Today, close to 400,000 members support CARP's mandate to effectively promote the rights and quality of life of mature Canadians. A non-profit organization, CARP does not receive government operating funding in order to maintain its independence. CARP stands for Canadian Association of Retired Persons. However, the name no longer describes CARP's membership who are fifty years or older, retired or not. Hence the new descriptor, Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus.
CARP remains, the rest has been retired.
CARP News FiftyPlus , our award-winning magazine FiftyPlus Magazine is informative and entertaining with a range of articles from health to finance, from politics to sports, and more, all covered by a creative team of journalists. Other CARP recommended products and services include an affinity Master Card, travel, hearing aid batteries, movers, car rental, roadside assistance, vitamins as well as investment, retirement and estate planning. A strong national voice Since its inception as a non-partisan association, CARP has become a forceful voice in Ottawa as well as in the provinces and territories. Through national forums or commissioned studies, CARP's goal is always to develop doable recommendations for governments to implement. Whether it is an issue such as scams and frauds directed at seniors, the informal caregiver as a silent victim in a silent system, the now scrapped proposed seniors benefit or the environment, CARP speaks loudly and effectively on behalf of Canada's fifty-plus.