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Updated February 25, 2010 Page révisée le 25 février 2010 |
Les enfants, les familles et les jeunes |
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National
Child Benefit (site re-launched during 2008 or early 2009 - links changed,
content thinned)
The National Child Benefit (NCB) initiative is a partnership
among the federal, provincial and territorial governments1 and First Nations that
aims to help prevent and reduce the depth of child poverty, support parents as
they move into the labour market and reduce overlap and duplication of government
programs.
NCB
Progress Report: 2006
Table of contents of the report:
Message
from Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services
Executive Summary
* Chapter 1 – The National Child Benefit Supplement
* Chapter 2 – National Child Benefit Programs and Services for Low-income
Families with Children
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NOTE: Chapter
2 of the report contains detailed information about the three different approaches
used to harmonize/integrate federal and provincial-territorial children's benefits
paid to Canadian families. This is compulsory reading for anyone who does welfare
rate comparisons for families with children across Canadian provinces and territories.
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* Chapter 3 – The First Nations National Child Benefit
Reinvestment Initiative
* Chapter 4 – Monitoring Progress - Societal
Level Indicators
* Chapter 5 – Assessing the Direct Impact of the National
Child Benefit Initiative
* Chapter 6 – The Way Ahead
List of Appendices
*
Appendix 1 – Glossary
* Appendix 2 – Provincial, Territorial and
First Nations National Child Benefit Reinvestments and Investments
* Appendix
3 – Results of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) Analysis
* Appendix 4 – Additional Statistical Information
The NCB Progress Report: 2006 – Pamphlet
News Release:
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Earlier
reports in this series - for 2004 and 2005 only
GOVERNMENT
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MY ARSE.
Since the NCB website was re-launched
at some point during 2008 or early 2009, this archive page contains links to annual
progress reports for 2004 and 2005 only, compared with the old version
of this page, where you could find links to annual reports going back to the first
full year (1999) of operation of the NCB, along with news releases, backgrounders
and more. It doesn't cost more than a few cents to create a permanent archive
of ALL of the NCB progress reports, but when the government arbitrarily decides
to dump the older reports, it's nothing less than a slap in the face of government
accountability and transparency. There should really be some entity in government
(maybe the Auditor-General) who could say "Hey, federal government : deleting
historical reports from your websites is not transparent, and it's not accountable!"
Source:
National
Child Benefit website
HOWEVER:
Internet
Archive to the Rescue!
This
page is a functional snapshot (i.e., with working links) of the reports
available
in the NCB website in February of 2008
- on this page, you'll find
links to all the earlier reports and news releases and backgrounders that were
unceremoniously dropped in the re-launch of the NCB website
Source:
This
page, which is a functional snapshot (i.e., with working links) of the home page
of the NCB website in February 2008
-
[ How
did I do that? - how the Wayback Machine
can help you to avoid 404 Fury... ]
See also:
* Child and Family Benefits Page [ Canada Revenue Agency ]
* Welfare Incomes, 2006 and 2007 (from the National Council of Welfare) includes a section that covers the treatment of federal children's benefits under provincial-territorial welfare programs.
See
the Unofficial Social Union Links page for more about the
NCB and NCB reports
See also the Unofficial Provincial/Territorial
Social Union/NCB Links page of this site for over 200 links to information
from all provinces and territories about their programs under the NCB initiative.
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Brief
to the Senate on Urban Child Poverty (2008) (PDF - 187K, 14 pages)
In
February 2008, First Call Chair Michael Goldberg presented to the Senate Committee
on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on the topic of urban child poverty.
This briefing is an overview of topics including measuring poverty; child poverty
rates; and the interaction between market income, social security benefits, taxation
and statutory deductions, and income tested social programs.
Source:
First
Call: B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
First Call is a coalition
of individuals and organizations whose purpose is to create greater understanding
of and advocacy for legislation, policy, and practice to ensure that all children
and youth have the opportunities and resources required to achieve their full
potential and to participate in the challenges of creating a better society.
