I could add a bit.
I noticed yesterday, when glancing at my volunteers, that half of them are seniors. I know that's not being employed, but that's how I got my job in the first place—volunteering with the agency. Then one day my husband asked why I didn't ask if they had a paying job. So I applied, and the timing happened to be right, so I was hired immediately.
I suggest if seniors do some volunteer work, it might lead to a job; it at least would get them out there. At the same time, it might help the people in the Calgary Northeast improve their confidence and possibly their English, and other benefits might come through volunteering.