Grant: Operating Grant: Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant

AgeTech has significant potential to improve independence, health outcomes, and quality of life for older adults, yet public awareness of these innovations remains limited. Many older adults and caregivers are unaware of available technologies or how their lived experience can inform AgeTech research, product design, and policy development. To address this gap, AGE-WELL proposes AgeTech Discovery Day, a national pilot initiative to be delivered on National Seniors Day (October 1, 2026) across seven sites in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island. The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) Increase awareness and understanding of AgeTech innovations that support aging in place and promote healthy aging. 2) Build the research literacy and engagement capacity of older adults and caregivers, including improving confidence and motivation to participate meaningfully in research. 3) Develop and test a scalable, community-driven knowledge mobilization model that can be expanded into future AGE-WELL public engagement initiatives, including a potential national Ambassadors Program.