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Hope
or Heartbreak: Aboriginal Youth and Canada’s Future (PDF - 2MB,
104 pages)
Horizons, Volume 10 Number 1
March 2008
This
special issue of Horizons was a joint collaboration between the Government of
Canada’s Policy Research Initiative and the Research and Analysis Directorate
at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. This volume is part of one of the PRI's
current interdepartmental projects,
Investing in Youth: Evidence from Research, Policy and Practice. This
special issue presents the latest research and analysis to highlight emerging
trends, challenges and opportunities related to the rapidly growing population
of Aboriginal youth within an aging and changing Canada.
[ PRI Publications - click on "All Research Projects" to open a drop-down box to select a particular project, or scroll down the page to see all reports, including earlier issues of Horizons. ]
Source:
Policy
Research Initiative (Government of Canada)
The Policy Research Initiative
conducts research in support of the Government of Canada’s medium term agenda.
Its core mandate is to advance research on emerging horizontal issues, and to
ensure the effective transfer of acquired knowledge to policy-makers.
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The
Well-Being of Canada’s Young Children: Government of Canada Report 2006
May
2007 (date on PDF file)
NOTE: Chapter
8 of this report deals with the well-being of Aboriginal children in Canada
Two reports in one:
*
Early Childhood Development Activities and Expenditures: Government of
Canada Report 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, and
* Early
Learning and Child Care Activities and Expenditures: Government of Canada Report
2004-2005 and 2005-2006
June 2007 (date on PDF file)
These
reports are co-published by Human Resources and Social Development Canada, the
Public Health Agency of Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
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From the Department of Finance Canada:
Canada's
New Government Establishes
Program Eligibility for the Children's Fitness
Tax Credit
News Release
December 19, 2006
The Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released guidelines on the Children's
Fitness Tax Credit, which is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2007.The
Minister confirmed that as recommended by the Expert Panel for the Children’s
Fitness Tax Credit, the definition of eligible programs will support children’s
participation in all programs that significantly contribute to their fitness.
In addition, the Minister indicated that substantial additional support would
be provided to children eligible for the disability tax credit to recognize the
unique barriers they face in becoming more active.
- includes a backgrounder
with more detailed info
Canada's
New Government Receives Recommendations
on Savings Measures to Help Children
With Severe Disabilities
News Release
December 12, 2006
"(..)
Government must better enable parents to set aside funds today to financially
support a child with a severe disability, when they are no longer able to provide
support."
Complete report:
A
New Beginning -
The Report of the Minister of Finance's Expert Panel on Financial
Security for Children with Severe Disabilities
December 2006
HTML
version
PDF
version (325K, 82 pages)
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements * Introduction
* The Mandate of the Panel * The Composition of the Panel * The Constitutional
Constraints * The Fiscal Policy Framework * Plan Concepts * Plan Definitions and
Details * Federal-Provincial Issues * Costing the Plan * Future Directions * Recommendations
* Appendices (incl. the July 31/06 news release announcing the appointment of
a "Panel to Help Children with Severe Disabilities" and the Terms of
Reference for the Panel)
Related Link:
Report
recommends tax break for parents of disabled children
December
13, 2006
Parents of severely disabled children should be able to set aside
up to $200,000 tax free for their care, in the same manner that parents can now
create savings plans for the higher education of their children, a panel set up
by the federal Finance Minister to investigate the issue has concluded. In a report
presented yesterday to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the group also calls on
Ottawa to provide parents of children with severe disabilities with cash grants
of at least $1,000 annually over 20 years, and to double those payments to low-income
families.
Source:
The Globe and
Mail
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Canada’s
New Government Receives Report on Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
October
26, 2006
News Release
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance,
today received a report from a panel of health and physical fitness experts recommending
which programs of physical activity should qualify for the Children’s Fitness
Tax Credit proposed in Budget 2006.
Source:
Canada's
New Government (Finance Canada)
Related Link:
Report
of the Expert Panel
for the Children's Fitness Tax Credit
HTML
version
PDF
version (801K, 49 pages)
The
Social Union Website |
Social
Union Framework Agreement Third-Year Review Website Related Links: |
National
Children's Agenda (NCA)
Speeches,
Papers and News Releases
Note: Check out the
Canadian Social Research Links Unofficial Social Union Links
page to find information that didn't make it to the official website. Also,
see the Provincial/Territorial Social Union Links page
of this site for a large collection of provincial and territorial links to information
about reinvestments under the National Child Benefit initiative. For serious social
union junkies.
