In 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic—marked by several variants of concern, such as Delta and Omicron—nursing homes (also called long-term care homes) and seniors’ homes (also called retirement homes or assisted living facilities) continued to report COVID-19 cases across Canada. These facilities are not only places of care, they are the living spaces of many vulnerable Canadians. Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on these homes and their residents.