E-7810 Support for Canadian seniors' income security Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7810 — Support for Canadian seniors' income security — with 1,516 signatures and counting. Sponsored by David McKenzie. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7810
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: December 24, 2026
- Sponsor: David McKenzie (Calgary Signal Hill)
- Category: Social affairs and equality
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 1,516
- Daily increase: +17 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +47 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~7 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: September 25, 2026 — 150 data points recorded
Milestones
- 1,000 signatures reached on October 18, 2026 — total at that point: 1,004
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on September 27, 2026 — total at that point: 515
Provincial Distribution
- Quebec: 692 signatures
- Ontario: 363 signatures
- Alberta: 222 signatures
- British Columbia: 127 signatures
- Manitoba: 28 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 25 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 23 signatures
- New Brunswick: 12 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 5 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 4 signatures
- Yukon: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| September 25, 2026 | 11 |
| September 27, 2026 | 446 |
| September 28, 2026 | 633 |
| October 1, 2026 | 670 |
| October 3, 2026 | 699 |
| October 8, 2026 | 725 |
| October 11, 2026 | 740 |
| October 16, 2026 | 756 |
| October 17, 2026 | 981 |
| October 20, 2026 | 1,082 |
| October 28, 2026 | 1,349 |
| November 1, 2026 | 1,447 |
| November 8, 2026 | 1,495 |
| November 9, 2026 | 1,516 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
• Canadian seniors who rely primarily on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) are facing increasing financial pressures as the cost of basic necessities, including housing, food, utilities, transportation, and health related expenses, continue to rise; and
• Many seniors have little or no private pension or retirement savings. Significant changes to GIS were introduced in 2016, including an increase in benefits for the lowest-income single seniors. Since then, the cost of living has increased considerably, raising concerns about whether current OAS benefit levels and GIS income eligibility thresholds adequately reflect the financial circumstances of Canadian seniors.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to: 1. Conduct a comprehensive review of the adequacy of OAS payments for seniors aged 65 and older in relation to the current cost of living, and assess whether GIS income eligibility thresholds provide adequate support to low - and modest income seniors;
1. Conduct a comprehensive review of the adequacy of OAS payments for seniors aged 65 and older in relation to the current cost of living, and assess whether GIS income eligibility thresholds provide adequate support to low - and modest income seniors;
2. Based on the findings, consider increasing OAS benefits and adjusting GIS income eligibility thresholds to provide greater support to low - and modest income seniors; and
3. Establish a regular review process for OAS benefit levels and GIS income eligibility thresholds using relevant measures of changes in the cost of living and the financial circumstances of Canadian Seniors, and report publicly on the findings.
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