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Federal-Provincial-Territorial
Ministers responsible for Social Services
Release of "Supports and Services
for Adults and Children with Disabilities in Canada: An Analysis of Needs and
Gaps"
News Release
December 3, 2004
Complete report:
Supports and Services for Adults and
Children Aged 5 – 14 with Disabilities in Canada:
An Analysis of Data
on Needs and Gaps
Commissioned by Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers
Responsible for Social Services*
December
3, 2004
By Gail Fawcett, Coryse Ciceri, Spyridoula Tsoukalas, and Angela Gibson-Kierstead
PDF
Version (512K, 89 pages)
HTML
version
Table of Contents:
Part One: Supports And Services For
Adults With Disabilities In Canada: An Analysis Of Needs And Gaps
- Aids
And Devices - Help With Daily Activities - School Supports - Housing Features
- Work Supports - Profile Of Unmet Need - Conclusion
Part Two: Disability
Supports In Canada For Children With Disabilities Aged 5 - 14: Needs And Gaps
-
Aids And Devices - School Supports - Home Supports - Gaps
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
Related Link:
Benefits
and Services for Persons with Disabilities
[ Social
Union website ]
*NOTE: the Social Union
website offers more links to information by and about the Federal-Provincial-Territorial
Ministers responsible for Social Services.
| National
Child Benefit
- A unique partnership of the Government of Canada, Provinces and Territories
and First Nations This joint government website offers information about how the NCB works in each jurisdiction and in First Nations communities. - incl. links to : What is the National Child Benefit (NCB)? - The Government of Canada's Contribution to the National Child Benefit Initiative - Programs in your jurisdiction - First Nations Reinvestments - Library - NCB Success Stories The "Programs in your Jurisdiction" link provides information on all NCB initiatives and links to related information on other websites. |
National Child Benefit Supplement Clawback Misconception The
Misconception: The
Fact: The clawback is actually part of the NCB design,
by agreement of the governments of all provinces and territories (except Quebec)
and the federal government. Progress
Report to Premiers - No. 2 (PDF file - 72K, 18 pages) News
Release: See also: "Building
a Better Future for Canadian Children" - click on "Social
Assistance Adjustments" |
| Remarks
by The Honourable Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada,
on The 'Why', 'How' and 'What' of Social Policy Development in Canada at The Empire Club Toronto March 27 , 2003 This speech provides an overview of the mandate, themes, programs and clientele of Jane Stewart's Department, including : HRDC budget (Seventy billion dollars) - Canadian pension programs - the marriage of social and economic policy - a children's agenda for Canada - sustainability - social research and development - parental benefits - Canadians with disabilities, Aboriginal people, new immigrants - lifelong learning, active/passive balance in the development of good social policy - partnerships - responsiveness - early learning and childcare - child poverty - National Children's Agenda - National Child Benefit (including a reference to the NCBS clawback) - pulling down the welfare wall - and much more... Source : Social Development Canada [NOTE: At the time Jane Stewart was Minister, the Department was called Human Resources Development Canada.] |
Campaign
2000: Higher child benefits needed to counter persistent poverty
July
8, 2003
"Increased investments in the Canada Child Tax Benefit are needed
in order to substantially reduce child poverty, say researchers and advocates
following the release of the 2002 National Child Benefit Progress Report."
Source
: Canadian Council on Social Development
(Campaign 2000 Partner)
Early Childhood Development
Activities and Expenditures: Government of Canada Report 2001-2002
"...provides
information on both new and ongoing federal activities and expenditures on early
childhood development, such as a new folic acid awareness campaign and improvements
to maternity and parental benefits."
HTML
version
PDF
version (1.3MB, 108 pages)
The Well-Being
of Canada’s Young Children: Government of Canada Report 2002
"...provides an overview of the well-being of Canada’s young children
nationally, focusing on such areas as their physical health, safety and security
and early development. In addition, the report provides information on the families
and communities in which these young children are growing up."
HTML
version
PDF
version (735K, 58 pages)
Architecture
for National Child Care (PDF file - 58K, 21 pages)
November 2002
by
Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman
"The case for investing in high quality
child care is compelling and unequivocal."
