 He served as the Director of the National Housing Conference, a public policy and affordable housing advocacy organization, and also as the Public Relations Director for the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Paterson.Canfield remained active in civic affairs in his community until his death on June 20, 1972 in Hawthorne, New Jersey at the age of 74.He was interred and buried at Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa, New Jersey.