The Cost of Caring: The State of Caregiving in Canada

Caregivers have become the invisible infrastructure of Canadian healthcare. They are exhausted, resourceful, and resilient, and they deserve better. This report invites you to hear from Canadian caregivers.

Canadian caregivers deserve better

This report is a comprehensive look at the human and economic costs of caregiving in Canada. It connects the dots between doctor shortages, children’s unmet health needs, caregiver burnout, and workplace productivity losses, showing how these are not separate problems but part of one interconnected system in need of renewal.

From the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

"Maple's report helps fill an important gap in Canada’s understanding of the experiences of caregivers,” said James Janeiro, Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence. “With one in four Canadians and half of all women acting as caregivers today, its insights are essential to advancing the support systems this population urgently needs.”