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Attention: Mayors, Councillors &
CAOs:
The Journey Towards a Provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy
http://www.auma.ca/live/MuniLink/Communications/Member+Notices?contentId=13564
Member Notice
January 18, 2012
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) joined the Action to
End Poverty Network in late June 2011. The Network consists of non-profit
associations (Alberta College of Social Workers, Public Interest Alberta,
and the Edmonton Social Planning Council), municipal representatives and
community stakeholders. Action to End Poverty is supported by the Inter-City
Forum on Social Policy and several other non-governmental organizations
and is coordinated out of the office of the Family and Community Support
Services Association of Alberta. The focus of the Network is to endorse
a call for the Province to develop a poverty-reduction strategy. So far,
27 municipalities have joined the Network.
Source:
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
http://www.auma.ca/
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association was founded in 1905 and represents
Albertas 277 urban municipalities including cities, towns, villages,
summer villages, and specialized municipalities, as well as Associate and
Affiliate members. AUMA is a dynamic and evolving
association which represents and advocates the interests of all members
to both the provincial and federal governments as well as other provincial
and federal organizations.---
- Go to the Provincial and Territorial
Anti-poverty Strategies and Campaigns page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
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From the
Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations:
Provincial Government Invites Response
to Social Policy Framework Discussion Guide
http://goo.gl/Uxi9P
The Government of Alberta is in the early stages of developing a social
policy framework. In the broadest sense, this framework is about inclusion
and supporting a high quality of life for all Albertans. The Ministry of
Human Services has developed a discussion guide that is intended to engage
stakeholders in the process of developing the social framework. Included
in the discussion guide is a series of questions stakeholders are encouraged
to contemplate, and to which the Ministry invites comment. We are pleased
that the province is engaging the nonprofit sector and other stakeholders
in this important policy matter. This discussion guide, along with some
context that was recently provided in a memo to the Alberta Nonprofit/Voluntary
Sector Initiative (ANVSI), are both available to view online.
Comments can be forwarded by February 6, 2012, to Shannon Marchand or Lora Pillipow, whose full contact information can be found on the last page of the discussion guide. We at CCVO are interested in stakeholder response to this discussion guide and encourage you to copy us at policy@calgarycvo.org. Finally, CCVO is considering hosting a forum in Calgary for interested parties to discuss the social policy framework. Please let us know by Wednesday, January 25th if you would be interested in attending.
Developing a Social Policy Framework
for Alberta:
Discussion Guide (PDF - 124K, 4 pages)
http://www.calgarycvo.org/sites/default/files/resources/201201_SPFDiscussionGuide.pdf
January 18, 2012
Context for the Alberta Social Policy
Framework Discussion Guide (PDF - 60K, 1 page)
http://www.calgarycvo.org/sites/default/files/resources/201201_ContextABSPFDiscussionGuide.pdf
Source:
Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
http://www.calgarycvo.org/
The voluntary sector is on the front lines of every community issue in the
city. We represent Calgary's community infrastructure - the volunteers,
employees and supporters of Calgary's nonprofit organizations.
Related link:
Alberta Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector Initiative
(ANVSI)
http://culture.alberta.ca/anvsi/
The Alberta Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector Initiative's (ANVSI) purpose is to
improve the quality of life for Albertans' through a viable Non-profit/Voluntary
Sector (NPVS) which supports strong and vibrant communities.
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Alberta Ministry of Human Services
(new Ministry + new mandate that includes welfare)
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/
The Ministry of Human Services is part of Premier Redford's strategy to
take action on Albertans' priorities.
Human Services is responsible for programs and services related to:
* Children and Youth
* Employment and Immigration
* Homeless Supports
* Alberta Supports <=== including Alberta's Income
Support (welfare) program
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Alberta
Supports
- Seniors - Employment & Training - Persons with Disabilities - Lower
Income - Children & Youth - Abuse & Bullying - Homeless - Making
Life Decisions
NOTE : This link may not work in your browser, because the URL contains
a "+" symbol that apparently converts into something else
in some browsers. If the link doesn't work, go to the Alberta
Human Services home page [ http://humanservices.alberta.ca/
] and click the "Alberta Supports" link at the bottom of the list
of programs and services.
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Current
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Alberta Government Home
Page Education Pembina
Institute Government of Alberta Programs and Services for: - All groups - incl. Aboriginal Peoples - Caregivers - Children - Immigrants - Job Seekers - Nonprofit/Voluntary Organizations - Parents - Students - Youth - more... Source: Servicealberta - "one stop. thousands of answers."
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Department responsible for welfare Name of the welfare program Legislation Policy Manual Welfare rates (benefits) Related Links
Latest search results on Google.ca
for
For more information about welfare in other Canadian jurisdictions, see the Canadian Social Research Links Key Provincial/Territorial Welfare Links page |
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Performance
Measurement Publications - The Measuring Up component of the government
annual report provides information on the government's progress in meeting social
and economic goals published in the previous year's Government Business Plan
- incl. links to individual ministry business plans
Servicealberta - "one stop. thousands of answers."
Alberta Catalogue of Statutes and Regulations
Legislative
Assembly
Legislative
Assembly Proceedings - Bills, Hansard, House records, links to Committees
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Alberta
Government Departments
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The Ministry of Human Services is part of Premier
Redford's strategy to take action on Albertans' priorities.
Human Services is responsible for programs and services related to:
* Children and Youth
* Employment and Immigration
* Homeless Supports
* Alberta Supports <=== including Alberta's Income
Support (welfare) program
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Alberta
Supports
- Seniors - Employment & Training - Persons with Disabilities - Lower Income
- Children & Youth - Abuse & Bullying - Homeless - Making Life Decisions
NOTE : This link may not work in your browser, because the URL contains a "+"
symbol that apparently converts into something else in some browsers. If the
link doesn't work, go to the Alberta Human Services home
page [ http://humanservices.alberta.ca/
] and click the "Alberta Supports" link at the bottom of the list
of programs and services.
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Department responsible for welfare
Human Services
For links to welfare program information, scroll back up to the grey box on the page you're now reading.
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Selected News Releases:
October 22, 2008
Province
provides more help to Albertans in need
Increases to benefits and earning
exemptions will help those who need it most
Albertans receiving Alberta
Works income support will receive higher monthly benefits beginning November 1.
In addition single Albertans who work and qualify for income support assistance
will see earning exemptions double from $115 to $230 a month - meaning they can
make more money before their benefits are affected. (...) The maximum qualifying
income levels for the Alberta Child Health Benefit (ACH) and Alberta Adult Health
Benefit (AAHB) also increased allowing families to earn more and remain eligible
for the benefit.
More info on Alberta Works / Income Support
Related link:
Albertans
on welfare to get payment boost
October 24, 2008
Albertans in
46,500 households receiving welfare payments will get a boost in their monthly
payments next week. On Nov. 1, those who receive income support through Alberta
Works -- the government's official name for welfare -- will receive an increase
after the province approved a rate hike. (...) Earning exemptions will double
to $230 from $115 a month, meaning those Albertans can make more money before
their benefits are affected. Of the 4,000 Albertans receiving those benefits and
working either part-time or full-time, 1,400 will notice the increase to the earnings
exemption.
Source:
Calgary
Herald
Alberta
Works implements debit card program province wide:
Debit cards save government
and Albertans with low incomes time and money
February
12, 2007
Edmonton... Starting in summer, 2007, Albertans who receive income
support through Alberta Works and who do not have bank accounts will have the
option to receive their benefits with a debit card. A successful six-month pilot
project showed debit cards to be faster and less expensive to administer than
conventional cheques and that Albertans on social assistance overwhelmingly preferred
the cards. The program is the first of its kind in Canada.
- includes a backgrounder
on the pilot project
April 24, 2006
Alberta
Works [welfare] debit card pilot a Canadian first
A new six-month
pilot project is using debit cards and direct deposit to deliver Alberta Works
benefits, instead of traditional paper cheques. The pilot is the first of its
kind in Canada.
Related
News Release - April 24 --- includes a detailed backgrounder
Source:
Government
of Alberta News Page
More
supports help families invest in children's futures
- Alberta
News Release
March 15, 2005
Edmonton
"Effective April
1, 2005, changes to Alberta Works will increase the time low-income parents have
at home with young children, make it easier for youth to finish high school and
help families save for their children's education."
Changes include:
-
a parent receiving income support will have one year instead of the current six
months to stay home with a child before being required to seek or accept employment
- the requirement to be out of school for one year before receiving training benefits
to complete high school is waived.
- a new one-time $100 benefit for Albertans
receiving income support to help offset the costs of setting up a Registered Education
Savings Plan (RESP) to participate in Alberta's Centennial Education Savings program
(to help cover costs such as the fee for obtaining a birth certificate and the
initial deposit required to open an RESP account).
- to better address domestic
violence, the existing $1,000 allowance to set up a new household for a person
fleeing a violent spouse will now be extended to anyone eligible for income support
and who needs help to leave an abusive situation, such as individuals who experience
abuse by people other than a spouse.
Source:
Alberta
Works
(Human Resources and Employment)
Related link:
Education
investment of $500 for each child born in 2005 or later
News Release
February
17, 2004
"Babies born in Alberta in 2005 or later will benefit from a
$500 investment by the Alberta government into individual education savings plans.
The Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act, which is the first bill introduced
in the spring sitting, sets the stage for a new program that will encourage parents
to open a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for their child with a $500
grant from the government."
Alberta
Centennial Education Savings (ACES) Plan website
- program info and
links to related resources
Alberta
Works
for farmers (PDF file - 73K, 1 page)
June 2004
"Alberta
Human Resources and Employment office can help farm families through brief periods
of financial difficulty and with long-term planning for the future."
More
families qualify for free health benefits
Alberta Works News Release
September
9, 2004
"Edmonton... More families are now eligible for premium-free health
benefits for their children through the Alberta Child Health Benefit because eligibility
levels have been increased. 'This benefit has a positive impact on children's
health and parents' workforce participation,'said Clint Dunford, Minister of Alberta
Human Resources and Employment. 'More than 70,000 children are receiving health
services, and increasing the qualifying levels will help us extend coverage to
even more.'"
Related Link:
Alberta
Child Health Benefit
"The Alberta Child Health Benefit (ACHB)
program is part of Albertas role in the National Child Benefit a
series of programs designed to address child poverty across Canada. The ACHB is
a premium-free health benefit plan that provides basic dental, optical, emergency
ambulance, essential diabetic supplies and prescription drug coverage for children
living in families with low incomes."
Alberta
Works focuses on training people for employment
News Release
March
30, 2004
Supports
for Independence is changing : What you need to know about your benefits
(PDF file - 100K, 4 pages)
Alberta Works Pamphlet
"New Alberta Works
Income Support Program starts with May benefits"
NOTE: on page 4 of this
pamphlet, you'll find the following under Asset rule changes:
"The
following assets will not affect your benefits:
Registered Education
Savings Plans (RESPs) for your children,
Up to $5,000 per adult in the
family in a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), and
Up to $5,000
equity in vehicles and any amount of equity in a vehicle adapted to accommodate
a disability."
[RRSPs and RESPs were formerly subject to lower exemption
limits, as they are in many Canadian jurisdictions]
In my view, this is a progressive
asset-based welfare policy initiative. Well done!
[ For more info about
asset-based social policies in Canada, go to the Canadian Social Research Links
Asset-Based Social
Policies page ]
Source:
Alberta
Human Resources and Employment
Hot Topics - March 30, 2004
New
Act strengthens link between income support and training
News Release
December
17, 2003
"Legislation building on Alberta's success at helping people
move from income support to the work force will be phased in starting in January
2004. The Income and Employment Supports Act establishes how the government will
help families meet their basic needs and help employable people find and keep
jobs."
Source:
Alberta Human Resources
and Employment
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in Alberta's Public Welfare Services: History Rooted in Benevolence, Harshness, Punitiveness and Stinginess By Baldwin P. Reichwein, MSW (equiv.), RSW Research Report prepared for the Alberta College of Social Workers © December 2002 (Updated February 2003) Edmonton, AB History of social assistance in Alberta from from pre-Confederation to date, from the perspective of a social worker with thirty years of experience in the field. Includes a bonus section on implications of the Supreme Court ruling in the Gosselin case (for more on the Gosselin case, see the Canadian Social Research Links Case Law / Court Decisions / Inquests page) Complete report - PDF version (983K, 53 pages) Complete report - Word version (189K, 59 pages) Baldwin Reichwein is an Edmonton-based (retired) social worker with a career background in statutory social programs and services for people with disabilities. Over the past few years, he has conducted historical research. The current research report was prepared for the Alberta College of Social Workers, as background information on public welfare services and complement to the college's advocacy in the interest of Alberta citizens on low income. |
Income
increases for SFI families with children
Alberta Government News
Release
July 18, 2003
"About 12,000 families receiving Supports for
Independence (SFI) benefits will have more money for their children due to Alberta's
decision not to offset a federal increase under the National Child Benefit (NCB)
program. This is the second phase of a two-stage increase for families with children
included in Budget 2003."
Related Links:
Budget
2003 targets additional assistance to people most in need (April 8, 2003)
The
National Child Benefit in Alberta
Supports
for Independence (SFI)
Two
new information resources to help low-income Albertans
July
16, 2003
Edmonton... Albertans looking for information on the province's income
support programs and the appeals process will now be able to find what
they need through a new guide to the Supports for Independence (SFI) [welfare]
program and a new Appeals Secretariat Web site.
Your
[SFI] Guide (PDF file - 565K, 44 pages)
July 2003
"...will
be of use to Albertans with questions on SFI, the provincial program that provides
employment supports, financial assistance, and health benefits to people who cannot
meet their basic needs. The guide includes information on conducting job searches,
how financial benefits are calculated, the amount of assistance available, how
earning exemptions are calculated, and the rights and responsibilities of SFI
recipients."
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Appeals
Secretariat website
"An additional source of information on the
right to appeal decisions made on income support programs such as SFI or Assured
Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is the new Appeals Secretariat Web
site, which outlines how the government's appeal process works from beginning
to end."
| Assured
Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) - income assistance for Albertans
with disabilities Assured
Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Policy Manual The
AISH Review Website |
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Budget
2003 News Releases:
April 8, 2003
Homeless
Shelters integrated with housing programs
Backgrounder:
Homeless Shelters and Support Programs
Budget
2003 targets additional assistance to people most in need
- Changes
to the Supports for Independence (SFI) program (PDF file - 72K, 1 page)
- People leaving AISH due
to increased CPP-D keep health benefits (PDF file - 94K, 1 page)
- more
about Supports for Independence
- more
about Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Bill
32, Income and Employment Supports Act, will help low-income Albertans
March
20, 2003
"Legislation to integrate income and employment training programs,
increase accountability for training service providers, and build on Alberta's
success in helping people on income support move into the workforce has been introduced
in the Alberta legislature. Bill 32, the Income and Employment Supports Act, will
establish a new program and benefit structure that will help people meet their
basic needs, such as food, clothing and shelter, and provide additional building
blocks of support to respond to people's unique circumstances. That might mean
academic upgrading, help to get child support, or longer-term financial assistance
for people who are unable to work. Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
(AISH) will continue as a separate program.
Market
Basket Measure (PDF file - 142K, 6 pages)
November 2002
"The
Market Basket Measure: Calculating the cost of Albertans basic needs"
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incl. links to eight online reports about the Market Basket Measures (at the end
of the report)
Source: Alberta Human Resources
and Employment
HMMMM - this file was no longer available when I checked
July 5/04.
A search of the HRE website turned up only a link to the Market
Basket Measure paper produced by the federal government
Working
parents leaving SFI keep health benefits
News
Release
Oct. 30, 2002
"Effective Nov. 1, parents who find a job
and no longer receive financial benefits through the Supports for Independence
(SFI) program will be able to keep their health benefits, subject to an annual
review based on their net income. To qualify, parents must have dependent children
and must be leaving SFI for employment. (...) Offering health benefits to parents
who leave SFI for employment is a National Child Benefit (NCB) reinvestment."
Source
: Human Resources and Employment
Low-Income
Programs Review Website (2001) - Alberta Human Resources and Employment Low-Income
Programs Review Reports (Nov. 2001) Low-Income
Review presents a vision for the future |
This agreement
was signed under the Multilateral
Framework for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities,
which replaced the Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities initiative
in April 2004. |
Employability
Council calls for action to improve services and raise awareness
April 10, 2002
"Edmonton...An independent
advisory committee report suggests new strategies to improve work opportunities
for Albertans with disabilities. Breaking Barriers, enhancing employment opportunities
for people with disabilities is the final report to government from the Minister's
Employability Council (MEC)."
Breaking
Barriers - Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
Final Report of the Minister's Employability Council
April 2002
PDF
Format (438K, 32 pages)
Text
(RTF) Format
Audio
Format (RealAudio)
Rotary
Club Speech by Hon. Clint Dunford Minister of Human Resources (PDF
file - 19K, 8 pages)
Edmonton - April 10, 2002
Disability Related Employment Supports Brochure
SFI
earnings exemption increase for families
News
Release
November 14, 2001
Edmonton
- Single parents and families with two working parents on Supports for Independence
(SFI) can now earn up to $230/month before their SFI payment is reduced, doubling
the previous employment earnings exemption. This is one of four changes to the
Social Allowance Regulation designed to further encourage parents receiving SFI
benefits to find and keep a job.
- incl. funding
under the NCB
Some of Alberta’s low-income programs
are being publicly reviewed by a five-member panel of government MLAs.
June 2001
News
Release
National Child Benefit - One-page description of the NCB in Alberta - includes a short overview of services available to Albertans under the NCB and links to more information about each of those services...
Alberta
Child Health Benefit
"The Alberta Child Health
Benefit (ACHB) program is part of Albertas role in the National Child Benefit
a series of programs designed to address child poverty across Canada. The
ACHB is a premium-free health benefit plan that provides dental, optical, emergency
ambulance, essential diabetic supplies and prescription drug coverage for children
living in families with low incomes."
