Canadian Conference on Elder Law
Canadian Conference on Elder Law
October 29 – 30, 2005
Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver, BC
The Canadian Conference on Elder Law is a public conference aimed at educating professional groups, lawyers, community members, advocates, health specialists, researchers and interested individuals on important legal issues relating to older adults. The goal of the conference is to promote contribution and access to a knowledge base pertaining to legal issues affecting older adults, with a view to reducing vulnerability, social isolation and abuse.
Presentations will consider such issues as elder abuse, aging with challenges, assisted living / supportive housing, aging in place, regulation of long term car efacilities, private care agreements, consent, comparative analysis of interjurisdictional elder law issues, viatical / seniors’ settlements, wills, estates, trusts, and reverse mortgages.