Conferences and Events | Conférences et événements |
Conferences, seminars, activities, events, whatever... On this page, you'll find links to the following content (click the links below to jump directly to a specific section of this page): -
National and international lists of special days, weeks, years
and decades NOTE: You'll find links to info about meetings of the Council of the Federation (provincial-territorial Premiers) on the Canadian Social Research Links Council of the Federation page |
- Federal Government Events - Includes events organized and/or sponsored by the Government of Canada throughout the year, from January 26 (International Customs Day) to the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (December 6 ) - includes website URLs - Women's
Health Events and Conferences - from the Canadian
Women's Health Network - Calendar of Health Promotion Days - from Health Canada ------------------- First
Ministers' Meetings, 19062004 (PDF file - 785K, 132 pages) Premiers'
Conferences (1887-2002) (PDF file - 2.9MB, 75 pages) |
From the United Nations Association in Canada: Annual
International Days and Weeks International
Years International
Decades Annual International Days/Weeks/Years/Decades ------------------------------------ From the United Nations: |
Upcoming Conferences
NOTE: (February 2008)
This is
a section of my website that I created at the request of a former colleague in
the federal government. It quickly became a major part of my online work, to the
point where I've had to stop updating the "upcoming events" portion
of this page because of resource constraints (my time). However, you'll still
find links to conferences under their relevant themes on this site, and you can
still see what's coming up by scrolling down to "Conference Information"
(immediately below) and clicking on the link to upcoming events. These links take
you directly to the websites of government departments and NGOs that hold these
conferences.
Exception to the rule:
Attention,
fans of the
Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference!
Canadian
Social Forum (PDF file - 58K, 1 page)
February 28, 2008
Mark Your
Calendars!
The Canadian Council on Social Development is in the process of
planning the first Canadian Social Forum which will take place in Calgary, Alberta,
May 19-22, 2009.
NOTE: the Canadian Social Forum will replace the Social Welfare Policy Conference, a biennial event going back to 1982, but "will integrate the best of that 25-year tradition", according to the CCSD.
Related link:
Canadian
Social Welfare Policy Conference
This is a link is to a page on the
CCSD website that contains links to the 11th and 12th CSWP conferences in this
mostly-biennial series that started way back in 1982. If you click each of the
two conference links and check out the "Papers" link for each event,
you'll find a list of presenters and the topics they covered; this will give you
a good sense of the broad scope of this conference series.
Based
on my own experience (I've attended all but one of the 12 events so far), CSWP
is a four-day multi-sectoral gathering of several hundred people from academia,
government and the NGO sector around social policy themes --- in brief, the perfect
place to learn, to exchange ideas and to expand your list of social policy contacts.
I highly recommend this conference/forum. (Tell 'em Gilles sent you - I might
get a discount on my registration fees...)
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
Conference Information
Click on each of the links below to go directly to the conference
and events listings of each these organizations.
These are all current and
forthcoming conference/event listings...
Upcoming conferences of interest to the social policy community - from the Canadian Council on Social Development
Conference
Information (from the Canadian
Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat)
- Canadian intergovernmental
meetings, mostly news releases from recent fed-prov conferences
Child Welfare Events (from the Centres of Excellence for Child Welfare - CECW
Calendar of Events - from Family Service Canada
Women's
Health Events and Conferences
Links to information about national and
international conferences and events concerning women and women's health taking
place in 2004.
Source:
Canadian
Women's Health Network
Metropolis
International - Related Events (from the International
Metropolis Project)
- incl. links to past and upcoming Canadian and international
conferences in many fields - social sciences and humanities, immigration, political
science, sociology. Most listings have links to websites or e-mail addresses for
further information
International
conferences and seminars - (scroll down the page to see conferences...)
Metropolis
Canada conferences and seminars (from the Metropolis
Canada Project)
- scroll down the page to see conferences...
Upcoming
Conferences with an Urban/Municipal Focus
- Go to the Muniscope
Information and Networking website and click on "Upcoming Conferences"
in the right margin
Conference Calendar (from the Conference Board of Canada) - this calendar includes many business-related conferences, seminars and workshops month by month throughout the year.
Canadian Union of Public Employees - See "Upcoming Events" on the home page for a link to the events calendar
Dispute Resolution Conference Calendar - from Conflict Resolution Network Canada
CWLC
Conferences / Events - from the Child
Welfare League of Canada
Upcoming
Events (from the Fraser Institute)
- "Competitive Market Solutions for Public Policy Problems"
events.tao.ca - tao's
online interactive calendar (from tao - the anarchy
organization)
Coming Events (from Ontario WORKinfoNET)
Community
Events (from Possibilities
Project - "Toronto's E-zine for employment, education & training")
INTERNATIONAL
Social Capital: Calendar of Events (from the World Bank Social Capital Website)
Seminars,
Conferences, Workshops (from the Institute
for Research on Poverty (IRP) - U.S.
UN Conferences and Events
(from the United Nations)
- Documentation
and information on UN conferences
Calendar of Events (from the United Nations' WomenWatch website)
Directory of UN Resources on Gender and Women's Issues
Conferences,
workshops and events (from Cities
Feeding People)
- This site provides information about the program initiative
on urban agriculture (UA) at Canada's International
Development Research Centre.
IDRC supports applied, multidisciplinary
research on food security and urban policy issues in the South.
Human Rights World Calendar (from the Human Rights Internet - a Canadian megasite on human rights)
Links to Recent Conferences and Meetings
Check
out these links (organized more or less in reverse chronological order) - conference
organizers often post presentations and final reports on these sites long after
a conference is past...
International
Conference on the Rights of the Child
March 15-17, 2007
Human Rights
Research and Education Centre
University of Ottawa
The International Conference
on the Rights of the Child is intended to be an academic dialogue about the different
issues regulated by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In addition, this
conference attempts to become an 'open forum' to discuss the strengths and address
the weaknesses of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Finally, this three
day meeting is interested in exploring how Canada and other state-parties have
implemented this legal text within their national legal systems, and whether those
experiences have proven to be effective in promoting the best interests of the
child.
