Cleopatra, a retired kindergarten teacher, tells us about her experience first as a participant, and then as a facilitator with the Mindful Mobility Program offered by Connected Canadians.
This program was funded in part by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, thank you to all of our volunteers and supporters!

Doreen, a first-time author at the age of 73, tells us about her experience working with her Connected Canadians mentor, Catherine from the University of Ottawa, and how they worked together to find the best avenues to promote Doreen’s newly published book online.


Thanks to all our partners for making this programming possible.

For Ron, having access to a tablet and being shown how to use it has been a lifeline. Along with becoming more comfortable with new technology, Ron and his tech mentor Rouba made the learning process fun and easy.

Thank you to Ride to Connect and Bruyère for making this possible!

Kate, a 69-year-old retired researcher, artist and jazz drummer tells us about her experience learning Alexa with Connected Canadians mentor Emilia, and about life with Alexa.

Thanks to our partners Amazon, Bruyere and Ride to Connect for making this programming possible!

Thanks as well to Gerardo Frisina for the use of his song Bluesanova in this video.

Margaret Anne, at 81, tells us about her experience with her new Alexa, and how she learned to use Alexa with the support of a Connected Canadians mentor.

Thanks to our partners Amazon, Bruyere and Ride to Connect for making this programming possible!

Connected Canadians Client Lalitha, who is a patient from Bruyère Geriatric Day Hospital, tells us her story, and why something beautiful came out of her painful injury earlier this year.

Thanks to Ottawa Community Foundation and Ride to Connect for making our programming possible, as well as our partners at Bruyère!

Karen, an Intake Specialist at the Parkwood Institute / St. Joseph's Health Care London, tells us about how the Connected Canadians team helped her and her team support telehealth programs, allowing stroke rehabilitation patients to access much needed medical support virtually during COVID-19.

Sheila, a Connected Canadians client from Burnaby, British Colombia, shares her experience taking part in the Connecting through Art program.

Connecting through Art is a program created by Connected Canadians in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada.

Thanks to all of our supporters for making this programming possible.

Deloitte Canada joined our Workplace Volunteering Program in early 2021 and has impacted the lives of countless seniors. Alyssa and Mohiba share their experiences from participating in the program and how the intergenerational learning opportunities have benefited them.

Thank you Deloitte for giving back to seniors in our community!

Zubeda, a former Montessori Teacher living in Edmonton, Alberta tells us about her experience learning with Connected Canadians.


Thanks to the City of Ottawa and all our partners for making this programming possible!

Connected Canadians client Douglas, from London, Ontario, explains how Connected Canadians helps him continue to volunteer for the VONs during COVID-19.

Thanks to all of our supporters for making this programming possible.

Emilia is a Fourth Year Bachelor of Social Work Student at Algoma University.

She tells us about her experience working with older adults at Connected Canadians, and how social work values are embedded in everything we do.

It's amazing how our clients can inspire us with their life stories! Charles, a Connected Canadians client, is one of the founders of Hands of Hope in Winnipeg. Hands of Hope is a non-profit organization that has helped over 65,000 people in Canada since 2002, by providing furniture and other necessities to those in need.

Charles tells us about how Connected Canadians has helped him and his wife.

Client Doreen talks about her experience with Connected Canadians, and why she wants CC to open up a branch soon in the US!

Thanks to Rene Proulx for his video editing of this video, and to the New Horizons for Seniors Program for making this program possible.

To help her overcome Covid-19 challenges, technology mentor Jamie helped Janice become so good at Zoom that it earned her a job offer. It’s another inspiring story of how Connected Canadians helps to build digital literacy and technology know-how.

Thanks to the City of Ottawa and all our partners for making this programming possible.

Martin, Lead at the South Winnipeg Seniors' Resource Centre tells us about how he brought in the Connected Canadians team to help him delivery a senior isolation / digital literacy project in his region, and how the CC team contributed to overall project success.


Thanks to the City of Ottawa and all our partners for making this programming possible.

Rebekah, Spiritual Care Coordinator at Bruyère Continuing Care in Ottawa talks how her role changed since the onset of COVID-19 and the work the Connected Canadians has done with the volunteer community at Bruyère, helping to keep elderly volunteers and patients connected.

Thanks to the City of Ottawa, Ottawa Community Foundation and all our partners for making this programming possible.

Connected Canadians launched an initial trial of our tablet-lending program in May 2020, here is one of the stories of one of the first recipients.

Thanks to Ruckify for organizing a community device-donation drive, which resulted in several iPads for Connected Canadians clients, including Robert.

Thanks to the City of Ottawa and all our partners for making this programming possible.

At Connected Canadians, we offer tech help for seniors.

82-year old Connected Canadians Client Robin, of the Royal Canadian Air Force, tells his story.

At Connected Canadians, we offer tech support for seniors.

In November 2018, Connected Canadians held its official launch party, sponsored by Facebook.

At Connected Canadians, we offer tech information for seniors.

Our Feedback and Evaluation Coordinator Mona tells us about her role at Connected Canadians.

At Connected Canadians, we offer tech training for seniors.

Sergiana, who was an IT Professor in Brazil, tells why she chooses to volunteer her time with Connected Canadians.

At Connected Canadians, we offer technology help for seniors.

Dorothy, the most regular client of Connected Canadians, explains why she finds the services Connected Canadians provides, useful.

At Connected Canadians, we offer technology information for seniors.

Learn about how i-Sight volunteers took time out of their day to help seniors become more digitally literate, through company-sponsored volunteer time.

At Connected Canadians, we offer technology support for seniors.

At Connected Canadians, we offer technology workshops for seniors.