The BAAP is a direct outcome of the City of Burlington Strategic Plan 2015 - 2040, which recognizes the need for sufficient space to promote health, recreation, transportation and aging-in-place with older adults throughout the city. The Strategic Plan also clearly states that an age-friendly strategy to address the needs of older adults will be developed by the end of 2019. This strategy will make recommendations to meet the need for adequate activity space for older adults.
The BAAP also aligns with work that has already been completed by Halton Region to address the needs of adults 65 years of age and older throughout the region. Issues related to housing, community health and support services in Burlington, fall under the jurisdiction of Halton Region and other levels of government, and have been recognized as part of the Halton Region Older Adult Plan 2015 - 2018.
These two plans address all eight dimensions identified by the World Health Organization for a city to become an age-friendly community.
In addition to these plans, the city's new Official Plan (OP), "Grow Bold" will guide the development of the city's physical and social environments. The OP will integrate key age-friendly principles into city-building policy and will provide direct connections to the BAAP.