Join local businesses and organizations, persons living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, families, and friends, at this fifth annual day of action and collaboration to learn, build connections, and discuss how we can make Toronto more dementia-friendly.

COST: This event is FREE, registration is required. 

Date and Time: Monday, October 23rd from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Find out about more about our presenters, such as Senator Art Eggleton, and sessions for the day in the agenda below.

• 10:00 - 10:30 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 10:30 - 10:40 am - Welcome and Introductions
• 10:40 - 10:55 am - Energizer
• 10:55 - 11:25 am - What is Dementia-Friendly Community?
• 11:25 - 11:40 am - Break
• 11:40 - 12:05 pm - National Study on the Issue of Dementia in our Society. Presenter: Senator Art Eggleton, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, will share key recommendations from the Senate Committee's report - Dementia in Canada: A National Strategy for Dementia-Friendly communities. 
• 12:05 - 12:35 pm - What can we learn from a business who became dementia-friendly and the people who helped make that happen? Presenter: Alzheimer Society of Durham Region
• 12:35 - 1:10 pm - Lunch
• 1:10 - 1:25 pm - Energizer
• 1:25 - 2:45 pm - Discussion Tables - Connecting local businesses and organizations with persons living with MCI or dementia, families, and friends to collaborate on how Toronto will become dementia-friendly
• 2:40 - 3:00 pm - Closing Remarks and Evaluations