Thursday, October 31st at 8:00 am

Service Canada’s Benefits, Programs & Services for Seniors

Presenter Tzena Russell

Citizen Services Specialist, Citizen Services

Service Canada / Government of Canada

Biography

Tzena has worked for the Federal Government from August 2000 through to the present. She started her career in the OAS processing Centre in Edmonton AB where she worked 9 years before her interest in people and education inspired her to move into outreach for Service Canada.

Presentation

Tzena’s presentation will provide an overview of benefits, programs and services for seniors. She will discuss things we need to know about OAS/CPP along with a few other lesser know programs and services of interest to seniors, the new Canadian Dental Care Plan being one. Additionally, she provided tips for dealing with Service Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency, including consent to communicate with these agencies on behalf of another person and power of attorney. She will also review the Retirement Hub Planning Tool on the Services Canada website.

Bring your burning questions and get the answers straight from Service Canada’s Citizen Services Specialist!

LOCATION

Thursday, November 28th at 8:00 am

Community Engagement Office Saanich Police

How can we help seniors and vulnerable families avoid falling victim to frauds and scams?

Andrea Toombs is part of the Community Engagement Division of the Saanich Police Department.

Learn how to identify scams, how to insulate elders you serve, and how to take preventative action.