Media Advisory: Seniors Celebrate "International Day of Older Persons" by Highlighting Seniors' Issues in Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 30, 2015) - This year marks the 25^th anniversary of the United Nations declaration of October 1^st as the "International Day of Older Persons" and seniors groups from Halifax to Vancouver will be marking the day with a variety of events. They will be urging the political parties to commit to take action in four areas of concern for seniors: pensions, health care, housing and the growing inequality in Canada.

A collaboration of over 50 seniors groups called "Seniors Vote" led by the National Pensioners Federation, the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada and Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus (CARP) agreed to highlight these common concerns of seniors in this election.

In Ottawa, the delegates to the 71^st annual convention of the National Pensioners Federation, members of the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada and other seniors groups will be highlighting these issues on Parliament Hill from 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM on October 1^st. This event will display a flag developed for the Canadian celebration of the "International Day of Older Persons." This flag will be seen in many municipal celebrations across Canada.