- incl. links (down the left side of the page) to:
* About the
Conference * Call for Papers [ended 12/06] * Conference
Program * Registration * Speakers Bios and Abstracts * Accommodation and travel
information * Information for speakers and panelists * Resources on Children's
Rights * Contact us
Source:
Human
Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC - University of Ottawa)
Also from HRREC:
Canadian Human Rights Web Sites
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Jobs
& Justice
Strategies and Solutions for Economic Security Confrerence
March
29-31, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia
A labour-community-academic gathering
to look at the current state of work and employment in BC, Canada and internationally.
Workshops will focus on policy solutions, successful mobilizations, innovative
organizing strategies and international experiences.
In addition to a free
public forum featuring Guy Standing, formerly with the International Labour Organization,
and Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour, the program includes
the following speakers, to name but a few:
* Rodney
Bickerstaffe (National Pensioners Convention, UK)
* Kent Wong (Center for
Labor Research and Education, University of California in Los Angeles)
* Roy
Adams (McMaster University)
* Jinny Sims (BC Teachers Federation)
* Angus McAllister (McAllister Opinion Research)
* Carla Lipsig-Mumme (Monash
University)
* Junaid S. Ahmad (National Interfaith Committee on Worker Justice)
* Elaine Bernard (Labor and Worklife, Harvard Law School)
* Marjorie Griffin
Cohen (Simon Fraser University)
Hosted by the
The Economic Security Project
(a research alliance led by the Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives and Simon Fraser
University).
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Social
Policy, Research and Evaluation (SPRE) Conference 2007
Wellington,
New Zealand
3 - 5 April 2007
The SPRE Conference 2007 enables policy makers,
researchers and evaluators, students and academics, and social service providers
to come together to describe, discuss and debate our key social policy opportunities
and challenges. Panels of world-leading social policy experts from New Zealand
and abroad will lead our discussion.
Source:
Ministry
of Social Development
[New Zealand Government]
- Work
and Income - incl. links to : Find a Job - Get Assistance - Employers and
Industry - Support for Communities - Publications - About us
Strengthening
Canadian Communities:
A National Showcase on Community Safety, Health and Well-being
(PDF file - 74K, 1 page)
Hosted by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
March
4-6, 2007
Winnipeg
Strengthening Canadian Communities will
offer participants an opportunity to learn more about how crime prevention through
sustainable social development promotes safe, healthy communities. The Showcase
will not only demonstrate community projects, but also take a more strategic view
of crime prevention through sustainable social development. (...) Police services,
governments at all levels, national non-governmental organizations, community
representatives
and the private sector will be represented at the Showcase, and the ample time
allowed for discussion and information-sharing will help to forge new links among
these sectors.
Register
Online
NOTE: If you're with the RCMP, your network firewall will prevent
you from accessing this online registration link.
If this is the case, just
download the Fax
Back Form, complete it and fax it to Erin Brennan at (613) 233-6960
The
cost of registration is $325 plus taxes, and it includes breakfasts, lunches and
conference dinner.
NOTE: Some of the best practices in community crime prevention in the country will be highlighted at this conference. Some of these best practices include early childhood education, community support for young parents and good community planning.
Source:
Canadian
Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)
Related Links:
Coalition
on Community Safety, Health and Well-being
In 2004, the CACP sought
funding under the Crime Prevention Partnership Program of the National Crime Prevention
Strategy to develop a coalition of national organizations not traditionally involved
in community safety to promote the concept of crime prevention through social
development. This objective was supported formally by the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities, the Canadian Association of Police Boards, and the Canadian Professional
Police Association and informally by the Canadian Council on Social Development
and Family Service Canada.
Current Members of
the Coalition:
Canadian Teachers
Federation
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
National
Childrens Alliance
Family
Service Canada
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian
Council on Social Development
Canadian Association
of Chiefs of Police
Canadian Association of
Police Boards
Canadian Professional
Police Association
Crime
Prevention Partnership Program
(part of the National
Crime Prevention Strategy)
Crime
Prevention website (a subsite of the Canadian
Council on Social Development)
- incl. links to : About Crime Prevention
* Social Challenges * Social Interventions * Front Lines * Policies * Crime Prevention
Bulletins * Contact Us * Get Involved * Links
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World
Forum 2006: Future Directions in Child Welfare Conference
(PDF)
February 25- March 2, 2007
Victoria
BC
This international conference will explore and share
knowledge, information and data on promising practices
and innovative approaches to prevention and response to
child abuse and neglect. New trends and developments in child welfare
practice, research and networking will be emphasized. The presentations
will highlight practical and innovative solutions, cutting edge
research and evidence based practice.
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Global
Microcredit Summit
November 12-15, 2006
World Trade and Convention
Centre
Halifax
"On November 12, 2006, 2,000 delegates from more than
100 countries will gather in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for the Global Microcredit
Summit, to assess progress toward the Summits goal of reaching 100 million
poorest families, and to launch the second phase of the Campaign with two
new goals.
- incl links to : General Information - Program - Registration
- Accommodations - Travel to Halifax - Associated Sessions - Exhibiting - Volunteers
- Summit Materials - Summit 2006 Sponsors
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World
Forum 2006 - Future Directions in Child Care
November
19 22, 2006 in Vancouver, BC
This international conference will explore
and share knowledge, information, data and on promising practices and innovative
approaches to prevention and response to child abuse and neglect.
The
New Federal Policy Agenda:
Where does the voluntary sector fit in?
Seventh
Annual National Forum
October 20-21, 2006
Public Policy & Third Sector
Initiative
School of Policy Studies, Queens University
Program (PDF file -71K, 3 pages)
Source:
Conferences
[
School of Policy Studies ]
[
Queens University ]
Beyond
the Street Conference:
Youth Taking Action on Homelessness in Canada
September
26-29, 2006
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Beyond the Street: Youth
& Communities Taking Action on Homelessness was Canada s first national
conference focusing on youth and homelessness. The conference welcomed close to
250 delegates from all over the country and its activities highlighted existing
challenges and emerging trends in youth homelessness and showcased successful
Canadian efforts to address them By harnessing the creative energy and ideas of
youth, homelessness organizations, and their partners, Beyond the Street brought
together key stakeholders to help build the foundation for ongoing national, regional,
and local action to respond to homelessness in Canada.