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of the Alberta Child Health Benefit October 2001 A recent evaluation conducted by Nichols Applied Management (covering the period from January to April 2001) found "the ACHB is having a positive impact on children's health, child poverty, and the workforce participation of low-income parents and that there is a high level of client satisfaction with the program." The evaluation identified the need to increase awareness of the program among low-income Albertans. Executive Summary (PDF file - 60K, 4 pages) Final Report (PDF file - 370K, 100 pages) |
Alberta
Supports Low-Income Families Through the National Child Benefit (July
30, 2001)
- includes a detailed backgrounder with rate
calculation information
Alberta
families benefit from the National Child Benefit
May
01, 2001
"The news that fewer children are living
in poverty and more low-income families are earning money from employment is a
very positive sign, says Alberta Human Resources and Employment Minister Clint
Dunford..."
Family
Maintenance Program
The Family Maintenance program
helps single parents and parents of blended families receive financial support
from the other parent of their children. It is a mandatory service for all single
parents or parents of a blended family who are receiving welfare [Supports for
Independence].
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Governments
of Canada and Alberta sign an Agreement on Early Learning and Child Care
News
Release
July 7, 2005
"CALGARY, ALBERTA Ken Dryden, Minister
of Social Development, and Heather Forsyth, Alberta s Minister of Childrens
Services, announced today an important Agreement in Principle that further supports
the development of quality early learning and child care for young children and
their families in Alberta."
Moving
forward on early learning and child care:
Agreement in principle between the
Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta (PDF file - 245K,
10 pages)
July 7, 2005
Early
Learning and Child Care Agreements in Principle
- links to the Early
Learning and Child Care agreement that each participating jurisdiction has signed
with the government of Canada since April 29, 2005 (as at July 8/05):
Alberta
- Nova Scotia - Newfoundland and Labrador - Ontario - Saskatchewan - Manitoba
Source:
Social
Development Canada
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Alberta
deal props open the door to big box child care
Federal government
& province sign deal that forks over cash to for-profit operators
July
7, 2005
"OTTAWA The federal and Alberta governments have propped
open the door to giant commercial child care chains in the deal they signed today,
says DArcy Lanovaz, president of the Alberta division of the Canadian Union
of Public Employees (CUPE). 'Without public delivery conditions attached to the
federal funding, the door is now open in Alberta for giant commercial operators
to pad their profits with taxpayer dollars, says Lanovaz.
[NOTE: scroll
to the bottom of the CUPE article for links to five more articles about child
care .]
Source:
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Related Links:
- go to the Government Early Learning and Child Care Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd.htm
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Mike
Harris in province to launch new initiative benefiting children
NewsRelease
May
20, 2003
Alberta's Promise
"Alberta's
Promise is based upon the following five promises:
1. Providing a Healthy Start
2.
Safety, Growth and Development
3. Interaction, Mentoring and Inspiration
4.
Participation and Volunteering
5. Leadership and Innovation"
Related Link:
America's
Promise
"The Five promises:
1. Caring Adults.
2. Safe Places.
3.
A Healthy Start.
4.Marketable Skills.
5. Opportunities to Serve."
Uniting
for Children Forum
October 2 - 3, 2001
Calgary Roundup Centre
Calgary, Alberta
The second children’s forum, Uniting for Children 2001, will
expose delegates to new and innovative approaches to providing services for children,
youth and families in Alberta. This is an opportunity to develop a united vision
for the future of young people in Alberta.
Government
responds to recommendations raised in Children's Forum and Task Force on
Children At Risk
Government of Alberta News Release
November 24, 2000
Minister
to review U.S. children's programs
July 7, 2000
Alberta Children's Services Minister Iris Evans will meet with
children's services officials in California, July 17-19 to discuss common issues
and to review their
programs and services. Meetings
are scheduled with the Children's Defense Fund in Oakland, San Francisco Family
and Children's Services, California Children's Services and Children's Medical
Services. ....more
Children's
Forum
Children's
Forum report delivered to government
News Release
February 9, 2000
Additional
$24 million allocated to Children's Services
Children's Services
Press Release
November 25, 1999
"This additional funding will offset costs resulting from
the growing demand for services and the increasing complexity of services
required."
Terms of
Reference Released for Review of Children's Advocate
Press Release - Backgrounder
October 22, 1999
Recommendations
Presented by Children's Forum Participants
October 6, 1999
Some Service
Gaps Identified by Task Force on Children at Risk
October 5, 1999
Serious
Issues Top Children's Forum Agenda
October 4, 1999
Forum Highlights
Children's Week in Alberta
October 1, 1999
Alberta
Children’s Forum [October 5-6, Edmonton] will set priorities
for improving
the lives of children and families
July 6, 1999
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Alberta Finance - incl. links to : About the Ministry - Our Business (Provincial budget, Provincial debt, Taxes/rebates, Insurance, Pensions, Alberta Savings Certificates) - About Alberta (the economy today , economic outlook, Alberta statistics [includes demographic information], Alberta Facts brochure, Profiles of Alberta communities), Measuring Government (performance measurement, Ministry business plans and annual reports, Measuring Up) - Publications & Forms (budgets, annual reports, business plans, reports and papers) - Career Opportunities - What's New - Search - Links - Notices / Contact info
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Latest Alberta Budget:
Alberta
Budget 2011
February 24, 2011
- includes links to newsroom, charts and graphs and other budget documents
Budget
2011 lays the foundation to build a better Alberta
Province well-positioned for return to economic growth
News Release
February 24, 2011
- includes Budget highlights
Government
and Ministry Business Plans, 2011-14
* Employment
and Immigration (PDF - 237K, 4 pages) - dept. responsible for welfare
* Children
and Youth Services (PDF - 79K, 4 pages)
* Seniors
and Community Supports (PDF - 80K, 4 pages)
Source:
Alberta Finance and Enterprise
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TD Bank Financial Group
Analysis of the Budget:
A
Political Geyser Gushes to the Surface (PDF - 432K, 3 pages)
The Alberta government released its 2011 budget earlier today. The tone of
the budget picks up from last year with the need for austerity and long-run
fiscal sustainability. For a second straight year, several ministries saw
cuts to their departmental allocations. However, all but $240 million of the
savings generated from this restraint will be re-invested in key priority
areas like health and education.
Source:
2011 Federal, Provincial
and Territorial Budgets
[ TD Bank Financial Group ]
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Media:
'Practical'
Alta. budget projects $3.4 billion deficit
February 24, 2011
Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting a $3.4 billion
deficit for the 2011-12 fiscal year, while relying heavily on the savings
account known as the Sustainability Fund for billions of dollars of spending
on infrastructure and health. The fund, now forecast at $11.2 billion, is
projected to end the fiscal year at $5.3 billion, but Finance Minister Lloyd
Snelgrove defended his government's use of the money.
Source:
CBC News
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Alberta
freezes student assistance, operating grants
Council of Alberta University Students says budget does not improve access
to university
By Sarah Petz
February 25, 2011
While post secondary education in Alberta may have faired [sic] better with
this years provincial budget than in 2010, some student representatives
are still concerned that the funding allocated is not enough to make up for
last years drastic cuts.The ministry of Advanced Education and Technology
saw a 1.2 per cent increase to its operational support budget, which covers
basic operational funding for Alberta post secondary education. However, funding
for student assistance programs and operating grants to universities and colleges
have been held at 2010 levels. The budget also saw payouts from the Access
to the Future Fund, an endowment created in 2005 to match private donations
to post secondary institutions, suspended for two years, leaving $700 worth
of donations left in limbo, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Source:
Macleans.ca On Campus
- Go to the 2011 Canadian Government Budgets
Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/budgets_2011.htm
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Alberta Housing and Urban Affairs
Alberta
announces $3.2b plan to end homelessness
March 16, 2009
By
Michael Shapcott
The Alberta government has today released
a dramatic plan to end homelessness in 10 years by committing $1.2 billion in
capital investments and $2 billion in operating funding. The plan based
on the housing first approach (which provides immediate housing and
then offers supports as required) will lead to the creation of 11,000 new
homes by 2012, according to the provincial government. Full details, including
funding and implementation lines, will be released in next months provincial
budget.
The Alberta Plan:
A
Plan For Alberta : Ending Homelessness in 10 years (PDF - 1.8MB, 48
pages)
October 2008
Prepared By:
The
Alberta Secretariat
For Action On Homelessness
[ Alberta
Housing and Urban Affairs ]
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Alberta Learning
The former ministry of Learning was divided into Alberta Education (for K-12 education) and Alberta Advanced Education (for post-secondary education) effective November 25, 2004.
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The
Health Care Debate
Premier's
Advisory Council on Health
Minister
McLellan and Minister Mar announce $54 million to strengthen primary health care
in Alberta
News Release
August 28, 2002
Source
: Health Canada
"...the
Government of Canada is investing over $54 million in initiatives designed to
ensure Albertans have access to high-quality, affordable and sustainable primary
health care services."
For
related links (incl. the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada) :
- see the Canadian Social Research Links Medicare
Debate in Canada Links page
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- incl. links to : Protecting Persons in Care - Human Rights, Diversity, and Equality -- Building Strong Communities - Volunteer and Community Development - Youth - Funding and Partnerships - Human Rights Education Funding - Commissions, Boards, Councils and Foundations - and much more...
New
disabilities office to provide better coordination, improved access, increased
awareness
News Release
February 20, 2004
"Edmonton...
