Help Shape the Future of Long-Term Care in Canada

The Canadian Association for Long-Term Care (CALTC) is launching a national survey to better understand the realities facing long-term care (LTC) home operators and experiences of associations across the country.

Your insights will directly inform national advocacy, policy recommendations, and the identification of practical solutions to strengthen the LTC sector.

Why This Survey Matters

LTC homes are navigating increasing complexity—from workforce shortages to funding pressures, IT developments and evolving policy expectations.

This survey will:

  • Capture real-world operational challenges across jurisdictions
  • Identify emerging trends and innovation opportunities
  • Strengthen CALTC’s national advocacy with credible, sector-driven data
  • Ensure operator voices are reflected in policy discussions at all levels

Simply put: this is your opportunity to share your experiences, inform advocacy and influence the direction of long-term care in Canada.

Who Should Participate

There are two survey options available:

1. Licensed long-term care home operators

-Surveys should be completed by senior leaders responsible for organizational operations

2. Provincial long term care associations

-Surveys should be completed by association leaders on sector priorities, government relations and advocacy

Please respond based on your overall organization, unless otherwise specified.

What to Expect

  • Time to complete: ~15–20 minutes

  • 📊 Questions on: workforce, funding, policy environment, IT, and innovation

  • ✍️ Estimates are acceptable if exact data is unavailable

  • ✔️ Some questions allow multiple selections

Confidentiality You Can Trust

We understand the sensitivity of operational data.

  • No personal names or direct identifiers are collected

  • Responses are confidential and accessed only by authorized CALTC personnel

  • No organization-specific data will be publicly reported

  • Results will be shared only in aggregated (national or regional) form

How the Results Will Be Used

Survey findings will support:

  • National advocacy efforts

  • Policy development and recommendations

  • Strategic planning within the LTC sector

  • Identification of promising practices across Canada

How do I Participate?

To access the survey, send an email to info@caltc.ca and the link will be forwarded.

Frequently Asked Questions

Because decisions are being made—with or without your input. This survey ensures that real experiences from long term care homes drives national advocacy and policy conversations.

Your responses will be combined with others and reported only in aggregated form (e.g., national averages or trends). Individual homes or organizations will not be identified.

While some general characteristics (e.g., size or region) are collected, CALTC will not publish any data that could identify a specific home or operator, particularly for smaller jurisdictions

Access is limited to authorized personnel designated by the CALTC Board of Directors. Aggregated findings may be shared with the Board and used for advocacy purposes.

Yes. A final report with a summary of findings will be shared with participants once analysis is complete.

No. If precise figures are not available, best estimates are welcome and valuable.

Yes—you can save your progress and return later.

Provide your best judgment based on your organization’s experience. Your perspective is what matters most.

As well, questions in the survey are focused on areas of influence within federal jurisdiction, but if there is information or an opinion you would like to share, please use the open text spaces to add your comments. We are interested in what you have to say!

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