Final
report
January 2007
PDF
version, no appendices(PDF file - 770K, 29 pages)
PDF
version with appendices (PDF File - 7.8MB, 94 pages)
Conference Program (549K, 14 pages)
2006
Global Summit of Women - "The Davos for Women"
Cairo,
Egypt
June 10-12, 2006
Informally, called the Davos for Women
by past participants, the Summit has developed a reputation as a gathering of
high caliber participants: for fifteen years, the Global Summit of Women has celebrated
womens leadership by bringing together outstanding women business, professional,
and governmental leaders from around all corners of the globe. (...) The Summit
focuses on accelerating womens economic development through the effective
use of technology, and maximizing the benefit of cross-border business alliances.
Source:
Globewomen.Com
The
Premier on-line source for women in business globally...
Links business women
worldwide through three channels: the Global Summit of Women, Corporate Women
Directors International and WEXPO Online
World
Urban Forum 2006 Official Website
June 19-23,
2006, Vancouver, Canada
"The World Urban Forum was established by the
United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today:
rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.
It is projected that in the next fifty years, two-thirds of humanity will be living
in towns and cities."
Source:
UN-HABITAT
: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Third
Session of World Urban Forum closes after drawing 10,000 people
June 23, 2006
Vancouver
"Drawing some 10,000 participants from over
100 countries, the Third Session of the World Urban Forum closed on Friday paving
the way for a new drive forward on the international urban agenda in a world of
rapidly growing cities."
Source:
UN-HABITAT
: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The
World Urban Forum 3 - Canadian Secretariat Website
-
co-produced by United Nations HABITAT and the government of Canada.
"The
WUF will be a unique opportunity for citizens, community groups, academics and
governments from around the world to meet and work together to find new solutions
to the complicated problems facing our quickly growing cities."
- Program
(PDF file - 2.3MB, 8 pages)
- Links
to websites of key partners in the Forum
World
Urban Forum:
Transforming Ideas into Action
June
19-23, 2006, Vancouver, Canada
"The rapid increase in urbanization is
a world-wide challenge. That is why Canada is proud to be hosting the World Urban
Forum 3 (WUF3), a UN-HABITAT sponsored event, where key players from all over
the world will gather to share experiences and transform ideas into action to
improve the quality of life in urban areas. Almost 80 percent of our population
lives in communities, making Canada one of the most urbanized countries in the
world. The annual global survey on urban quality of living ranks Canadian cities
among the best in the world."
Source:
Human
Resources and Social Development Canada
University
of British Columbia (UBC) contribution to the World Urban Forum (October 2005
through June 2006)
- incl. links to info about : Living the Global
City * Planners for Tomorrow * Sustainability by Design * Sustainability Street
* The Greater Vancouver Green Guide * Global Urban Sustainability Solutions Exchange
(GUSSE) * Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability: CIRS Seed Funding
* Sustainability Planning Report and Market Network * University Town Bicycle
Tours * Weaving Worlds Together: World Urban Forum & National Aboriginal Day
* UBC Special Lectures * Earthblog
Source:
University
of British Columbia (UBC) - Official World Urban ForumWebsite
Google
Web Search Results:
"World Urban Forum
2006, Vancouver"
Google News search
Results:
"World Urban Forum 2006,
Vancouver"
Source:
Google.ca
The central theme of the 2006 Forum is Sustainable Cities: Turning Ideas into Action.
More
Info on the World Urban Forum (PDF file - 206K, 1 page)
Info
on the World YOUTH Forum
(PDF file - 190 pages, 1 page)
Source:
Environmental
Youth Alliance (Canadian)
Socio-economic
Conference 2006
May 15 and 16, 2006
Ottawa
Congress Centre
"On May 15 and 16, 2006, Statistics Canada will hold its
annual two-day socio-economic conference. This event will provide a stimulating
and challenging environment for presenters and participants alike, while serving
as an annual forum for empirical research focusing on issues of concern in Canadian
public policy. The Socio-Economic Conference 2006 will include several plenary
sessions featuring invited guest speakers who are leading authorities in their
fields. Approximately 50 contributed papers, contributed sessions or posters will
be presented, andtargets studies discussing:
* Emerging Economic Trends and
their Underlying Causes;
* The social Implications of Economic Trends and
the Ability of Various Groups to participate in the Economy."
more...
Source:
Statistics
Canada
The
Salvation Army USA
National Social Services Conference 2006 (PDF file
- 354K, 8 pages)
March 25-29 (Toronto, ON)
Salvation Army Service Providers
from across Canada and the United States will come together for this five-day
conference to share best practices, receive corporate messaging and explore future
directions in order to ensure that their services continue to meet the needs of
Canadians who are experiencing homelessness.
Street
Level Homelessness Conference
March 29 to April 1 (Ottawa, ON)
A
National Conference designed to facilitate networking and the sharing of resources,
as well as to equip those who work with homeless and street-involved youth and
adults.
This conference is presented by the Evangelical
Fellowship of Canadas Roundtable on poverty and homelessness.
2006
Safe Streets Safe Cities Conference
April 4 to April 6 (Calgary, AB)
"The
Canada West Foundation and Calgarys Community Life Improvement Council have
joined together to host the first in what will become an annual conference designed
to address major urban issues facing Western Canadas central cities. (...)
The International Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design Association (CPTED) has joined as co-presenter for the
third day of the conference to provide participants with practical tools to take
the knowledge learned throughout the conference and help put it into practice.
This annual conference will tackle chronic social problems affecting urban society
and propose workable, compassionate solutions to make cities safe."
Sponsored
By:
Canada West Foundation
Source:
Homeless
Individuals and Families Information
System (HIFIS) Bulletin - February 2006
(PDF 110K, 4 pages)
- also includes: What does the new government mean for
the HIFIS Initiative? - Protect your computer : the importance of antivirus software
- hats off to Raising the Roof (toque campaign) - featured website (Shared Learnings
on Homelessness website) - events - research highlights
Related links:
HIFIS
Newsletters - links to all 15 issues of the bulletin, going back to June
2004
The HIFIS Bulletin is a bilingual forum through which to disseminate research
related to homelessness, details of HIFIS Initiative events, highlights and resources,
as well as information of interest to the sheltering service provider community.
