Removing barriers to the labour force participation of older workers in Canada is of increasing importance for a wide range of reasons. These include:

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an aging population with increased life expectancy and a greater capacity for many older workers to continue working;

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the approximate doubling of the senior dependency ratio (ratio of seniors to the working age population) from 20.3 percent in 2010 to 38.4 percent in 2040;

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the banning of mandatory retirement;

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insecurity about the adequacy of retirement income;

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the negative health and cognitive consequences that often accompany abrupt retirement;

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changes in the nature of work that are more accommodating to older workers;

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dealing with the labour shortages from the “great resignations” emanating from the current pandemic.