Source: Caledon
Institute of Social Policy
Related Links:
A
National Child Care Strategy: Getting the Architecture Right Now
A
Report of the National Liberal Caucus Social Policy Committee with the collaboration
of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Chair: John Godfrey MP
November
2002
Time
to Decide on Child Poverty: Laggard or Leader?
The Competitive Requirement
for a Canadian National Child Care* Strategy
A Draft Report of
the Social Policy Committee of the National Liberal Caucus
John Godfrey MP,
Chair
August 2002
Website of John Godfrey, MP, Don Valley West
National Children's Agenda Caucus Committee
Sub-Committee unanimously calls for overhaul of federal government’s First Nations ECD Programming (June 12, 2002)
Building
on Success
"...the Sub-committee heard troubling testimony
on the situation of young children living on reserve, across the country. We could
not escape the conclusion that First Nations children and families face many challenges,
which seem, at times, overpowering and insoluble. We hope the observations and
recommendations in this report will contribute to some extent to the vital process
of finding solutions. "
Key
Federal Government Programs for First Nations Families and Young Children living
on Reserves
(Appendix B of Building on Success)
The
Government of Canada Announces an Early Childhood Development Initiative for Aboriginal
Children
News Release
October 31, 2002
"...a funding
allocation of $320 million over the next five years for a strategy to improve
and expand Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and services for First Nations
and other Aboriginal children."
Source : Health
Canada
|
PM
pledges to monitor children's welfare --------------------------- Great! Campaign
2000 (...as in " national annual report on child poverty") |
Children
and youth
Information on Canada’s infants, children, teens, adolescents,
students, and young adults. Topics include child care arrangements, crime, education,
health, immigration, labour, low income, risk behaviours and violence.
Subtopics
1.
Children and youth (general)
2. Child care
3. Child development and behaviour
4. Crime and justice (youth)
5. Education
6. Health and well-being (youth)
7. Immigrant children and youth
8. Labour market activities
9. Low income
families
10. Risk behaviours
11. Violence among children and youth
Centres of Excellence for Children’s Well-Being Centre
of Excellence for Early Child Development - University of Montreal
Expert
Advisory Committee on children announced Government
of Canada announces five centres of excellence for children's well-being
|
Effective
Programs for Early Child Development: Linking Research to Policy and Practice
XXXV Banff international conference on behavioural science
March
16-19, 2003
Banff, Alberta
"The Banff International Conference on
Behavioural Science and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
co-hosted this conference presenting the best international research on early
childhood programs."
- incl. links to the program, workshops descriptions
and individual presentations organized under the following headings (a total of
over 20 files, all PDF format): Effective prenatal
to infancy programs - Effective programs for preschool children - Effective comprehensive
programs.
Division
of Childhood and Adolescence - part of the Public
Health Agency of Canada
- incl. links to : Centres of Excellence for Children's
Well-Being - Aboriginal Head Start.Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern
Communities - Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) - Canada Prenatal Nutrition
Program CPNP) - CAPC/CPNP National Projects Fund - National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
/ Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Initiative
The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence is a national resource centre for professionals, front-line workers, researchers and community groups seeking information about violence within the family and looking for new resources being used to address it. This is a large site of information on child abuse, violence against women, and abuse of seniors.. You'll find fact sheets, a newsletter, special reports and studies and much more. |
Centres
of Excellence
The Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being
conduct research on key child health issues, develop policy advice based on solid
evidence and disseminate information to a broad audience
Aboriginal
Head Start
Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities
is a Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada-funded early childhood development
program for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their families.
Community
Action Program for Children (CAPC)
CAPC provides long term funding
to community coalitions to deliver programs that address the health and development
of children (0-6 years) who are living in conditions of risk. It recognizes that
communities have the ability to identify and respond to the needs of children
and places a strong emphasis on partnerships and community capacity building.
Canada
Prenatal Nutrition Program.Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP)
CPNP
is a comprehensive community-based program designed to meet the needs of pregnant
women facing difficult life circumstances that threaten their health and the development
of their babies.