Source:
National
Homelessness Initiative: Working Together - Federal Government
"The
National Homelessness Initiative (NHI) is at work helping governments and community
organizations come together to alleviate homelessness. By encouraging innovative
and progressive cooperation, this approach is supporting local solutions for local
problems."
The
38th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science
Violence
in the Lives of Children and Families
March
19-22, 2006
Banff, AB
Aboriginal
Policy Research Conference
Conférence sur la recherche en matière
de politiques autochtones
March 21-23, 2006
"The
2006 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference (APRC 2006) is intended to: (1) expand
our knowledge of Aboriginal issues; (2) provide an important forum where these
ideas and beliefs can be openly discussed and debated; (3) integrate research
from diverse themes; (4) highlight research on Aboriginal women’s issues; (5)
highlight research on urban Aboriginal issues; and, (6) allow outstanding policy
needs to shape the future research agenda.
2006
National Conference on CED and the Social Economy:
Rooting
Development in Community
March 15-18, 2006, Vancouver, BC
"The
2006 national conference is being organized by the Canadian Community Economic
Development Network (CCEDNet), The British Columbia Community Economic Development
Network (BCCEDNet), the Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program
(CEDTAP) and hosted by Fast Track to Employment. The event will offer keynote
speakers, site visits, workshops, plenary sessions, networking and social events
to the 600 participants that are expected.
The
five streams for the conference are:
- Community Sustainability,
- Community-Based
Enterprises,
- CED and Youth,
- Aboriginal CED, and
- Building Bridges
Across Sectors.
Source:
National
CED Conferences
[NOTE - follow the links to earlier conferences to access
a large collection of presentations given at CED national conferences back to
2002 ]
[ Canadian
Community Economic Development Network ]
Prairie
Child Welfare Research Forum: Celebrating the Partnership
Presented by:
Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare and Prairie Child Welfare Consortium
When:
February 9-10, 2006
Where: Regina, Saskatchewan
Contact: http://www.cecw-cepb.ca/Research/ResearchPCW.shtml
Registration:
No fee. Register with Tina Crockford tina.crockford@utoronto.ca
Children
2006: Securing Brighter Futures (CWLA National Conference)
Presented
by: Child Welfare League of America
When: February 27
March 1, 2006
Where: Washington, DC
Contact:
http://www.cwla.org/conferences/ShowConference.asp?CONF=NATIONAL&YEAR=2006
Meeting
the Civic Challenges of Social Inclusion:
Cross-Canada Findings and Priorities
for Action (PDF file - 344K, 47 pages)
Prepared
for the national symposium on Building a New Canada:
Meeting the Civic Challenges
of Social Inclusion
Gatineau, November 27- 28, 2005
By Peter Clutterbuck,
Christa Freiler and Marvyn Novick
Source:
Inclusive
Cities Canada
"Inclusive Cities Canada: A Cross-Canada Civic Initiative
was established in 2003 as a partnership of five social planning organizations.
The Initiative begins with the understanding that all members of the community
potentially gain from social inclusion those who are vulnerable for reasons
of poverty, racism or fear of difference as well as the broader community
that benefits when every one is able to participate as a valued and contributing
member."
Related Link:
National
Symposium on Building a New Canada:
Meeting the Civic Challenges of Social
Inclusion
Meeting
of First Ministers and National Aboriginal Leaders (PDF file - 63K,
19 pages)
Kelowna, British Columbia
News Release
November 24-25, 2005
"First
Ministers and National Aboriginal Leaders agree to take immediate action to improve
the quality of life for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada in four important areas
health, education, housing and relationships. They also agree that enhancing
economic opportunities is a key priority area for multilateral action. To ensure
that tangible progress is made, First Ministers and National Aboriginal Leaders
have set goals and agreed on the need for indicators to measure progress."
Source:
Canadian
Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
- Go to the First Nations Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/1stbkmrk.htm
Health
Services Restructuring: New Evidence and New Directions
Conference
November
17-18, 2005
Kingston, Ontario
Organized by the John Deutsch Institute and
the Institute for Research on Public Policy
"The principal objective of
the conference is to shift debate away from polarizing issues and focus instead
on use of evidence and empirical analysis to examine specific structural innovations
to better understand impacts on service delivery and to help identify what works
and what doesnt."
Program
(PDF file - 64K, 3 pages)
Registration
form
Register
online
Source:
John
Deutsch Institute
Institute for
Research on Public Policy
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Annual
Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health
Toronto,
Ontario
October 22-23, 2005
News
Release
"At their annual meeting this weekend Canada's Federal,
Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health reaffirmed their commitment to
the implementation of the 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care, signed last
year by all First Ministers."
Backgrounder
"Canadas
National and International Collaboration on Pandemic Influenza Planning"
Source:
Canadian
Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
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Indigenous
child welfare conference features Canadian, U.S., international perspectives
Child
advocates, political leaders share common goal to build better foundation for
child welfare system
October 24, 2005
"An
unprecedented gathering of Canadian, U.S., and international child advocates and
political leaders convenes in Niagara Falls on Oct. 26, to begin meaningful reform
of Indigenous child welfare systems.
Reconciliation: Looking Back, Reaching
ForwardIndigenous Peoples and Child Welfare is a three-day event, Oct. 26
to 28, at the White Oaks Conference Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Our
intention is to start a sustainable movement to reshape child welfare systems,
which have disproportional numbers of Aboriginal children in both Canada and the
U.S. We need to recognize the rights and abilities of Indigenous peoples to make
the best decisions for Indigenous children, said event organizer Cindy Blackstock,
Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society.
Conference Link:
Reconciliation:
Looking Back, Reaching ForwardIndigenous Peoples and Child Welfare conference
N1iagara
Falls, October 26 - 28, 2005
You'll find detailed information about the Niagara
Falls conference under Initiatives
on that page (see "Participants' Information")
--- and don't miss
the excellent Resources
section!
