Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations

What Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations does

COSCO is a British Columbia non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1950 and headquartered in Langley, Canada. It functions as an umbrella body for 70 affiliated senior-citizen organizations collectively representing approximately 80,000 older adults across the province. Its stated mission centers on advocacy for seniors' welfare, with active policy priorities spanning property tax deferment, elder justice (including coercive control reform), healthcare access, and housing affordability. The organization is led by President Leslie Gaudette and operates with a small staff consistent with the 11–50 employee band typical of Canadian advocacy nonprofits of its kind.

The organization's "products" are policy positions, formal submissions to legislative and budgetary bodies (notably BC Standing Committee on Finance consultations), joint advocacy statements with peer coalitions, and informational content distributed through its website (coscobc.org), a regular newsletter, and social media channels. COSCO's business model is membership-fee and donation funded; it does not sell commercial products or services and has no technology revenue stream. Partnerships with the BC Seniors Advocate, BCRTA, National Pensioners Federation, GAROP, and the Elder Justice Coalition extend its reach and lend coalition weight to its campaigns.

In 2025, COSCO published its 75th Anniversary Report titled "Advocacy Across Decades." Subsequent activity has included public opposition to BC Budget 2026 changes to property tax deferment interest rates, participation in the BC Budget 2027 consultation cycle, a joint GAROP position on ageism, federal outreach to Minister Lightbound regarding the Canada Post transition, and legislative progress through the Elder Justice Coalition on coercive control. The organization states a guiding principle of "planning with seniors, not for them," reflecting a member-led advocacy posture rather than a top-down service-delivery model.

Name

Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations

Legal name

Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of BC

Website

https://coscobc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations (COSCO) is a 75-year-old BC non-profit advocacy umbrella representing roughly 80,000 seniors through 70 affiliated organizations, focused on elder justice, healthcare, housing, and property tax policy, funded by membership dues and donations.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and donations: As a not-for-profit advocacy organization, COSCO generates revenue through membership fees from affiliated organizations and donations. The organization operates on behalf of seniors to advocate for their welfare with government bodies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

COSCO is a non-profit umbrella advocacy organization that assembles, coordinates, and advances proposals and resolutions concerning the welfare of elder citizens in British Columbia, submitting them to government bodies. It serves as the collective voice of 70 affiliated member organizations representing 80,000 seniors across BC, advocating on issues including property tax deferment, elder justice, healthcare access, housing affordability, and driver assessment programs. Its core offerings comprise advocacy services, a conference program, a monthly newsletter, free health and wellness workshops, and a membership program.

Product overview

COSCO is a non-profit advocacy organization (formed in 1950) that serves as an umbrella organization for 70 affiliated organizations representing 80,000 seniors in British Columbia. The organization does not offer a technology product platform; instead, it provides advocacy services, organizes conferences, publishes newsletters, and offers health and wellness workshops for seniors. The core offerings consist of advocacy campaigns, the conference program, newsletters, and membership services—all focused on advancing the welfare of elder citizens through government engagement and public awareness.

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Products and services

• COSCO Advocacy Services Advocacy services for seniors in British Columbia, including campaigns on property tax deferment, driver assessments, and engagement with provincial and federal government bodies on senior welfare policy.
• COSCO Conference Program
• COSCO Newsletter
• COSCO Seniors' Health and Wellness Institute Workshops
• COSCO Membership Services

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BC Seniors AdvocatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Office of the Seniors Advocate is an independent office of the B.C. provincial government acting in the interest of seniors and their caregivers. COSCO works with BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt on advocacy initiatives including property tax deferment programs.
• BC Retired Teachers Association (BCRTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCRTA joined COSCO's advocacy efforts, sending a letter to Premier David Eby in support of reversing interest rate changes to the Property Tax Deferment program for seniors.
• National Pensioners FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization for pensioners and seniors. COSCO shares newsletters and collaborates on advocacy positions with the NPF.
• GAROP (Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational coalition working on elder rights. COSCO participates in joint position publications and advocacy efforts with GAROP on issues affecting older people.
• Elder Justice CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition focused on elder justice reform. COSCO participates in coalition efforts including progress on coercive control reform advocacy at the federal level.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/COSCOBC
• Instagraminstagram.com/coscobc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/council-of-senior-citizens-of-bc-cosco

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Profiles1 record

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