The new Office for Disability Issues, announced in this week's throne speech,
will allow government to better coordinate policies and programs. As a central
place to discuss disability issues, provincial government departments and stakeholders
will have the opportunity to collaborate on and strengthen long-term planning
to address the needs of Albertans with disabilities."
NOTE: when the
new ODI is added to the Alberta Community Development website, it will be under
the Helping Albertans
link...
Persons
with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)
Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
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Alberta
Seniors and Community Supports
The Ministry consists of four functional units: Seniors Services, Housing Services, Strategic Planning and Supportive Living, and Strategic Corporate Services. In addition, the Alberta Social Housing Corporation (ASHC), and the Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta are part of the Ministry.
Assured
Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH)
- incl. links to: What is
AISH? - Am I eligible to receive AISH? - Who receives AISH? - How can I apply
for AISH? - Can I work and receive AISH? - Can I appeal decisions about AISH?
- Can I receive Alberta Works Income Support benefits while I'm receiving AISH
benefits? Where can I get more information about AISH?
AISH
clients can earn more while still receiving financial assistance
Employment
income exemption increases, effective July
July 21, 2008
Edmonton...
Albertans receiving assistance through the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
(AISH) program can now earn more money and still remain eligible for financial
assistance. The employment income exemption increase is retroactive to July 1.
(...) On July 1, the upper limit of the employment exemption formula increased
by $500 to $1,500 per month for single AISH clients and to $2,500 per month for
couples and clients with children. Close to 7,000 AISH clients are currently working.
Government
increases AISH rates and supports employment
January
31, 2008
Edmonton
AISH benefits will increase for the second time in a
year, and interested clients are able to access employment supports.
$1.6
billion in benefits provided to Alberta seniors
Information
Bulletin
May 6, 2004
- incl. a list and brief description of Government
of Alberta benefits to help seniors maintain their well-being and independence;
these benefits total approximately $1.6 billion annually
- incl. Alberta
Seniors Benefit - Health Care Insurance Premium Exemptions
- Special Needs Assistance for Seniors program - Dental
and Optical Benefits - Alberta Blue Cross Coverage for
Seniors - Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL)
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Other Alberta Sites - Autres sites de l'Alberta
(links are added in reverse chronological order, more or less...)
2011 Calgary Social Outlook
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/Publications-guides-and-directories/Social-outlooks/Social-Outlooks.aspx
November 30, 2011
The City of Calgary is pleased to announce the release of the 2011 Calgary
and Region Social Outlook. The report is an annual five-year forecast
that examines the overall social landscape of Calgary,
a progressive review of key trends shaping Calgary's social environment,
with a focus on income, employment, poverty, diversity, the voluntary sector,
arts and culture, recreation, safety and sustainability.
- includes links to reports for earlier years, back to 2007
Complete report (PDF -
40.2MB, 200 pages)
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Documents/social_outlook_2011-2016.pdf
The Social Outlook reports on key trends and issues related to:
* an Inclusive city
--- basic needs (income, employment, poverty, housing and food security)
--- the changing face of Calgary (social and cultural diversity)
--- the voluntary sector
* a Cultural city
* an Active city
* a Safe city
* a city of Strong Neighbourhoods
Source:
Community and Neighbourhood Services
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/home.aspx
[City of Calgary
http://www.calgary.ca/ ]
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Poverty
and taxes
November 23, 2011
Clicking this link will open a web page from CBC
Calgary with the description that appears below and a link to an audio-only
podcast lasting almost seven minutes.
"As Calgary city council hammers out the 3 year budget plan for this city a tax increase might be manageable for some taxpayers but not necessarily for the working poor. Joe Ceci knows all too well the challenges of building a fair budget that doesn't leave the poor behind. He was Ward 9 Alderman for 15 years and is now the Coordinator of the group called Action to End Poverty in Alberta."
- Go to the Provincial and Territorial
Anti-poverty Strategies and Campaigns page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
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In
This Together : Ending Poverty in Alberta (PDF - 2.3MB, 16 pages)
November 2011
This report shows that 73,000 Alberta children lived below Statistics Canada's
low-income cut-off (after-tax) in 2009. This was a 40% increase from the
year before. The document also offers solutions to alleviating poverty in
Alberta.
(...)
The recession caused a sharp increase in poverty rates for children living
in two-parent families (Chart 3). In 2007, only 3.4% of these children lived
in poverty. In 2009, this increased to 8.0%. The increase is likely due
to low income families with both parents working experiencing job loss,
reduction in hours and/or pay cuts.
(Excerpt, p. 2)
Source:
Edmonton Social Planning
Council
Alberta College of Social Workers
Public Interest Alberta
Related link
from Campaign 2000:
Revisiting
Family Security in Insecure Times:
2011 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada
(PDF - 2.8MB, 16 pages)
[The national report]
November 2011
All we are asking is to give children a chance. Campaign 2000 is looking for
a real commitment from this Parliament to reduce poverty by at least 50% by
the year 2020, creating a pathway to eventual eradication. The federal government,
in our view, must play a lead role.
Source:
Campaign 2000
Campaign 2000 is a non-partisan, cross-Canada coalition of over 120 national,
provincial and community organizations, committed to working together to end
child and family poverty in Canada.
NOTE: If you wish to see 2011 child and family poverty reports for all participating Canadian provinces on one page (+ links to last year's reports), go to the Children, Families and Youth Links (NGO) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/chnngo.htm
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Keep
poverty fight pledge, Redford told:
Advocates for poor want premier to honour promise to implement provincewide
strategy
November 10, 2011
By Karen Kleiss
EDMONTON - A coalition of anti-poverty activists is urging Premier Alison
Redford to keep her promise to implement a province-wide poverty reduction
strategy. The groups say Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces that has
not implemented a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy, and Redford's
pledge - made during the leadership race - is a step in the right direction.
Source:
Edmonton Journal
[ More Edmonton Journal articles about Premier Alison Redford ]
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Anti-poverty
group applauds Redford's commitment
November 10, 2011
An anti-poverty group is holding Premier Alison Redford accountable to her
commitment to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent, reduce and ultimately
eliminate poverty. In September, Action
to End Poverty in Alberta issued a survey to all six Progressive Conservative
leadership candidates asking whether they would develop a poverty-reduction
strategy bringing together provincial ministries, municipalities, social agencies,
business and other organizations. Redford indicated in her response that when
she was Alberta's justice minister, she had headed the Alberta
Safe Communities Secretariat where multiple government and social agencies
worked together for crime prevention and public safety. (...) Joe Ceci, the
organization's co-ordinator and a former Calgary alderman, said Alberta is
one of the few provinces that is not currently developing or has not yet developed
such a strategy and applauded Redford for her commitment.
Source:
Calgary Herald
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Minister
of Human Services Mandate Letter
from the Premier dated November 3, 2011 (PDF - 305K, 2 pages)
"...lead the development of a social policy framework to guide the alignment
and redesign of social policy programs to achieve better outcomes for children
and families" (page 2)
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Poverty
Reduction in Alberta
NOTE: this link takes you to the Alberta section
of the
Anti-poverty Strategies and Campaigns page of this site:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
---
- Go to the Provincial and Territorial
Anti-poverty Strategies and Campaigns page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
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From Food Banks Canada:
Hunger
Count 2011 (PDF - 4.2MB, 36 pages)
A comprehensive report on hunger and food bank use in Canada, and recommendations
for change
Selected HungerCount Information 1999-2011 (Microsoft Excel 2007 file - 626K)
Chart
: Food bank use in Canada (March 2011)
Food Banks Canada has released data detailing how many Canadians used food
banks across the country in March 2011. Hover over the chart to read how many
people used food banks in each province that month, and what percentage of
those people were children.
Provincial
HungerCount 2011 Reports
Click this link to access all HungerCount reports for 2011 as well as reports
for 2008 to 2010.
NOTE: HungerCount 2011 reports are available for the following provinces only:
* British Columbia * Alberta * Saskatchewan * Manitoba * Ontario * Nova
Scotia
Source:
Food Banks Canada
Food Banks Canada is the national charitable organization representing and
supporting the food bank community across Canada. Our Members and their respective
agencies serve approximately 85% of people accessing food banks and food programs
nationwide. Our mission is to help food banks meet the short-term need for
food, and to find long-term solutions to hunger.
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Media coverage:
Food
bank use stays high
November 1, 2011
Food bank use across Canada remained more than 25 per cent above pre-recession
levels in March, the group representing food banks said Tuesday. Food Banks
Canada said an annual survey of its members showed a slight decrease in the
number of food recipients from the same month a year earlier two per
cent to 851,014 but little change over all. The steady numbers show
the effects of recession are still being felt across Canada, and the organization
says that means economic recovery isn't working for everyone.
Source:
CBC News
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Stretched
food banks a measure of Canadas frail recovery
By Tavia Grant
November 1, 2011
The number of Canadians using food banks has declined slightly, but persistent
demand indicates many are struggling in a frail economic recovery. More than
851,000 individuals visited a food bank in March alone, a number thats
little changed from last years record and still 26 per cent above prerecession
levels, Food Banks Canadas annual survey, to be released Tuesday, shows.