Source:
NEWS@UofT
(University of Toronto)
Related Links (Sponsoring Organizations):
First
Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
National
Indian Child Welfare Association
Child Welfare
League of America
Child Welfare League of
Canada
Centre of Excellence
for Child Welfare
Federation of Saskatchewan
Indian Nations
Six Nations Council
First
Nations Orphans Association
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World
Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005
October 23-26, 2005
Banff,
Alberta
"The World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005 will
bring together a diverse group of international leaders, researchers and policy
and program experts to share promising practice in family violence prevention,
intervention, support and follow-up. The goals of the conference are to heighten
global awareness of family violence, strengthen leadership networks and collaborative
partnerships, and point the way for a generation free of family violence."
Source:
National
Children's Alliance
Alliance
nationale pour les enfants
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10th
Annual International Metropolis Conference
October
17-21, 2005
Toronto
"Our diverse cities: migration, diversity and
change International migration is dramatically changing the world's cities. When
urban environments have good policies and programs, everyone benefits including
immigrants, refugees and their new host communities.
The
10th International Metropolis Conference, hosted by the City of Toronto, Canada,
will feature some of the world's key thinkers who will stimulate debate on:
Ø
Increasing diversity's effect on the economic, social, cultural, justice, and
political aspects of the world's cities.
Ø The
benefits and challenges of diversity.
Ø Are national
migration policies consistent with the interests of cities?
Registration fees are $1,010 and include access to 80 plus Plenary Sessions, Conference Centre Based Workshops, Community Based Workshops, and Study Tours in and around the City of Toronto. Also included is an enriched Social Program that features a Welcome Reception at the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a Closing Dinner at the historic Liberty Grand. Special registration rates available are a one-day-only rate of $300, and the full conference for $300 for students, and $400 for non-government organizations."
- for more information on speakers, panelists, and program highlights and descriptions, please visit the official 2005 Metropolis website at the link above.
Source:
Metropolis
Canada
Related Link:
City of Toronto
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Imagining
Public Policy to Meet Womens Economic Security Needs (Conference)
October
13-15, 2005 Vancouver
Keynote
Address by The Honourable Monique Bégin, PC, FRSC, OC:
Have they Forgotten
Women? (Word file - 78K, 11 pages)
[Meeting Women's Needs: Government
& Imaginative Public Policy]
Presentations
from this conference
Links to the following presentations (Powerpoint,
Word and PDF files):
- Femocratic Administration and
Women's Economic Security Panel - Tammy Findlay (York University)
- Women
of an (Un)certain Age - Charmain Spencer (SFU Gerontology Research Centre) &
Elsie Dean (Women Elders in Action)
- Economic Security
for Women with Precarious Immigration Status: Ensuring Labour Rights for All -
Jill Hanley (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
- Supporting Women's Economic Needs
Through A Universal Home Care Policy - Melodie Kelly (Memorial University)
-
Moving Beyond the Policy Debate: How Process Improvements
can Dramatically Impact Service Delivery in the Health Care System - Larua Zilney
(Canadian Federation of University Women)
- Saskatoon
Community Clinic Supporting Women's Economic Security - Louise M McKinney &
Patrick Lapointe (Saskatoon CHC Co-op)
- Enhancing Social
Policy in Canada: The Gore-tex Approach - Rhonda Breitkreuez (University of Alberta)
-
All the work women do: Imagining household and group provisioning
- Marge Reitsma Street (University of Victoria), Stephanie Baker Collins (York
University), Sheila Neysmith (University of Toronto)
- Abolishing
Mandatory Retirement: What are the Safeguards for Women?
- Gaps
in practice: Redressing the Devaluation of Precarious Jobs - Nancy Zukewich (Statistics
Canada)
- Community-based research processes: addressing
the needs of multiple constituencies - Catherine M. Scott (University of Calgary),
Michelle Murdoch (Memorial University), Laura Dreuth Zeman (Southern Illinois
University), & Joan Farkas
- For Better or Worse?
National Employment Policy Approaches and Women with Disabilities - John Vellacott
(UBC)
- Making Work: Income Security for Women with
Mental Illness - Marina Morrow (SFU)
- Re-Visioning
the Environment of Support for Single Mothers in Extreme Poverty - Penny Gurstein
& Silvia Vilches (UBC School of Community and Regional Planning)
- Towards
More Egalitarian Policies on Prostitution: What Canada Can Learn from the International
Community - Emily van der Meulen (York University)
- Identifying
Keys to Successful Transition From Social Assistance to Paid Work: Lessons from
Canada, the United Stes, Australia and Europe - Shauna Butterwick (University
of British Columbia)
- Learning to be Poor: Job
Training and Women in the U.S. - Jane Henrici ( University of Memphis)
-
Poverty, Indifference & the Struggle for Political Autonomy
- Chrystal Ocean (WISE)
- Are
Wage Supplements the Answer to the Problems of the Working Poor?
(Word file - 59K, 15 pages)
Conference presentation by Andrew
Jackson (Canadian Labour Congress)
===>NOTE
Re. the wage supplements presentation: See A Working Income Tax Benefit That
Works from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy (next section below on the
page you're now reading) --- both of these reports deal with the Working Income
Tax Benefit proposed by the federal government.
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Food
and Human Rights: Hunger, Health and Social Well-Being
International Symposium
University of British Columbia
September 28-29, 2005
Co-chairs: Kimberly
Azyan, President, Social Work Alumni Association and
Graham Riches, Director,
The School of Social Work and Family Studies.
"The UBC School of Social
Work and Family Studies, in partnership with the UBC Social Work Alumni Association,
cordially invite you to a thought provoking and informative public forum on the
growth of hunger and food insecurity internationally and in Canada, and what to
do about it. Explore the tensions and complexities of the global food system and
learn about the right to food as an effective tool for action at home and overseas.
Celebrate the role of food and nutrition in building healthy and sustainable communities
and participate in drafting recommendations for achieving food security to be
directed to international institutions, governments (all levels) and civil society."
Program
HTML
PDF
(1.03MB, 2 pages)
NOTE: the PDF version includes a registration form
and fee info ($75 for all sessions, lower fees for low income participants/students)
"We
expect this to be a popular event so space will be limited. Please register by
September 9, 2005.
