniors no matter where they live.
QUICK FACTS
- On June 1, 2024, changes to the Seniors Active Living Centres Act, 2017 came into effect allowing more types of organizations to provide the 20 per cent contribution requirement towards SALC programs’ operating costs. Now SALC programs can be operated by municipalities, non-profit corporations, registered charities, Indigenous groups, Legions, Lions Clubs and recreational clubs.
- In the Fall Economic Statement of 2024, a $17 million increase in funding over three years was approved to support up to 100 new Seniors Active Living Centres.
- For 2025-26, SALC programs will be able to request up to $55,000 for maintenance and operating costs, an increase from the previous maximum of $50,000 in 2024 and up from $42,700 in base funding from 2023