CAPC/CPNP
National Projects Fund
The CAPC/CPNP National Projects Fund (NPF) provides
financial assistance to initiatives supporting the objectives of CAPC/CPNP projects
and has direct relationships with projects across Canada. The NPF is designed
to support time-limited projects sponsored by voluntary, non-profit, non-governmental
organizations, which will be national in scope and result in the strengthening
of CAPC/CPNP projects.
Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome
The goal of the national Fetal Alcohol Syndrome /
Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Initiative is to develop a broad-based collaborative
effort to prevent FAS/FAE and improve the quality of life of all people affected
by FAS/FAE.
Selected reports:
Young
people in Canada: their health and well-being
October 2004
Summary
(PDF file - 1.1MB, 8 pages)
Summary
- HTML file
Full
Document (PDF file - 2.8MB, 156 pages)
"The
Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study is a cross-national study
supported by the World health Organization. In Canada, the HBSC surveys have been
funded by Health Canada. Young people in Canada: their health and well-being,
a 136-page report, presents the findings from the three surveys conducted in Canada
since 1989-90.
| Child
and Family Benefits Page Canada
Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) payment amounts, tax years 1999 to 2008 (July 2005 to
July 2009) - incl. basic benefit - supplement for 3rd and following child(ren) - supplement for children under age seven - base threshold - benefit reduction rates, one child - benefit reduction rates, two or more children - NCBS amount for first child - NCBS amount for second child - NCBS amount for each additional child - NCBS threshold - NCBS phase-out rate, one child - NCBS phase-out rate, two children - NCBS phase-out rate, three or more children - Child Disability Amount (CDB) - CDB base threshold, one child - CDB phase-out rate, one child - CDB phase-out rate, two children - CDB phase-out rate, three or more children *
Tax Years
1999 to 2003 Source: The Canada Child Tax Benefit may include: * the National
Child Benefit Supplement Provincial
and territorial child benefit and credit programs Source: |
Knowledge
and Research (formerly the Applied Research Branch)
[ Social
Development Canada ]
Poverty, Social Capital,
Parenting and Child Outcomes in Canada
Final
Report
March 2002 (posted to the Applied Research Branch website October 24,
2003)
The experience of long-term poverty affects many child outcomes, in part
through a family stress process in which poverty is considered to be one of the
major factors causing family dysfunction, depression among caregivers and inadequate
parenting. (...) This study reports the construction of measures related to social
capital (Collective Efficacy and Social Support) at the neighbourhood, rather
than the individual level, and the use of these along with a battery of census
characteristics and other explanatory variables in the prediction of outcomes
for longitudinal children aged 4 to 15 in the National Longitudinal Study of Children
and Youth.
Click the above link for an abstract of the study; click below to
read the study
Complete
paper (HTML)
Complete
paper (PDF) (1.3MB, 74 pages)
This study is based on statistical modeling,
of special interest to economists and others who speak/understand economese. Even
if you're not well-versed on "metric partial regression coefficients"
(straight from the report), you might find some interesting tidbits in the literature
review on families, poverty and child outcomes, with a particular focus on three
distinct themes that are relevant to child outcomes: the effect of long-term poverty,
the Family Stress Model, and the role of neighbourhood social capital.
Poverty
and Child Well-Being in Canada and the United States:
Does it Matter How We
Measure Poverty?
Final Report
September 2000
Posted to the Applied
Research website August 2003
"(...) In this paper we examine the possibility
that conclusions about the association between poverty and children's well-being
may be sensitive to choices made about how to measure 'poverty.' In particular,
we focus upon the influence of data set chosen, sample selected and poverty line
used. Throughout, the analysis is conducted for children in both Canada and the
United States, both to emphasize that these issues are not unique to the
Canadian situation and to point out the influence of measurement choices upon
our understanding of Canada/US comparisons of children's poverty and/or well-being.
The principal data sets used are the Survey of Consumer Finance and the National
Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth for Canada and the Current Population
Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth — Mother/Child Supplement
for the United States."