Register
on-line at the UBC Alumni website
Source:
School
of Social Work and Family Studies
[University
of British Columbia]
Celebrating
75 Years of Social Work Education at UBC!
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Symposium
on Early Child Development - A Priority For Sustained Economic Growth & Equity
September
27-30, 2005
World Bank Washington, DC
"The Symposium brought
together 150 participants from about 30 countries from the Latin and Central America
and the Caribbean, East Asia Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern
and Central Asia, and Sub Saharan Africa, with the largest representation coming
from LAC. (...) The symposium objectives were to: (i) Continue to build awareness
of ECD as an important investment that nations can make to inform policymakers
about the returns on ECD; (2) Highlight progress in the implementation of policy
and program responses; (3) Identify and explore alternative mechanisms to finance
effective early child development interventions that reach the beneficiaries,
and (4) Learn from existing evaluations so that in the future, better-designed
evaluations will respond to questions posed by policy makers and project managers
to continue funding ECD."
- includes a detailed agenda and links to other
symposium materials (audio/video presentations, speeches, etc.)
The
three links below are to Canadian presentations made at the symposium.
Clicking
a link downloads a video file and a Powerpoint presentation in each case.
If
the video doesn't work, it's likely because you're trying to access the file from
behind an office or university network that has a high level of security, or else
the network admin just doesn't like people watching videos on company time. Try
watching the video from home if that's the case...
Science
of ECD: Biological Embeddings of ECD
Video and Powerpoint presentation,
approx. 46 min.
by Fraser Mustard (Canadian
Institute for Advanced Research)
Measuring
ECD Longitudinal Research in Canada
Video and Powerpoint presentation,
approx. 19 min
by Jane Bertrand (Council for Early Child Development and Parenting,
Canada)
- incl. info about the National
Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
Investment
in Early Childhood Development : The Economic Argument
Video and
Powerpoint presentation, approx. 19 min
by Charles Coffey (Executive VP, Royal
Bank of Canada)
[ Text
version of this presentation - from the RBC
Financial Group website]
Source:
Early
Child Development (ECD)
"This site is a knowledge source designed
to assist policy makers, program managers, and practitioners in their efforts
to promote the healthy growth and integral development of young children."
[
The World Bank ]
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CUexpo2005
- Community-University Research Partnerships:
Leaders
in Urban Change
International Conference, September 15 - 18, 2005
Winnipeg,
Manitoba
"Participants of CUexpo2005 will share research findings on urban/inner
city issues, and explore ways of developing effective research partnerships. The
conference will strengthen the understanding of, and support for, the unique and
diverse nature of research involving collaboration of university and community
partners.
- incl. links
to: online registration, fieldtrip info, entertainment, panel sessions, keynote
speakers, volunteer opportunities
For more information : cuexpo@uwinnipeg.ca
Source:
Winnipeg
Inner-City Research Alliance
Institute
of Urban Studies (University of Winnipeg)
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Participating
to Create a Different World: Shaping Our Own Future
Conference
August
14-17, 2005
University of Ottawa
"The Participatory Development (PD)
Forum would like to invite you to participate in its upcoming International Conference,
Participating to Create a Different World: Shaping Our Own Future to be held
at the University of Ottawa , August 14th 17th, 2005 . The initial conference
planning is made possible through the generous support of Human Rights and Participation
Division, Policy Branch, CIDA, and of World University Services of Canada. We
look forward to your participation in this exciting event.
This
conference should be of interest to the following audience:
* community leaders
and activists from womens organizations, indigenous peoples organizations,
and labour and workers movements
* development practitioners seeking
a deeper understanding and enhanced skills in participatory development
*
committed academics and researchers
* popular educators
* students and
youth
* decision- and policy-makers seeking to move the development agenda
forward including donors and government officials at all levels."
Source:
Participatory
Development (PD) Forum
"...a network dedicated
to promoting a philosophy of participation that advocates for people's capacity
and right to define and control their own development in order to achieve social
justice and equality"
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Canadians
and Their Money: A National Symposium on Financial Capability
Government
Conference Centre, Ottawa
June 9-10, 2005
"How well do Canadians understand
financial matters, apply their knowledge and take responsibility for financial
decisions? What does that mean for policy makers? The Policy Research Initiative
(PRI), Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) and the Financial
Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) have partnered to seek answers to these questions.
The symposium will feature leading-edge national and international experts who
will engage with government, non-profit sector and business representatives in
two days of discussions about the current state of policy and practice surrounding
this increasingly important topic."
Conference
Program (PDF file - 1.2MB, 6 pages)
Registration
& Accommodation
Financial
Capability and Poverty: Discussion Paper (PDF file - 249K, 29 pages)
- July 2004
Exploring
the Promise of Asset-Based Social Policies: Reviewing Evidence from Research and
Practice
Synthesis Report from the [Dec/03] Conference on Asset-Based Approaches
(PDF file - 179K, 27 pages)
PRI Poverty and Exclusion Project
Source:
Policy
Research Initiative (PRI)
Partners:
Social
and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)
Financial
Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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CANADA:
Researching Resilience in Children and Youth [conference]
15-17 June
2005
University of Kings College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
"The International
Resilience Project (IRP) is a research project that is using different types of
research methods to examine what helps children and youth cope with the many challenges
they face in life. The project is working with children, youth, and elders in
12 countries and on 5 continents around the world. It is a 3-year pilot study
funded by the government of Canada through Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova
Scotia Canada. The Project is hosting an international conference to present leading
edge innovations in building, sustaining and researching resilience in children
and youth, globally.(...) Researchers, policy makers, child advocates, clinicians,
and community workers globally are being invited to share their work. "
-
Key note speakers include: James Garbarino * Hamilton McCubbin * Laura McCubbin
* Cindy Blackstock * Zahava Solomon
- The following
sub-themes will be explored at the conference: (A) Theories of resilience in children
and youth across cultures (B) Research methods in the study of resilience across
cultures and contexts (C) Interventions to build resilience in children and youth,
including prevention and treatment.
Source:
"The
International Resilience Project (IRP) is an international research project
that is using different types of research methods to examine what helps children
and youth cope with the many challenges that they face in life. It looks at this
from the perspective of youth, elders and others in each community that participates.
The project is working with children, youth, and elders in twelve countries and
on five continents around the world. It is a 3-year pilot study funded by the
government of Canada through Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada."
