Provincial funding will help keep seniors active, healthy, and connected in the Town of Newmarket
| NEWS | June 26, 2026 |
NEWMARKET —Today, MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy announced that the Town of Newmarket is receiving $57,376 in annual funding for seniors programming.
“Newmarket’s seniors deserve opportunities to stay active, connected, and engaged. This annual investment of $57,376 will help the Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place continue offering programs that support physical health, lifelong learning, and meaningful social connections for more than 1,600 older adults,” said Dawn Gallagher Murphy, MPP Newmarket—Aurora. “Our government is proud to make record investments in Seniors Active Living Centres so that seniors across Newmarket and Ontario can continue to live healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives close to home.”
This year, Ontario is investing a record amount of close to $23 million to support 416 Seniors Active Living Centre (SALCs) programs across the province, including 97 new ones.
“Senior Active Living Centres keep our seniors, fit, active, healthy, socially connected, close to their homes and in their communities,” said Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility. “Thanks to Premier Ford’s leadership our government is making the largest investment in Seniors Active Living Centre programs in Ontario’s history. This will help even more seniors, no matter where they live, including those in a city or rural, remote and northern communities live more healthy, happy and independent lives.”
The Newmarket Seniors Meeting Place serves over 1600 older adults and seniors including Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Programming is offered in-person and online and includes seasonal events, Zumba, yoga, arts & crafts, shuffleboard, card games, and many more drop-in programs.
This year, we are also proudly celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first six Elderly Persons’ Centres—now known as Seniors Active Living Centre programs—established under the Elderly Persons’ Centres Act, 1966.
That’s six decades of expanding access to programs that help more seniors stay active, healthy, and socially connected, ultimately improving their overall well‑being.
The Ontario government is focused on helping seniors stay socially connected, engaged in their communities, and close to home, supporting a happier and higher quality of life.
Quick Facts
- There are now 416 Seniors Active Living Centres in Ontario.
- Ontario now invests up to $55, 000 for each Seniors Active Living Centre. That’s up from $50, 000 last year and $42, 700 the year before for operations and maintenance
- In 2024, SALCs received their very first funding increase in 15 years.
- For more information please visit Seniors Active Living Centres (SALC) program