Complete
paper (HTML)
Complete
paper (PDF) (727K, 37 pages)
Social
Development Canada: Understanding the Early Years Understanding the Early Years (UEY) "is a federal government initiative that provides communities with information on the 'readiness to learn' of their children, the family and community factors that influence child development, and the local resources available to support young children and their families. This neighbourhood-specific information is used by communities to design and implement focused policies, programs and investments that enable their young children to thrive in the early years. UEY is currently underway in 12 pilot communities across Canada. Building on the success of the UEY pilot program and its positive impact on the capacity of communities to support early childhood development, the Spring 2004 federal budget committed the Government of Canada to extend UEY to up to 100 communities across Canada over the next seven years. (bolding added) A Brief History of UEY - quite brief, actually... UEY
Pilot Project Reports Source: Related Link: Understanding the Early Years: Government
of Canada announces funding for six new Understanding the Early Years (UEY) communities
in British Columbia Government
of Canada announces funding for Understanding the Early Years North Shore in British
Columbia Related
Links: |
Youthfluence.com
The Institute On Governance (IOG) is continuing its development
of Youthfluence.com – a dynamic web site designed to encourage civic literacy
and participation among Canadian youth. Supported by Citizenship and Immigration
Canada, the project team is currently seeking additional funding partners to build
exciting content and support the Youth Board governing the site. Youthfluence.com
will have its official launch early in 2001. View the prototype at http://www.youthfluence.com
- Go to the Institute On Governance
website
Report
on Public Consultations on The National Children's Agenda Released
Press Release
Provincial/Territorial
Council on Social Policy Renewal
June 21, 2000
What
Canadians are Telling Us about the National Children’s Agenda
Provincial/Territorial Council on Social Policy Renewal
June 21, 2000
Public
Dialogue on the National Children's Agenda
Developing
a Shared Vision
Provincial/Territorial Council on Social
Policy Renewal
June 2000
The
National Children’s Agenda: Health Canada's contribution
Budget
2000 Information
February 28, 2000
Exchanges
Canada
"Exchanges Canada is a Government
of Canada initiative that creates opportunities for young Canadians to connect
with one another and experience the diversity of Canadian communities, languages
and cultures. Exchanges Canada also provides access to information on all sorts
of exchange programs and activities available in Canada and abroad."
Second
National Study Shows Fewer Aboriginal Youth In Custody
November
22, 2004
"OTTAWA – The Department of Justice, with the support of
the provinces and territories, today released the second One Day Snapshot of Aboriginal
Youth in Custodyacross Canada . The report documents the number of Aboriginal
youth in custody on a single day - June 4, 2003 - and is a follow up to the first
Snapshot done in 2000. The 2003 Snapshot shows a 36% reduction in the number of
Aboriginal youth in custody from three years earlier: down from 1,128 in 2000
to 720 in 2003."
Backgrounder
Complete report:
A One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal
Youth in Custody Across Canada : Phase II
February 2004
HTML
version - table of contents, links to each section (all in HTML)
PDF
version (4.8MB, 45 pages)
Source:
Department
of Justice
Youth
Employment Strategy (Government of Canada)
Canada's
Youth Employment Strategy helps young people get the skills, knowledge and work
experience they need for a successful career.
Department
of Justice Child Support Page
"On May 1, 1997 new laws respecting
child support came into force, including Federal Child Support Guidelines and
additional federal enforcement measures to help the provinces and territories
ensure that family support obligations are respected."
- incl. links
to : About federal child support laws in Canada - Ten things you need to know
- Eight steps to calculating child support - Laws and regulations - Provincial
and territorial Enforcement programs - Links to provincial and territorial child
support programs, custody and access information and the Canada Customs and Revenue
Agency - Publications - Latest news - Federal-Provincial-Territorial Consultations
on Custody, Access and Child Support in Canada
Child Support Enforcement - incl. links to : Overview of the Canadian system of support enforcement - Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance - Glossary of Canadian reciprocal and support enforcement terms - Interjurisdictional and international support enforcement - Interjurisdictional support orders (ISO) legislation and reciprocity arrangements - Provincial and territorial information on interjurisdictional and international support order enforcement (ISO).
Minister
of Justice Releases Report to Parliament on the Federal Child Support Guidelines
News Release
April 29, 2002
Report
to Parliament on Federal Child Support Guidelines (Backgrounder)
April 2002
Children Come First: A Report to Parliament
on the Provisions and Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines
Complete
Report - links to PDF and HTML versions of the report
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