Temporary Workers Law Comes Into Effect
New laws governing the treatment of Temporary Workers came into effect November 6th. These include rights to public holidays, not being charged for services, access...
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City of Toronto's Capital Budget - Have Your Say!
The City of Toronto's proposed 2010 capital budget and 10-year plan were presented at the City's Budget Committee on Tuesday, November 3. Find more details...
Concerns over Bill 177
Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Standing Committee on Social PolicyCommittee Clerk, Room 1405Whitney Block/Bureau 1405, Queen’s ParkToronto ON, M7A 1A2Fax: (416) 325-3505 Attention: Mr....
Proceedings - Impacts of School Closures on Children and Communities
Social Planning Toronto hosted a lively discussion back in September on the issue of public use of schools, community hubs and school board processes in...
Research Forum: The People's Recession - One Year Later
Social Planning Toronto Research and Policy Forum The People's Recession - One Year Later Please join us for our November forum with: Armine Yalnizyan, Canadian Centre...
Hard Hit Report Released
Crisis Coming for Ontario Communities TORONTO, October 20, 2009 Hard Hit: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario, a...
Hard Hit: Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario
Hard Hit is a new report from the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) documenting the one-two punch affecting nonprofit community social service agencies in...
Hard Hit: Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario
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...
CPRN Report on Social Innovation in Canada
The report calls on Canadian leaders, who have been slow to embrace the potential of social innovation to respond to community challenges, to establish a...
Hubs not hulks: is there a practical alternative to school closings?
Interest is growing in the potential role of schools as community hubs and socially progressive feature of both urban planning and education. View report and...