The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the current global economic recession on nonprofit community social service agencies in Ontario, and...

Prior to the provincial Community Use of Schools Policy and funding (CUS), fees for community use of schools had risen sharply across Ontario, resulting in...

Toronto's Social Landscape is a new resource for organizations and community groups that use demographic and socio-economic data in their work - to assist in...

As the Employment Insurance program (EI) nears its 70th anniversary, for many workers in Canada—now facing an indefinite recession marked by massive job loss—there is...

In August 2008, the World Health Organization released a groundbreaking study on the social determinants of health – the political, social and economic forces that...

The Alexandra Park neighbourhood, located in the south west corner of downtown Toronto, is home to over 2,000 residents, and consists of both the Atkinson...

Access to public education for children and youth in Ontario, regardless of immigration status, is both a right and a requirement under provincial law. Yet...

Kid Builders Research Project Phase 3 examines the educational needs of homeless children living in Toronto and the links between homelessness and school success. The...

In the late 1990s, the Provincial educational funding formula no longer funded community use of schools. This had two significant effects. One, fees for community...

Working on the front lines in the country's largest immigrant reception centre, Toronto's immigrant- and refugee-serving sector plays a central role in supporting the vast...