ONTARIO LAUNCHES GUIDE FOR SENIORS IN PUNJABI

Ontario Improves Access To Information For Seniors

NEWS RELEASE

Saturday, August 23, 2008. 

“Ontario’s seniors are becoming increasingly diverse,” said Mangat.  “Our government is committed to reflecting this diversity in a variety of ways. The Punjabi version of this guide is proof of that.”

Printed versions of the guide are also available in English, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, and the guide can be accessed in these languages online at www.ontarioseniors.ca.

“We want all seniors in Ontario to be able to access information about important programs and services in the language they’re most comfortable with,” said Mangat. “I’m pleased that the print version of this guide is now available to the growing number of Punjabi-speaking seniors.”

Mangat, who is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Seniors, made the announcement at the 7th Annual Fun Fair Mela, which was organized by the Indian International Seniors Club and held on the grounds of the South Fletcher's Sportsplex in Brampton.

• SeniorsInfo.ca is an innovative website for seniors and their families that provides a single window of information on services offered by federal, provincial and municipal governments, local community agencies and service providers. 
• Today, 1.7 million seniors live in Ontario – 13 per cent of the population
• Seniors are the fastest growing segment of the population to use the Internet.
• From 2002-04, Punjabi was the 5th leading native language among immigrants to Ontario, representing 6% of all new immigrants in that period.  

For information of interest to Ontario seniors and their families, visit www.seniorsinfo.ca

To see how the government is helping seniors, visit www.ontarioseniors.ca