[ 397 comments ]
Related Globe and Mail articles:
* Feed
a student, feed the future
* Food
bank use drops, but still higher than before recession
* It's
time to close Canada's food banks
Source:
Globe and Mail
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New from the
Edmonton
Social Planning Council
Tracking
the Trends 2011(11th Edition):
Edmonton's Increasing Diversity
October 2011
Tracking the Trends is the ESPC's flagship publication that offers
a comprehensive collection of current and historical demographic and socioeconomic
data focused on the Edmonton region. The publication divides the trends into
six major categories:
1) Demographics - indicators of population growth, immigration and
population diversity.
2) Education & Employment - indicators of educational achievement
and employment status of the population.
3) Cost of Living & Housing Trends - indicators of the costs of
basic necessities, such as food and housing, as well as the housing status
of the population.
4) Wages, Income & Wealth - indicators of the changing value of
the wages, incomes and net worth of individuals and families.
5) Poverty - indicators of the prevalence of low income, as well as
the incidence of acute forms of poverty, such as homelessness.
6) Government Income Supports - indicators of the investments made
by governments towards improving financial security and the impact of those
investments on low income families.
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Young
parents squeezed for time and money, report finds
A University of British Columbia study found that it's much more expensive
to raise a family than it was a generation ago.
October 18, 2011
By Andrea Gordon
Canadian parents are raising children with far less money and time than their
baby boomer predecessors, despite the doubling of the Canadian economy since
1976, says a report from the University of British Columbia. At the same time,
Canadians approaching retirement are wealthier than ever before, setting up
an intergenerational tension that threatens young families, according to the
study, released Tuesday.
Source:
Toronto Star
The report:
Does
Canada work for all generations?
By Paul Kershaw and Lynell Anderson
October 18, 2011
National
Summary (PDF - 814K, 4 pages) / (Version
française - format PDF)
Fact
Sheet
Excerpt from
the national summary report:
Canada is not currently working for all generations. There is a silent
generational crisis occurring in homes across the country, one we neglect
because Canadians are stuck in stale debates. My colleagues and I hope the
2011 Family Policy Reports for all provinces will refocus public dialogue
on one of the most pressing social and economic issues of our time: Canada
has become a far more difficult place to raise a family.
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Provincial Family Policy Reports:
NOTE: The provincial files below are in
PDF format; each file is just under 2MB and 22 pages in length.
* Alberta
* British
Columbia
* Manitoba
* Newfoundland
and Labrador
* New
Brunswick
* Nova
Scotia
* Ontario
* Prince
Edward Island
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
Related resources:
* New
Deal for Families blog
* YouTube
video "New Deal for Families"
Source:
Human Early Learning Partnership
The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary
research network, based at the University of British Columbia. HELPs
unique partnership brings together many scientific viewpoints to address complex
early child development (ECD) issues. HELP connects researchers and practitioners
from communities and institutions across B.C., Canada, and internationally.
[ University of British Columbia ]
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From the
National Council of Welfare:
Welfare
Incomes 2010
September 2011
The Welfare Incomes report reflects the estimated incomes (in constant and
current dollars) for 2010 of four typical welfare households in each province
and territory:
- a single employable person
- a single person with a disability
- a lone parent with a 2-year-old child
- a two-parent family with two children aged 10 and 15
Click the link above, then move your cursor over each province or territory
to view welfare incomes by household type for 2010 .
Click on a province or territory to see a chart of welfare incomes over time
for that jurisdiction. This feature requires Macromedia Flash; if you don't
have Flash or if you've disabled it, click the link below the map of Canada
to access the same information in HTML.
Adequacy
of Welfare Incomes
Compare welfare benefit levels for all jurisdictions and all household categories
for all years from 1986 (1989 for a person with a disability) to 2010 using
any one of five measures of adequacy: After-tax average income - After-tax
LICO - After-tax median income - Before-tax LICO - Market basket measure (MBM).
Earlier editions of Welfare Incomes (annual)
Source:
National Council
of Welfare
[ Conseil national du bien-être
social ]
Since the Government Organization Act of 1969, the National Council of Welfare
serves as advisory group to the federal Minister responsible for the welfare
of Canadians - in 2010, that's the Hon. Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources
and Skills Development Canada - regarding "any matter relating to social
development that the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration
or that the Council considers appropriate."
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Income
Support for Persons With Disabilities [in Ontario, B.C and Alberta]
- (PDF - 1.5MB, 21 pages)
September 2011
By Ronald Kneebone and Oksana Grynishak
This paper examines the criteria disabled persons in
Ontario, B.C and Alberta must meet in order to receive income-support. The
authors also trace variations of monthly payment levels in relation to political
exigencies and inflationary pressures affecting the cost of living. By crunching
these numbers, the authors reveal whether disability funding in these three
provinces is enough to cover the basic needs of the people who receive support.
Source:
School of Public Policy
[ University of Calgary ]
University
of Calgary: Alberta, Ontario barely meeting needs of people with disabilities
- BC failing
New study compares support for disabled across three provinces
Sept. 21, 2011
Calgary, Alberta
Most people will agree that a fundamental role of government is to provide a
safety net for people who are disabled and have no source of income. However,
in a groundbreaking comparative study released today by The School of Public
Policy, Prof. Ron Kneebone reveals a disparity between the support provided
by BC, Alberta and Ontario to disabled residents, and argues that BC is failing
to provide for basic needs.
Source:
MarketWatch
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Action to End Poverty in Alberta
The Inter-City Forum on Social Policy (ICFSP) has been researching the impacts of poverty in Alberta for several years. In 2010, member municipalities of ICFSP agreed to play a leadership role in engaging interested stakeholders to promote the need for a comprehensive poverty-reduction plan for Alberta. In November 2010, "A Dialogue on Poverty" was hosted by the ICFSP and the Family and Community Support Services Association of Alberta (FCSSAA). Over 100 concerned Albertans from across the province participated. Response from the forum unanimously supported the development of a poverty reduction plan.
Poverty
reports, publications
and links to poverty organizations
What
you can do
Poverty in Alberta can be reduced and ultimately eliminated. However, it will
take the collective efforts of all of us to do so: in government, in business,
in the non-profit sector and those most affected, the people living in poverty.
The following tabs provide information and tools to persons
in government, both elected and members of administration. Additionally there
is information for organizations and anyone else interested in helping reduce
and ultimately eliminate poverty in Canada.
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Poverty
Reduction in Alberta
NOTE: this link takes you to the Alberta section
of the
Anti-poverty Strategies and Campaigns page of this site:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
Since May 2010, ALL links to content concerning poverty reduction strategies and campaigns have been moved to the above page from the individual provincial/territorial pages, including government and NGO links.
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Alberta
Welfare Reform and
Employment Outcomes of Welfare Recipients (PDF - 231K, 38 pages)
By Rosita Yi Ki Kwan
Prepared for Progressive Economic Forum Graduate Student Essay Contest
April 30, 2011
[ Analysis of the 1993 welfare reform in Alberta using panel data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics ]
Abstract:
It is well-established in the literature that financial work incentives and
employability programs have positive labour supply effect. Though it is found
that after a series of welfare reforms based on the work-first approach in Canada,
the U.S., and the U.K., former welfare recipients and vulnerable groups, such
as single mothers, tended to work in part-time or temporary jobs and witnessed
limited wage growth; little is known about other job characteristics, such as
union membership and pension plan coverage, of these groups. This study fills
this gap by studying the 1993 welfare reform in Alberta using two years of panel
data from Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. I find that both welfare recipients
and single mothers who started working after the reform were more likely to
be covered by collective agreement and work full-time. However, welfare recipients
tended to work regular evening schedules rather than daytime schedules; while
single mothers received lower composite wage rates. Hence, there is mixed evidence
as to whether the Alberta welfare reform improved employment outcomes for these
two groups. More research in this area is certainly needed.
Source:
Progressive Economics Forum
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Calgary
& Region Social Outlook, 2010 2015
(PDF - 4.1MB, 148 pages)
Released February 4, 2011
This report provides an annual review of key trends and issues and a short term
outlook for the socio-economic environment. As a companion to the City of Calgary
economic forecast, the report covers issues related to income security, food
security, housing, the voluntary sector, diversity, arts and culture, recreation
and sport, safety and community sustainability.
Source:
Social Outlooks
[ Part of Community
& Neighbourhood Services ]
[ Part of City
of Calgary website ]
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Three
new legal info portals launched with LawNet
Posted on: January 12, 2011
The Legal Resource Centre is pleased to announce the
launch of LawNet (formerly ACJNet), three web portals that will help you find
the legal-related information you need: LawNet Alberta, LawNet Canada, and LawNet
Français. LawNet connects you to resources that will help you understand
the legal system so that you know what to expect when dealing with a legal problem.
LawNet Alberta
is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational
resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans. Our purpose
is to create an educated public who understands their rights and responsibilities
under the law, and who knows where to go for legal help and referral.
LawNet Alberta is a program of the Legal
Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd, a non-profit and registered charity
working in association with the Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta.
It is supported by funding from the Alberta
Law Foundation.
LawNet
Canada is the website formerly known as the Access to Justice Network
(ACJNet).
* Statutes
and Regulations - includes links to all federal, provincial and territorial
statues and regulations
LawNet
Français est un portail ou une collection de liens vers des renseignements
en matière juridique ainsi que des ressources éducatives concernant
la justice et les enjeux juridiques dintérêt pour les Canadiens.
