The Ontario Association of Residents’ Council is proud to announce the recipient of the 2026 Sharron Cooke Annual Legacy Award: Humber Meadows Long-Term Care Home, for their resident-led palliative care initiative, “Code Butterfly.”
Learn more about the selection announcement in this bulletin.
Learn more about Code Butterfly here.
Get ready for Residents’ Council Week, September 14–20, with practical planning tips and resources from OARC. This bulletin includes steps for planning your celebrations, Brag Board contest information, activity sheets, a new colouring page, and ideas for sharing your celebrations.
Get ready for Residents’ Council Week with OARC’s 2026 Celebration Packages, sent to long-term care homes across Ontario. This bulletin shares what’s inside the package, tips for planning together, instructions for setting up the reusable tabletop banner, and ways to share your celebrations with OARC.
Sharron Cooke Annual Legacy Award Applications
Celebrate the power of collaboration by applying for the Sharron Cooke Annual Legacy Award. This bulletin recognizes resident-led projects that strengthen community, foster meaningful partnerships between residents and staff, and demonstrate how working with residents creates lasting positive change in long-term care homes.
Do you have a story about a project, event or program that was supported by your home’s Residents’ Council? We invite you to submit your stories for the chance to be featured in our next issue!
Annual Residents’ Council Survey and Membership Renewal
Help shape the future of OARC by sharing your Residents’ Council’s experiences through the Annual Survey and renewing your membership for the coming year. This bulletin explains how resident feedback supports continuous improvement, highlights the benefits of membership, and outlines opportunities to strengthen resident voices across Ontario.
Resident Engagement Toolkit Launch
Discover OARC’s evidence-informed Resident Engagement Toolkit, developed with residents to help foster meaningful collaboration between residents and long-term care home leadership. This bulletin introduces the toolkit, explains how it can strengthen decision-making and home culture, and provides information about upcoming educational workshops and webinars.
There’s still time to have your voice heard. This bulletin announces the extended deadline for OARC’s province-wide Food Service Survey and explains how resident feedback will help inform advocacy efforts, future education, and improvements to dining experiences in long-term care homes across Ontario.
Learn about career opportunities with OARC as the organization expands its support for Residents’ Councils across Ontario. This bulletin introduces available positions and highlights OARC’s commitment to strengthening resident leadership, meaningful engagement, and quality of life in long-term care.
Celebrate the important role Residents’ Councils play in creating positive change throughout long-term care homes across Ontario. This special Residents’ Council Week bulletin includes a message from OARC’s Executive Director, inspiring resident stories, a celebration poem by Resident Leader Art Thompson, event information, and opportunities to connect with fellow residents across the province.
Help shape the future of dining in long-term care by sharing your experiences with food services and mealtimes. This bulletin explains how resident feedback will support advocacy, education, and improvements to food service practices while outlining how to participate in the province-wide survey.