November 2014 Provincial/Territorial Monitor
Monthly roundup of social-policy related announcements by the provinces and territories Recommended Reading Lots of activity reported in Ontario this month - Budget, Aboriginal Healing and Wellness,...
View ArticleBC Child Poverty Report Card, 2014
Unrestricted First Call started issuing annual report cards on the state of BC's children in poverty in 1994, when the rate of child poverty was 1 in 5. Nearly 20 years later the figure remains the...
View ArticleDecember 2014 Federal Policy Monitor
Caledon Institute social policy roundup Recommended Reading December's Federal Policy Monitor features several pieces related to mental health and corrections and mental health. Look also for details...
View ArticleDecember 2014 Provincial/Territorial Policy Monitor
Caledon Institute social policy roundup Recommended Reading December saw lots of announcements from New Brunswick (including Throne Speech details) and Quebec (including Budget updates), and notable...
View ArticleSmall Steps Towards Poverty Reduction
The Common Front's Annual Report Card of NB's Poverty Reduction Strategy Unrestricted Homepage Feature Box Recommended Reading The Common Front for Social Justice publishes an annual report card...
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Poverty Costs 2.5: Investing in Albertans
A Blueprint for Reducing Poverty in Alberta Homepage Feature Box Recommended Reading Action to End Poverty in Alberta and Vibrant Communities Calgary have jointly released the follow-up 2.5 report to...
View ArticleJanuary 2015
Caledon Institute Provincial/Territorial Policy Monitor Recommended Reading Given January's focus on mental health, it is perhaps not surprising that two provinces - New Brunswick and Ontario -...
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Caledon Institute Federal Policy Monitor Recommended Reading January's low oil prices and their impact on federal spending is the focus of a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Two other PBO...
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February 2015 Recommended Reading February brought cold weather and lots of announcements in the areas of caregiving, governance and income security. Read and search older issues at Caledon's website.
View ArticleProvincial/Territorial Monitor
February 2015 Recommended Reading British Columbia released its 2015 Budget. See highlights in this month's Monitor, as well as details of many new initiatives in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan....
View ArticleSocial Assistance Summaries 2014
Three-Tab Feature Box Featured Learning Box Homepage Feature Box Recommended Reading The informative Social Assistance Statistics Report, published by the federal and provincial/territorial...
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March 2015 Recommended Reading March 2015 saw two reports of particular note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer: "How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Child Care and Who Benefits?" and...
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March 2015 Recommended Reading It's Budget season! See social policy-related details from the 2015-16 Budgets of New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta. A report on Ontario's Poverty...
View ArticleCaledon Institute Federal Policy Monitor
April 2015 Recommended Reading April 2015 saw the release of the federal Budget, as well as a response paper written by Caledon's Ken Battle, Sherri Torjman and Michael Mendelson (see "The 2015...
View ArticleProvincial/Territorial Monitor
April 2015 Recommended Reading The April edition contains provincial and territorial Budget highlights from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Yukon.Previous editions of the...
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June 2015 Recommended Reading With Parliament winding down for the summer, Statistics Canada is still busily producing lots of interesting reports, including Volunteering In Canada 2004-13,...
View ArticleWe are All Disabled
Commentary on the changing (dis)ability of Canadians Three-Tab Feature Box Featured Learning Box Homepage Feature Box Recommended Reading “Disability is an impairment in mental, neurological, motor,...
View ArticleKitaskinaw
An Environmental Scan of Programs and Services Serving Aboriginal People in Saskatoon Three-Tab Feature Box Featured Learning Box Homepage Feature Box Recommended Reading This publication from...
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August 2015 Recommended Reading August was quieter, policy-wise, as the election approaches. Interesting postings from Statistics Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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October 2015 Recommended Reading A quiet month as we waited for the election outcome, but Statistics Canada reports included the results of a Canadian demographic study, the impact of mental illness...
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