Notre but consiste à créer un public éduqué qui
comprend ses droits et ses responsabilités dans le cadre de la loi, et
qui sait où sadresser pour trouver de laide juridique et
des références.
[ Liens vers: Droit Canadien | Services | Centre de Ressources | Vulgarisation
de l'Information Juridique | Recherche Juridique ]
NOTE: I found the reference to the launch of these
law portals
in a recent news item from PovNet,
which is well worth a visit in its own right.
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threeSOURCE
- A research & resource hub for Alberta's third sector
One of the major issues confronted by nonprofits, policy advocates and social
service providers in Alberta is information sharing. Whether applying for funding,
planning programs, or developing policy recommendations, this sector needs the
latest information about what's going on locally. We're aiming to bring all
this information together in a one stop shop with threeSOURCE. In addition to
the website, weve also got an RSS feed of everything that gets added to
the database - http://feeds.feedburner.com/threesource.
Anyone can also subscribe, through the handy form in the left-hand column, to
the monthly Research Update newsletter with lists of new acquisitions, important
news, and reviews of key publications.
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Time
For Action: Working Together To End Poverty In Alberta (PDF - 1.6MB,
16 pages)
(...)Work on developing an Alberta poverty strategy has continued throughout
2010. Public Interest Alberta formed a task force to coordinate activities province-wide.
Using the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
as a model, Alberta should develop its own comprehensive initiative to reduce,
eliminate, and prevent poverty.
53,000
Alberta Children Live Below Poverty Line
Report Calls on Governments and Others to Work Together to End Poverty
News Release
November 24, 2010
The Edmonton Social Planning Council and Public Interest Alberta released a
new report that shows 53,000 Alberta children lived below Statistics Canada's
low-income cut-off (after-tax) in 2008, and that number is probably higher today
due to the effects of the recession on our economy
Source:
Edmonton Social Planning
Council
The ESPC is an independent, non-profit, charitable organization. Our focus is
social research particularly in the areas of low income and poverty.
The ESPC provides leadership within the community by addressing and researching
social issues, informing public discussion and influencing social policy.
Public
Interest Alberta
Public Interest Alberta is a non-profit, non-partisan, province-wide organization
focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues. PIA exists to foster
an understanding of the importance of public spaces, services and institutions
in Albertans' lives, and to build a network of people and organizations committed
to advancing the public interest.
Related link:
Alberta
child poverty a 'hidden' crisis: report
53,000 kids affected, perhaps more
By Jana G. Pruden and Amy Minsky
November 25, 2010
Despite a government pledge to end child poverty 20 years ago, a new report
says there are 53,000 children living below the poverty line in Alberta -- and
possibly more, given downturns in the economy in the past two years, (...)The
Alberta report says more than half of the children who live in poverty are from
a household in which at least one person works full time year-round.
Source:
Edmonton Journal
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Vital Signs reports released in 15 Canadian
cities
October 5, 2010
Vital Signs is part of a growing
nation-wide initiative by Canadian community foundations to measure quality
of life and take action to improve it.
On October 5, fifteen local Vital Signs report cards were released by community
foundations across Canada.
Local
Reports
Click the link above to access
reports for each participating city and area:
* Saint John (NB) * Lunenburg County (NS) * Montreal * Ottawa * Toronto
* Hamilton * Kingston * Kitchener & Waterloo, Cambridge & North Dumfries
* London * Calgary * Medicine Hat * Southeastern Alberta
* Red Deer & District * Victoria * Vancouver
* The Calgary Foundation : Vital Signs 2010
* Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta : Vital Signs 2010
* Red Deer & District Community Foundation : Vital Signs 2010
National Report:
Canada's Vital Signs 2010 (October 2010)
Source:
Vital
Signs
Vital Signs is an annual check-up conducted by
community foundations across Canada that measures the vitality of our communities,
identifies trends, and shares opportunities for action in at least ten areas
critical to quality of life. Since Toronto's first Vital Signs publication,
the Report has been adopted by 16 communities across Canada and is now conducted
nationally by Community Foundations of Canada.
Related link:
Community
Foundations of Canada
We are the Canadian movement for community vitality, representing 174 Community
Foundations across the country. Together, we help Canadians invest in building
strong and resilient places to live, work and play.
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Alberta
Provincial Election Resources
No set date for the next provincial election
Source:
Election Almanac
- complete coverage of federal, provincial and territorial elections in Canada
including election results, public opinion polls, ridings and candidates, election
news, electoral history, links, and more
- Go to the Political Parties and Elections
Links in Canada (Provinces and Territories) page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/politics_prov_terr.htm
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The
Cost of Eating in Alberta in 2008 (PDF -
1.8MB, 28 pages)
February 2009 (PDF file date)
The Alberta Community / Public Health Nutritionists Food Security Subcommittee
has done a remarkable job in producing a document that shows you exactly why
low -income individuals and families in Alberta cannot meet the requirements
of Eating Well with Canadas Food Guide.
Source:
Growing Food Security in Alberta
Our Vision : All children and families in Alberta have healthy food.
Our Mission : Engaging Albertans groups, organizations, business, governments
and individuals - in strategies to ensure secure access to adequate amounts
of safe, nutritious, culturally appropriate food for everyone, produced in an
environmentally sustainable way and provided in a manner that promotes human
dignity.
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Alberta
cuts education support for low-income students
March 26, 2010
CALGARY The Alberta government is cutting $12.5 million from Alberta
Works, a welfare program that helps adults with lower incomes upgrade their
education. Under the current program, a qualifying apprentice
with no children is eligible for $869 a month in addition to EI to help cover
job-related expenses, as well as childcare and rent costs. That will decrease
to $834. Similarly, a couple with two children who once collected $2,302 a month
in provincial welfare benefits will receive only $1,847. According
to provincial Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk, the changes
are meant to equalize benefits for all students collecting income support under
what's known as the "learner" category. Currently, two students with
the same family size can conceivably receive different levels of funding, he
said.
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Tory
cuts sting poor:
Welfare rates rolled back for adult education
March 27, 2010
Premier Ed Stelmach acknowledged Friday that provincial budget cuts will erode
services for Alberta's most vulnerable, but stressed his government will minimize
fallout on welfare recipients, foster parents and the disabled. After a week
of being criticized by social agencies and political opponents for cuts to foster
care and adults with developmental disabilities, the Stelmach government announced
Friday rollbacks of welfare rates for Albertans looking to upgrade their education.
Source:
Calgary Herald
Related links:
Alberta
Budget 2010, Striking the Right Balance
February 9, 2010
Budget summary by ministry
"The 2010-11 budget includes:
...
* $582 million for income supports and related health benefits, a $47-million
reduction from 2009-10. Savings will be realized by redirecting potential expected-to-work
income-support clients to employment services, training or work opportunities.
As well, benefits to new learners will be reduced. Funding commitments to existing
learners will be honoured at current benefit rates. Fewer income-support clients
will also result in savings in the health benefit programs.
* $177 million for employment and training programs, a $15-million reduction
from 2009-10.
..." (p.4)
Source:
Budget
summary by ministry
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Disparity
Gap Growing Says New Report
Social Workers Propose New Social Policy Framework for Alberta
News Release
March 19, 2010
Edmonton Growing disparity in Alberta is resulting in low and middle
income families losing ground in both quality of life and standard of living,
says a new report commissioned by the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
The ACSWs Social Policy Framework, prepared by the Parkland Institute,
catalogues Albertas disparity gap and reveals that the provinces
social infrastructure needs significant repair. (...)
Complete report:
CASW
Social Policy Framework 2010:
Visioning a More Equitable and Just Alberta (PDF - 3.4MB, 60 pages)
March 2010
The report shows:
* Wages for Albertans have not kept pace with inflation, and in some years real
wages actually dropped. Disposable income per capita in Alberta has stagnated.
* Middle class Albertans increased their incomes only by working more hours
per year than anyone else in Canada.
* Albertas flat tax, introduced in 2001, has resulted in over $5 billion
in lost revenue annually.
Source:
ACSW Disparity Campaign
[ Alberta College of Social Workers
(ACSW)]
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A
made-in-Alberta child-tax benefit would reduce cost of poverty
Investment in poor would pay dividends to society, economy
By John Kolkman*
March 16, 2010
Alberta has experienced a modest drop in child and family poverty in recent
years due to a strong economy and some reinvestment in social programs. Yet
the 2006 federal census, taken at the height of the economic boom, found that
77,595 Alberta children (over one in 10) continued to live in poverty. Moreover,
even these modest gains will be put at risk if the Alberta government makes
the wrong choices in its upcoming budget. The government of Alberta should consider
investing in a refundable child-tax benefit for low and modest income Alberta
families. Alberta would thereby join several other provinces that have their
own child-tax benefits to supplement federal child tax benefits.
Source:
Edmonton Journal
[ * John Kolkman is research and policy analysis
co-ordinator at the Edmonton
Social Planning Council]
Related links:
Child
and Family Benefits
- includes links to info about the following programs:
* Canada Child Tax Benefit
* Universal Child Care Benefit
* Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax Credit
* Working Income Tax Benefit
* National Child Benefit Supplement
* Child Disability Benefit
* Provincial and territorial programs
* MORE...
