Tag Archives: Labour Market and Income Security
In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by admin.
A major Senate report tabled today is declaring that Canada’s system for lifting people out of poverty is substantially broken and must be overhauled.
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Big Picture, Local Action: Working with Families and Young Children Living in Poverty
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by admin.
This provincial forum, sponsored by Health Nexus and the Best Start Resource Centre, will address pertinent information for service providers working with families with young children living in poverty.
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Senate of Canada to Release Report on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by admin.
The report is based on the testimony of more than 170 witnesses who spoke at hearings held in nine cities across Canada over a two-year period. The release can be viewed live online December 8th at 3:45pm.
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25 in 5 Releases Progress Evaluation on Poverty Reduction Strategy
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by admin.
The 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction warns that the province risks missing its target unless further action is taken in their new report Making Good on the Promise: Evaluating Year One of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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Deprivation Index Introduced in Poverty Reduction Update
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by admin.
The Ontario Deprivation Index was developed by Daily Bread Food Bank and the Caledon Institute of Social Policy to provide a list of items that are commonly seen as necessary to have a standard living above the poverty level.
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