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12th
Biennial Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference:
Forging
Social Futures: Canadian and International Perspectives
A
joint initiative of the University of New Brunswick and the Canadian Council on
Social Development
June 16-18, 2005
Fredericton, New Brunswick
"This
is an opportunity for scholars, analysts, policy makers and activists to share
ideas about building equitable communities. The bilingual
forum is a diverse mix of the practical and the theoretical. It will highlight
what works, what doesn't work and what could work. Participants will come away
with new information and ideas about how theories can be turned into responsive
policies and programs. The conference will feature a mixture
of keynotes, plenaries, workshops and roundtables to maximize opportunity for
presentation and discussion. Most sessions are to be held at the Wu Conference
Centre at the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick in the stimulating
context of this bilingual and bicultural province."
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
University of
New Brunswick
Related Links:
This conference is a biennial event that started in 1982. I've attended every conference in this series except the one in Regina in 1997, and I highly recommend it as a meeting place for academics, "feds"and provincial-territorial government people and NGO folks.
Canadian
Social Welfare Policy Conference Proceedings
Fredericton - June 16-18,
2005
[Proceedings posted September 2005]
- incl. links to complete proceedings
and highlights for each of the three days of the conference; the link below is
to the complete proceedings.
Conference Proceedings with photographs (PDF file - 566K, 78 pages)
Here are links to the two most recent conferences:
11th
Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference - It's Time to Act!
Ottawa,
June 15-17, 2003
10th
Biennial Conference on Canadian Social Welfare Policy :
Wealth,
Health and Welfare: Tensions and Passions
Calgary, June 17-20,
2001
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Rethinking
Development: Local Pathways to Global Wellbeing
Worldwide
Leaders Will Discuss Innovative Solutions for Positive Sustainable Development
St.
Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
June 20-24, 2005
-
incl. links to : Conference Description | Program | List of Presenters | Call
for Papers | Conference Papers | Brochure | Links | Workshops | Registration
"You
won't want to miss this landmark conference examining development initiatives
around the world that have successfully integrated socially and environmentally
responsible policies and practices. "
(more than 400 government, non-government,
business, labour, academic, and youth leaders from 30 countries and 6 continents
are gathering at St FX University for this conference.0
"We've got
some of the world's leading thinkers and practitioners in this field, including:
-
Ray Anderson, founder & CEO of Interface Inc., the world's largest company
committed to complete sustainability
- Bunker Roy, founder of the Barefoot
College in India - built by and for India's rural poor,
- Ela Bhatt, founder
of the Self-Employed Women's Association in India
- Dr. Marilyn Waring, pioneer
New Zealand economist
- Mathis Wackernagel, developer of the Ecological Footprint
- one of the most widely used measures of sustainability."
Source:
GPI
Atlantic
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Protecting
children, helping adults: Bringing two worlds closer together
6th National
Child Welfare Symposium
May 26 - 27, 2005
Mont
Royal Centre, Montreal, Québec
Conference Themes: domestic violence
* mental health * child protection * drug abuse * intellectual disabilities
"The Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare (CECW) is proud to present the detailed program, including a registration form, for the 6th National Child Welfare Symposium (www.cecw-cepb.ca) , to be held at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 26 - 27, 2005. Protecting Children, Helping Adults: Bringing Two Worlds Closer Together, is bringing together researchers and practitioners with managers and decision makers who wish to build bridges between services for adults (specifically in the areas of domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health problems, and intellectual disability) and child welfare services. A forum on social policy is taking place at the end of the second day of the symposium. Its goal is to lay the groundwork for co-ordinating services for adults and services for children, with the aim of responding better to the respective needs of the members of families in difficulty. Taking the risk of intervening, togethershould this be the starting point for concerted action?"
Program (PDF file - 1.4MB, 14 pages)
Registration will be available online on Monday, May 7, 2005.
Source:
Centre
of Excellence for Child Welfare
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Canadian
Conference on Homelessness
May 17-20, 2005
York
University - Toronto
"The Canadian Conference on Homelessness is the first
national, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary forum for sharing and collaboration
in order to explore the links between research and action, and to continue to
move towards effective long-term solutions in homelessness issues. The conference
will provide a foundation for future research and action on homelessness along
with the capacity to develop effective solutions across Canada over the long-term."
-
incl. links to Program - Call for Papers - Schedule - Register - About Us (Organizers,
Support, Partners)
Version française:
Conférence
canadienne sur litinérance
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First
Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Centre of Canadian Studies
The
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
May 5-6, 2005
"This
interdisciplinary conference will explore the significance of Aboriginal peoples
in the development of cultural and intellectual thought in Canada. The conference
is designed to bring Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars together to consider
the development and transmission of Indigenous thought and the impact of Aboriginal
perspectives on cultural, political, environmental, historical, legal, philosophical
and anthropological thought in Canada."
Yes, it is too late to attend this conference (darn...), but I want to draw your attention to an excellent collection of recent papers, most of which were prepared specifically for this event.
Abstracts
and papers - links to the full text of 47 papers prepared for this
conference, all in PDF format, and the possiblity of more to come ("abstracts
and papers will be posted online as they are received")
Highly recommended
reading --- there's a wealth of information here, mostly by Canadian experts
and almost all of it about First Nations in Canada!
The complete collection
of studies (plus abstracts of other papers presented at the conference) is on
two pages - "Authors A-M" and "Authors N-Z" (don't miss that
second page!)
Source:
Centre
of Canadian Studies
[ The University of
Edinburgh ]
NOTE:
Kudos to the Centre of
Canadian Studies for making all of this content available online!
This conference
website is a fine example of why social researchers should include websites for
upcoming and recent conferences on their list of online resources to peruse from
time to time --- you'll often find large collections of timely and relevant papers
and presentations on conference websites - keep them in mind...
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Women's
Rights and Freedoms: 20 Years (In) Equality - Conference
April
28, 2005 - May 1, 2005
Vancouver, BC
National conference hosted by the West
Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (West Coast LEAF) and the National Association
of Women and the Law (NAWL). The Conference will be bilingual and will strive
towards accessibility. The focus of the Conference will be the 20th anniversary
of the equality requirements (Section 15) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. Section 15, which is part of the supreme law of Canada, prohibits discrimination
by Government on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion,
sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, and other grounds. The Conference will
include discussions on how the Charter affects women and our rights. The Conference
is expected to provide information on the law and discrimination, as well as a
unique opportunity to meet, strategize and share information with activists, community
workers, lawyers, and others from across the country about what actions we can
take to advance women's rights.