Source:
Canada Revenue Agency
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Women Together
Ending poverty (WTEP)
We are a Calgary-based diverse group of women working together to educate ourselves
and other women about the root causes of poverty and to empower ourselves and
other women to take action against poverty.
- incl. links to:
* Welcome * Our Principles * Our Platform * Our Regular Activities * Our Current
Focus * Past Events * Future Events * Videos * Poverty Talks * Our Contact Info
* Links
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From Vibrant Communities Calgary:
* Cost
of Living Factsheet - August 2009 (PDF - 1.2MB, 4 pages)
* Poverty
Fact Sheet - August 2009 (PDF - 653K, 2 pages)
* Living
Wage Fact Sheet - August 2009 (PDF - 1.8MB, 4 pages)
Source:
Vibrant Communities Calgary
Vibrant is a non-profit organization that works collaboratively, with various
stakeholders and partners, seeking to engage Calgarians and to advocate for
long-term strategies that address the root causes of poverty in Calgary.
[ Vibrant
Resources ]
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Vibrant
Communities - Calgary
(from the Tamarack Institute
for Community Engagement)
- incl. * Calgary's Approach * Update * Contact Info * Key Documents
Vibrant
Communities
Vibrant Communities is a community-driven effort to reduce poverty in Canada
by creating partnerships that make use of our most valuable assets people,
organizations, businesses and governments. Its a unique approach to poverty
reduction that allows communities to learn from and help each
other. Vibrant Communities links communities across Canada, from British Columbia
to Newfoundland, in a collective effort to test the most effective ways to reduce
poverty at the grassroots level.
[ Learn more about Vibrant
Communities ]
[ Tamarack Institute for Community
Engagement:
Tamarack exists to build vibrant and engaged communities in Canada. Our work
will result in more collaborative approaches and less poverty. ]
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Poverty
Reduction Coalition
In 2004, United Way of Calgary and Area formed the Sustained Poverty Reduction
Initiative to leverage people, resources and influence to reduce the causes
and effects of poverty. The initiative was later renamed Poverty Reduction Coalition
[ 2007
Backgrounder (PDF - 52K, 2 pages), and it is a community collaborative supported
by United Way of Calgary and Area.
NOTE: this site hasn't been updated since late 2008,
but it contains some interesting Calgary-focused reports going back
a few years that are worth checking out...
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Community
& Neighbourhood Services --- [City
of Calgary]
"Community Strategies supports fledgling community issues and initiatives,
works with The City of Calgary's not-for-profit partners and provides research,
planning and marketing for community vitality and protection-related services
at The City."
[ Publications,
Guides & Directories ]
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May 25, 2009 Alberta: Source: Also from CCSD : Poverty
Reduction Policies and Programs in Canada (PDF - 341K, 29
pages) |
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Poverty
Reduction Coalition
- a volunteer-driven community collaborative, dedicated to reducing the incidence
of poverty in Calgary, one of the citys most complex and far-reaching
issues.
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From CBC News: Albertans
elect historic 11th straight Tory government Also from CBC: Albertans
to vote March 3 ----------------------------------- Stelmach
wins 87% of the seats with 53% of the votes from 41% of the people ----------------------------------- Related Web/News/Blog links: Google Search Results Links - always
current results! |
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Child
and Family Poverty Too High in Wealthy Alberta
November 26, 2007
Related link:
Wages
and Child and Family Poverty in Alberta: Fact Sheet
Source:
Public Interest Alberta
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Alberta
ready to defy boom bust cycles of the past: TD Economics (PDF file
- 100K, 4 pages)
Press Release
September 27, 2007
CALGARY - Are Albertas
boom-times setting the economy up for a classic bust? TD Economics says no in
a report released today at the Calgary Economic Developments Economic Outlook
luncheon. There are a number of flashing warning signs such as the
decline in natural gas prices and drilling output levels, as well as slower growth
in home and consumer goods sales, but TD economists Don Drummond and Derek Burleton
consider the odds of a hard landing to be one in four.
Source:
TD
Economics
Executive Summary (PDF file - 434K, 3 pages)
Complete report:
The Tiger that Roared Across Alberta (PDF file - 1.1MB, 34 pages)
Related link:
Welfare
clawback policies stymie labour recruitment, TD report says
September 28, 2007
EDMONTON - Alberta's economic growth could be hurt by excessive clawbacks of
benefits received by low-income earners, suggests a report released, Thursday,
by TD Bank. The Alberta government has suggested recruiting marginalized workers
to offset a widespread labour shortage. But welfare recipients face a major
disincentive in taking work because of "the extremely high personal marginal
income tax rates as social assistance benefits are taxed back," the TD
report stated.
Source:
The Edmonton Journal
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The
Family Benefit Packages in Alberta and BC Do Not Measure Up
(PDF file - 60K, 2 pages)
News Release
March 7, 2007
Author Paul Kershaw
(University of British Columbia) examines overall family benefits packages in
Alberta and BC for different types of families and then compares them with those
of other industrialized countries. His findings show that Alberta and BC rank
low by international standards in terms of their combined investment in family
benefits. The study serves as a reminder that promoting gender equity, raising
healthy children and supporting parents in the quest to balance work and family
requires more than rhetoric, it requires real investment.
Summary
(PDF file - 48K, 1 page)
Policy
Brief (PDF file - 112 K, 2 pages)
Complete
study (PDF file - 625K, 44 pages)
Source:
Institute for Research on Public Policy
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Parkland
Op-Ed:
Manningcare failed before, it will fail again.
Private health insurance
too costly.
by Diana Gibson
November 6, 2006
Preston Manning
identifies real problems with Canada's health-care system, but his prescriptions
do not hit the mark. Most notably, he, like his father Ernest Manning, favours
private health insurance. Ernest Manning already tried private health insurance
when he was the premier and it was a dismal failure.
Source:
Parkland
Institute
The Parkland Institute is an Alberta research network situated
within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. It operates within the
established and distinctive tradition of Canadian political economy and is non-partisan.
The
above column was written in response to the following article
written last
week by Preston Manning and Mark Milke:
Will
our next premier lead the health-care revolution?
Preston Manning
and Mark Milke, Freelance
October 30, 2006
If contenders for Alberta's Progressive
Conservative leadership wish to lead the necessary health-care revolution in Canada,
they and every Albertan will gain much by considering what an excellent health-care
system should look like.
Source:
Edmonton
Journal
Earlier Parkland op-eds on the subject of health care:
On
Health Care, Stephen Harper Doesn't Walk the Talk
by Diana Gibson
December
18, 2005
Parkland Op-Ed:
Fraud
in private health insurance should surprise no one
by Diana Gibson
November
9, 2005
More from the Parkland Institute:
The
Spoils of the Boom: Incomes, profits and poverty in Alberta
by
Diana Gibson
June 13, 2007
Media
Release
June 13, 2007
New Report Says Most Albertans Not Seeing
the Benefits of the Boom
EDMONTON Middle class Albertans are no
better off as a result of the current boom, and Albertas poor are actually
worse off than before says a new report from the Parkland Institute at the University
of Alberta.
Executive Summary (PDF file - 70K, 2 pages)
Complete report (PDF file - 1.6MB, 32 pages)
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City
hall could shelter homeless at night: mayor [Calgary]
November 1, 2006
Calgary's mayor says city hall could be used as temporary lodging for homeless
people left in the cold, snowy streets at night because overwhelmed shelters
are full.
Source:
CBC News Calgary
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Edmonton
print shop to house city's homeless
October 31, 2006
A former City of Edmonton print shop will become an emergency shelter this winter
as part of the city's plan for dealing with a growing homelessness population.
City council approved the $1.4 million plan Tuesday afternoon, saying emergency
shelters are expecting a 50 per cent increase in people seeking help this winter.
Source:
CBC News Edmonton
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Service
Canada Regional Information:
Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
This
page provides information on region-specific services for Individuals, Business
and Organizations.
Services include: Jobs * Financial Benefits * Employment
Insurance * Taxes * Training and Careers * Identification Cards * Travel and Passports
* Health * Consumer Information * Canada and the World * Environment and Resources
* Economy * Public Safety * Culture and Recreation * Science and Technology.
Source:
Service
Canada
Human Resources and Social Development
Canada
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Alberta Food Bank Network
Association
- incl. links to : Home - Mission - Projects - People - Members - Newsletter
- Bulletin - Resources - Contact
Resources - several dozen
links and to organizations and online resources
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EmployAbilities
"EmployAbilities is a charitable non-profit organization, located in Edmonton,
Alberta dedicated to promoting and enhancing employment and learning opportunities
for persons with disabilities. We have served the Edmonton community for over
25 years and will continue to offer superior services through Community Partnerships
and a committed staff."
- incl. links to : Agency Profile - Assistive Technology - Community Partnerships
- Job Postings - Fundraising - New Initiatives - Partners Call Centre - Resources
- Success Stories - Training Programs - WORKink Alberta
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WORKink
Alberta - "The Virtual Employment Resource Centre"
Career and Employment Resources for Persons with Disabilities
- Links to a wide range of information for people with
disabilities and those who support them.
Source:
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
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Alberta
Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
The Commission, an agency of the Government of Alberta in Canada, serves
Albertans by offering human rights education services and by helping Albertans
resolve human rights complaints. The Commission’s goals are to foster equality
and reduce discrimination.
