KPU Retiree - Useful Links | KPU.ca - Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Higher Education

Third Age Learning at Kwantlen (TALK) - https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/talk/ - Creative and stimulating educational activities for adults over 50, offering both online and face to face events.

Linked In www.linkedin.com Search “Groups in Higher Education” to find many discussion groups – from Higher Education Teaching and Learning to Future Campus, Future Learning to almost anything you can think of.

KPURA has a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KPURA

Health

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal, hosted by McMaster University focuses on healthy aging information provides information you can trust articles and commentaries rated by researchers on a variety of healthy aging topics. https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/

BC University and College Retiree Associations

BCIT Retirees’ Association - https://bcitra.ca/index.php

Camosun College Association of Retired Employees https://ccare2004.weebly.com/

KPU Retirees Association www.kpu.ca/retirees

SFU Retirees Association http://www.sfu.ca/retirees.html

UBC Association of Professors Emeriti https://www.emeriti.ubc.ca/

U-Vic Retirees Association https://www.uvic.ca/retirees

Association of BC College Pension Plan Retirees http://bccollegepensionplanretirees.ca

Umbrella Associations

Canada - College and University Retiree Associations of Canada (CURAC) http://www.curac.ca/

Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC (COSCO) https://coscobc.org/

USA and Canada - Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) http://www.arohe.org/ - US based

Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology Retirees’ Association (OCRA). - http://ocraretirees.ca/

Québec - La Fédération des retraités de l'Université du Québec (FRUQ). http://www.uquebec.ca/fruq

Retirees Associations - Individual Memberships

Association of British Columbia College Pension Plan Retirees for members (and spouses) of the BC College Pension Plan – essentially retired faculty and administration – Membership $40/year https://www.cppr.ca/

BC Federation of Retired Union Members (BC Forum) - Membership $20/year or $49/3 years – individual memberships for retired union members http://www.bcforum.ca/index.html

Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) – a not-for-profit organization that provides a number of commercial and non-commercial services; advocates for seniors – “Our 300,000 members advocate for improved healthcare and financial security for Canadians as we age while enjoying great discounts and benefits.” Membership 1 year including 9 issues of Zoomer Magazine $24.95 www.carp.ca 