OARC hosts free interactive webinars on topics of interest to Residents’ Councils and their supportive partners. To learn about our upcoming webinars, we encourage you to check back here often or register here to sign up for OARC’s monthly e-newsletter. Have a webinar topic that you’d like to see covered? Email us here info@ontarc.com
Join us for an inspiring webinar exploring the Toronto-based Rekai Centres’ transformative journey toward building a truly welcoming and inclusive long-term care environment – including the creation of North America’s first dedicated Rainbow Wing. Discover the strategies, challenges, and community partnerships that shaped their path to fostering belonging for residents, team members (staff), and families alike. Executive Director Barbara Michalik will share how one resident’s courageous conversation sparked a movement toward 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion, and how Rainbow Champions – including residents – continue to lead this work. This session offers valuable insights for anyone committed to equity, inclusion, and culture change in long-term care.
Invited Guest Speaker: Barbara Michalik, Executive Director, Community, Academic Partnerships and Programming, Rekai Centres.
The list below contains past webinars that will provide you with the knowledge and tools to support a positive and effective Residents’ Council. To view the webinar of your choice, please click on the links below. You will be prompted to register for the webinar and as soon as the registration has been completed you will have immediate access to the recorded webinar and education materials.
| Date |
Topic |
| Jun 18, 2025 |
Your medications, your choice: making informed decisions about medications in long-term care | Slides | Resources NEW |
| May 21, 2025 |
Better Experiences, Better Health Care: Updates from Patient Ombudsman | Slides |
| Mar 19, 2025 |
Keeping Residents Informed and Engaged: Nutrition Month Webinar with OSNAC Guests | Slides |
| Feb 19, 2025 |
Resident Mentors: Peer Welcoming Initiatives in Long-Term Care Homes | Slides |
| Jan 15, 2025 |
Updates from the Long-Term Care Inspections Branch | Slides |
| Nov 20, 2024 |
Ask A Resident First – Resident Engagement in Long-Term Care Home Operations and Decision-Making | Slides | Poll Questions | Related Research |
| Oct 16, 2024 |
Building a Culture of Safety Through Resident and Family Engagement | Slides |
| Oct 9, 2024 |
Respiratory Illness Season Preparedness: Residents’ Session with the Ministry of Long-Term Care | Slides |
| Sep 18, 2024 |
Celebrating Residents’ Council Week 2024 | Slides |
| Jun 12, 2024 |
Setting up Your Residents Council for Success – Part Three | Slides |
| May 8, 2024 |
Ministry of Long-Term Care – Spring Update | Slides - English | French |
| Mar 13, 2024 |
Empowering Change: How can Residents’ Councils Support Collaboration with Menu Planning and Pleasurable Dining in Long-Term Care | Slides |
| Feb 12, 2024 |
Friendship in Long-Term Care – Residents Connecting | Slides |
| Jan 10, 2024 |
Setting up Your Residents’ Council for Success: Part 2 | Slides| Residents’ Council Minute Template – English | French |
| Dec 6, 2023 |
Setting up Your Residents Council for Success: Part 1 | Slides | Residents’ Council Provisional Agenda - English | French |
| Nov 1 & 2, 2023 |
Information Sessions with Ministry Guests: Respiratory Illness Preparedness Updates | English Version, Slides | French Version, Slides | Memo |
| Oct 4, 2023 |
Saying Goodbye: What You Can Do to Support Residents at End-Of Life and Honour Them After Death | Slides | Resources |
| Sep 13, 2023 |
Residents’ Council Week Celebrations |
| Aug 2, 2023 |
Residents’ Council Week: Ideas and Inspiration | Slides |
| Jul 5, 2023 |
COVID-19 Response Measures Update – Webinar for Residents in Long-Term Care Homes | Slides: English | French |
| Jun 7, 2023 |
Introduction to Ministry of Long-Term Care Inspections: What Residents Can Expect (recording not available) | Slides |
| May 3, 2023 |
A Conversation about Resident Mental Health | Additional resources: Slides: English | French, 3-Minute Breathing Exercise, OARC’s Fact Sheet: Resident Wellness Fact Sheet |
| Apr 18, 2023 |
Resident Information Session: Ministry of Long-Term Care Update - Recent Regulation Changes | Slides: English French | Information Sheet: English French |
| Apr 5, 2023 |
HSO Standards Discussion with OARC Webinar | Webinar Slides: English | French |
| Mar 1, 2023 |
Residents’ Councils Supporting Collaboration with Menu Planning and Pleasurable Dining | Slides |
| Feb 1, 2023 |
2023 Demystifying Residents’ Council Bylaws: What they are and why they are important for every Council | Slides available here | Implementing Residents’ Council Bylaws: Frequently Asked Questions |
| Oct 18, 2022 |
Ministry of Long-Term Care Pandemic Response Update Webinar for Residents |
| Sep 20, 2022 |
Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care Information Session with Residents | Webinar Slides English | French |
| Sep 16, 2022 |
Residents Council Week Concert and Prize Draw with Deidrey Francois |
| Jun 14, 2022 |
What’s a Palliative Care Philosophy? Exploring the meaning behind your new Residents’ Right |
| May 18, 2022 |
Residents’ Bill of Rights under the new Fixing Long Term Care Homes Act | Slides available here |
| May 4, 2022 |
Mental Health Webinar for Residents |
| Apr 7, 2022 |
Overview of Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (New Legislation) with Ministry Guests: A Webinar for Residents, Families and Caregivers
Webinar Slides: English | French |
| Feb 10, 2022 |
Ministry of Long-Term Care - Easing Pandemic Restrictions: Residents and Residents’ Councils | Webinar Slides |
| Feb 1, 2022 |
Telephone Scams and Internet Trickery |
| Nov 23, 2021 |
Creating Inclusive Communities with Ontario CLRI’s Diversity Calendar |
| Oct 13, 2021 |
LTC Food Purchasing, Production and Menu-Planning: Deepen Your Knowledge and Increase Engagement |
| Sep 15, 2021 |
Empowering Residents through LTC Food Foundations |
| Jun 8, 2021 |
Update with Ontario's Patient Ombudsman |
| Mar 23, 2021 |
Bringing Residents’ Bill of Rights Alive Through a Person-and Family-Centered Approach |
| Dec 15, 2020 |
Celebrate the Holidays with Craig Manning |
| Oct 29, 2020 |
Summary of Complaints to Patient Ombudsman from Residents, Caregivers, Staff - COVID-19 |
| Sep 16, 2020 |
Residents' Councils: Exploring a New Normal |
| Jul 16, 2020 |
Therapeutic Professionals Supporting the Psychosocial Health of Residents in Long-Term Care Homes |
| Jun 25, 2020 |
Supporting Residents with Cognitive Changes During COVID-19 |
| Jun 18, 2020 |
Caring for Long-Term Care Residents, a Message of Hope from our Government |
| Jun 10, 2020 |
Ontario Long-Term Care Inspection Program During COVID-19 |
| Jun 9, 2020 |
Exploring the Impact of Mealtimes in LTC During an Outbreak |
| Apr 28, 2020 |
Courageously Living Through COVID-19 Together: Residents and Families – Part 2 |
| Apr 15, 2020 |
Courageously Living Through COVID-19 Together: Residents and Families |
| Mar 18, 2020 |
Residents Exploring Resiliency in Times of Grief and Loss in Long-Term Care Homes |
| Dec 11, 2019 |
Councils Making Coin: Exploring Residents’ Council Finances, Fundraising and Spending |
| Nov 13, 2019 |
Preventing fractures in long-term care |
| Oct 9, 2019 |
Practical Tips to Start and Move Forward with the Through Our Eyes Program |
| Sep 11, 2019 |
A Champion for Fairness - Patient Ombudsman |
| Jul 16, 2019 |
Cohesive Living in Long-Term Care: Supporting Your Peers |
| Jun 19, 2019 |
Supporting Ontario LTC Homes and Secondary Schools Identify and Maximize Partnership Opportunities: Intergenerational Toolkit |
| May 22, 2019 |
Residents’ Councils Influencing Human Resources in Long-Term Care Homes |
| Apr 10, 2019 |
Residents Welcoming Residents: Peer Support Opportunities to Enhance the Transition to Long-Term Care |
| Mar 13, 2019 |
Spring Forward: Tip and Hints on Making the Most of Horticultural Activities |
| Feb 13, 2019 |
Residents’ Councils and Family Councils: Key Distinctions and Opportunities for Collaboration |
| Dec 12, 2018 |
Residents’ Councils Contributing to Wellness: Exploring Late Life Depression, Self-care and Encouraging Supports for the Resident and Caregiver |
| Nov 14, 2018 |
Becoming an OARC Board Director: Resident Leaders in Long-Term Care |
| Oct 10, 2018 |
Residents’ Councils and RNAO’s Best Practice Guideline: Person and Family Centred Care |
| Sep 12, 2018 |
Confessions of a (Former) Residents’ Council Assistant: The Good, the Bad, and Hindsight Reflections |
| Aug 8, 2018 |
LGBTQ2S: Moving Toward an Inclusive Culture in Long-Term Care - One Home's Journey |
| Jul 11, 2018 |
Finding Respectful, Compassionate Approaches to Persons Living with Dementia – Gentle Persuasive Approaches in Dementia Care |
| Jun 2018 |
Program Update: Through Our Eyes: Bringing the Residents’ Bill of Rights Alive |
| Apr 11, 2018 |
Improving Care Through Personhood Tools for Clinical Care in Long-Term Care Homes with Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) |
| Mar 14, 2018 |
Keeping it Together – Supporting Osteoporosis Knowledge in Long-Term Care Homes |
| Dec 13, 2017 |
OARC Introduces Residents’ Council Bylaw Template |
| Aug 9, 2017 |
Facilitating Residents’ Council Meetings |
| May 17, 2017 |
Managing Residents’ Council Finances |
| Feb 28, 2017 |
Transitioning to a Shared Leadership Model |
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Virtual, internet based education is accessible and convenient but can sometimes be unpredictable. We will do our best to provide you with a quality experience. Should a significant interruption occur, that affects the entire group, we will close the lines and reschedule the webinar. Additionally, most OARC webinars are archived and accessible.