Large site - use the
site map to find your way around...
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Albertans Against
Poverty Organization (homelessness / minimum wage)
[ version française ]
"The Albertans Against Poverty Organization is a democratic organization
of poor and working people dedicated to the eradication poverty and homelessness
in Alberta & across Canada through consultation, advocacy, lobbying and
direct action and by working in solidarity with like-minded individuals and
organizations to challenge oppression in our society."
- see AAPO's campaigns to raise the minimum wage in Alberta and to eradicate
homelessness in Canada; also includes a collection of links
to national social policy organizations and union and links
to social services in Edmonton
Daniel Dufresne - founder
of AAPO
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More
of the Same?
The Position of the Four Largest Canadian Provinces in the World
of Welfare Regimes
November 5, 2004
by
Paul Bernard, Sébastien Saint-Arnaud
"In More of the Same? The
Position of the Four Largest Canadian Provinces in the World of Welfare Regimes,
Paul Bernard and Sébastien Saint-Arnaud locate the welfare regimes of Quebec,
Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia among those of a group of advanced
countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD].
They compare them in terms of a wide set of indicators representing public policy,
social situations and level of public participation."
NOTE: This article is based partly on Gøsta Esping-Andersen's 1990 typology of welfare regimes in advanced capitalist societies and more recent related work. It's not a detailed comparison of welfare programs in certain Canadian jurisdictions, but rather an academic analysis of how the welfare systems in four Canadian provinces fit within the international typology. It should be emphasized that the analysis of welfare regimes in the four Canadian jurisdictions focuses on the mid-1990s, which was a tumultuous period in the evolution of the Canadian welfare system. Programs (and governments, except for Emperor Klein...) have changed since then, but ten years later, it's still true that "Alberta somewhat resembles the 'ultra-liberal' United States, while Quebec leans in the direction of Europe, and to some extent, of social-democracy." [Excerpt from the Abstract].
Complete report:
More
of the Same? The Position of the Four Largest Canadian Provinces
in the World
of Welfare Regimes (PDF file - 1.5MB, 32 pages)
November 2004
[translation
of an article initially published in French in the
Canadian Journal of Sociology,
Spring 2004]
Source:
Family Network
[ Canadian Policy Research Networks
]
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Canada West Foundation
(CWF)
Our mandate is to explore public policy issues of particular interest to western
Canadians, to test national policies against regional aspirations and to ensure
an effective regional voice in national policy discussions and the national
political process.
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A
Profile of Poverty in Mid-Sized Alberta Cities
January 2000
Canadian Council on Social Development
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up in connection with the consideration of the third periodic report of Canada
: United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Implementation
of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (June 10,
1998) Alberta Government Response to the U.N. Committee's List of Issues - November 1998 |
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Alberta
Committee of Citizens with Disabilities
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The
Parkland Institute - [ University of
Alberta ]
The Parkland Institute is a broad-based, provincial research
organization, drawing support and representation from throughout the province
and from various segments of Alberta society, including academics, private businesses,
unions, professional, community and religious organizations. The Parkland Institute
is situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta.
A few sample reports:
Some
much better ways to use Klein's $1.4B giveaway
We could banish poverty, and
give children top quality daycare. Now that's a legacy
October
10, 2005
by Gordon Laxer
"Giving out $400 prosperity cheques to each
resident is a foolish squandering of Alberta's heritage.(...) The proponents of
the so called "Alberta Advantage" argue that to attract investment and
make Alberta more competitive, we need low taxes, oil royalty holidays, a low
minimum wage, low public expenditures and low welfare payments. They assume a
trade-off between economic efficiency and generous, universal public services.
If you have extensive public services and anti-poverty policies, you can't have
a vigorous economy, they say. But are they right?" (...)
New
Parkland Institute Report Highlights Strengths of Public Health Care
More Private
Financing Will Increase Costs and Hurt Accessibility
Press
Release - November 2, 2004
Executive
Summary (PDF file - 29K, 5 pages)
Public
Remedies, Not Private Payments:
Quality Health Care in Alberta
(2.2MB, 158 pages)
November 2004
Also from the Parkland Institute :
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Pembina Institute
The Pembina Institute is an independent, not-for-profit environmental policy
research and education organization. Founded in Drayton Valley, Alberta, the
Pembina Institute has a multidisciplinary staff of more than thirty, with offices
in Drayton Valley, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa. The
Pembina Institutes major policy research and education programs are in
the areas of sustainable energy, climate change, environmental governance, ecological
fiscal reform, sustainability indicators, and the environmental impacts of the
energy industry.
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Wild
Rose Foundation - The Wild Rose Foundation is a lottery funded agency
created by the Government of Alberta in November of 1984. The Foundation is
governed by a seven-person Board of Directors. The Honourable Stan Woloshyn,
Minister of Community Development in Alberta is also the Minister responsible
for the Wild Rose Foundation.
The Foundation's activities:
1.Provide funding to volunteer, non-profit organizations that provide valuable
services to Albertans;
2.Foster or promote the use of volunteers, or to assist those who volunteer
or use the services of volunteers in Alberta; and
3.Foster or promote charitable, philanthropic, humanitarian, or public spirited
acts or to assist those who perform them.
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Back to Work:
On page 6 of his report, the author states, "Alberta did not cut its benefits [in IOctober of 1993] uniformly for all recipients. Rather, it focused its most severe reductions on single, employable individuals. They faced a 19 percent decline in benefits, which brought the amount just below the minimum wage." Wow. The welfare income of a single person with no disability in 1993 was "just below minimum wage" AFTER a 19% decrease in that person's maximum benefit level?? No way. Not true. I did interprovincial welfare rate comparisons for over 25 years as part of my job with the federal government. Never in that period - not once - did a single employable person on welfare receive even close to the prevailing minimum wage, in Alberta or in any other Canadian province. According to the National Council of Welfare's Welfare Incomes report, a single person on welfare in Alberta received about $5,600 for all of 1993. The provincial minimum wage for that year was $5.00 (or about $9,700 for the 52 weeks). Alberta
welfare reforms Source: Related Link:
March 14, 2006: |
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Community
& Neighbourhood Services --- [City
of Calgary]
"Community Strategies supports fledgling community issues
and initiatives, works with The City of Calgary's not-for-profit partners and
provides research, planning and marketing for community vitality and protection-related
services at The City."
2006
Count of Homeless Persons in Calgary
July 2006
"The City of Calgary
has conducted a census of absolutely homeless persons every two years since 1992.
The Biennial Count of Homeless Persons provides a periodic snapshot of the size
and characteristics of the visible homeless population in Calgary.
The 2006 Count of Homeless Persons was conducted on 2006 May 10. A total of 3,436
homeless persons were enumerated."
* Full
Report (PDF file - 711K, 93 pages)
* Executive
Summary (PDF file - 43K, pages)
* FAQ
(PDF file - 39K, pages)
* Earlier
reports - back to 1994
Source:
Research
on Affordable Housing and Homelessness
[Community
& Neighbourhood Services]
[City
of Calgary]
"Community Strategies supports fledgling community issues
and initiatives, works with The City of Calgary's not-for-profit partners and
provides research, planning and marketing for community vitality and protection-related
services at The City."
Also from
the City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services:
Facts
About Poverty in Calgary (PDF file - 70K, 6 pages)
November 2003
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Calgary
Food Bank
In 1999, the Calgary Food Bank required over $2 million in donated
cash and over $8 million in donated food. More than 44,000 hampers were distributed
to approximately 121,000 Calgarians who came to us for help. In addition 62,000
people were fed every month through the Food Link program
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Calgary
Homeless Foundation
"[T]he Foundation provides capital funding for housing projects and has
committed itself to providing the vehicle for community consultation on homelessness
issues and community
collaboration on solutions."
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(dis)Abilities
- The (dis)Abilities Special Interest Group
Calgary Community-Net
- links to about two dozen disability-related sites in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
and elsewhere
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Calgary
Community Network Association ("Calgary Community-Net")
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Watering
Down the Milk: Women Coping on Albertas Minimum Wage
- A report by Calgary Status of Women Action Committee, February 1999
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City of
Edmonton Housing Services
- incl. links to Ten-Year Low-Income and Special Needs Housing Strategy - A
Count of Homeless Persons in Edmonton (3 reports - latest is September, 2000)
- Edmonton Community Plan on Homelessness
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Edmonton Housing
Trust Fund
"The Edmonton Housing Trust Fund (EHTF) was established in October
of 1999 by the Edmonton Coalition on Homelessness Society to address the growing
concern over the availability of affordable housing sufficient to meet the needs
of the city of Edmontons lower-income and special needs citizens."
October
2002 homeless count (PDF file - 296K, 12 pages)
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Edmonton
Social Planning Council
The Edmonton Social Planning
Council (ESPC) is an independent, non-profit, charitable organization. A voluntary
Board of Directors representing all community sectors governs the Council. The
ESPC builds community through research, advocacy and public education. We identify
trends and emerging social issues, then create opportunities to debate those trends
and issues.
Inclusive Cities Canada Project Reports
provide wake-up call on future of Canadas cities Download
the report for Edmonton (PDF file - 655K, 45 pages) Source: Federation
of Canadian Municipalities - Go to the Municipalities Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/municipal.htm |
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