Related Links:
West
Coast Legal Education and Action Fund
National
Association of Women and the Law
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Beyond
Rhetoric: Canadas Second Conference on Bullying
Ottawa Congress
Centre
March 21-23, 2005
"The conference will bring together academic
and community-based researchers, service providers youth, policy makers, and key
stakeholders in order to better understand issues relating to bullying and victimization;
and move towards finding effective solutions."
Source:
Bullying
Awareness Network
Related Link:
Child
and Youth Friendly Ottawa
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What
Works?
The Social Policy, Research and Evaluation Conference 2004
- New Zealand
25-26 November (2004), Wellington Convention Centre
"What
Works?" is a fundamental question for both policy and practice. The conference
will bring together the policy, provider, research and evaluation communities
and emphasise evidence-based policy and practice.
- incl. links to : General
Information - Registration - Accommodation - Programme
- Papers and Presentations - Speaker Profiles - Poster Competition - Social Programme
- Contacts - Conference Partners - News Archive - Call
for Abstracts (closed)
Programme
"The
conference programme includes a combination of keynote plenary sessions, panel
discussions and concurrent sessions. The Advisory Committee reviewed over 150
high quality abstracts submitted by leading New Zealand researchers. Over 100
papers have been included in the concurrent sessions which will provide delegates
with a range of New Zealand perspectives on social policy, research and evaluation."
NOTE
- one of the keynote addresses is a Canadian presentation: First Nations Peoples
in Canada: The best caregivers for First Nations Children and Youth (by Cindy
Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
of Canada)
Concurrent sessions include : Public Good Research Meets Policy
and Practice - Social Capital - Capacity Building and Communities - What Works
for Youth - Duncan McLennan on Housing Policy - What Works (Disability)
Incomes
- Best Practice Research & Evaluation - Census Data - Improving Educational
Outcomes - Primary Health Care - Social Indicators - Promoting Healthier Lifestyles
- What Works for Children - Employment - Sustainable - Community Development -
Housing Affordability - What Works for Families - Mortality - Migration - Family
Violence - Achieving Work / Life Balance - Community, Culture, Housing - Mental
Health
Source:
New
Zealand Ministry of Social Development
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Exploring
New Approaches to Social Policy: Lessons from Research
Policy Research
Initiative Conference
December 13-15, 2004
Ottawa Congress Centre
"On
December 13-15, 2004 the PRI will present a milestone conference on new approaches
to social policy.
Building on interdepartmental research from three PRI social
policy projects, the conference objectives are twofold:
- to describe, based
on research results, the social, economic, and demographic challenges and opportunities
most likely to affect social policy in the medium term; and
- to assess new
and underutilized approaches for addressing such challenges and for capitalizing
on opportunities.
The second objective will dominate the agenda, with many
sessions exploring different approaches to social policy issues."
Conference
Agenda
HTML
PDF
(204K, 18 pages)
Here are just some of the topics and the people:
Topics include: Challenges and Opportunities for Canadian Social Policy - Population Aging and Life-Course Flexibility - Family Work Education: Trends in the Use of Time and Its Consequences - The New Statistical Tools for Life-Course Analysis - Poverty and Social Exclusion - Social Capital and Poverty - Family-Work Balance - Asset-Based Policies and Programs - Strengthening Communities and Collective Capacities through Social Capital - Applying a Social Capital Lens in First Nations Communities - Increasing Choices for Life-Long Learning - Building Horizontal Partnerships - Immigrant Integration through Multi-Level Partnerships - Engaging the Private Sector in Affordable Housing - Reducing Poverty and Exclusion through Social Capital - Population Aging and Life-Course Flexibility: International Experiences - Increasing the Age of Retirement in OECD Countries - Exploring the Potential of the Social Economy - Legal Norms as Drivers of Social Policy - How to Court a Centipede: The Governance of Social Policy in Canada
Speakers/Commentators/Chairs include: Alex Himelfarb - Jean-Pierre Voyer - Michael Wernick - Terry Hunsley - Michael Wolfson - Peter Hicks - Nicole Jauvin - Linda Duxbury - Peter Nares - John Greenwood - Andrew Treusch - Satya Brink - Scott Murray - Cynthia Williams - Judith Maxwell - Stephen Loyd - Marcel Lauzière - Susan Scotti - Allen Zeesman - Nathalie Des Rosiers - Marie Fortier - Jocelyne Bourgon - Thomas Courchene - Gilles Paquet - Keith Banting - William Watson
Presentations
and Speeches from the
Exploring New Approaches to Social Policy Conference
(Ottawa,
December 13-15, 2004)
- links to presentations (Powerpoint
slides) and speeches from the PRI Conference Exploring New Approaches to Social
Policy.
Source:
Policy
Research Initiative
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New
Century, New Risks: Challenges for Social Development in Canada - Conference
(Nov. 18-19, 2004 - Montréal)
"Social Development
Canada is co-convening a conference on social development with the McGill Institute
for the Study of Canada, to be held November 18-19 2004, in Montréal. The
conference is entitled, 'New Century, New Risks: Challenges for Social Development
in Canada.' Taking an international perspective, this conference
will examine the new social risks facing Canadians and debate new directions in
social policy. The conference will also examine new trends in governing social
development and consider how complex social problems are addressed on the ground."
Co-Convenors:
Social
Development Canada
McGill
Institute for the Study of Canada (McGill University)
Speakers included:
Tom Kent, Ken Dryden, Céline Le Bourdais, David Green, John Myles,
John Stephens, Judith Maxwell, Bruno Palier, Jane Jenson, Frances Lankin, Marcel
Lauzière, Roger Gibbins
Source:
Preliminary
Program
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A
New Social Architecture for Canada's 21st Century (PDF file - 1.2MB,
32 pages) Source: Related Links: New
Century, New Risks: Challenges for Social Development in Canada - Conference
(Nov. 18-19, 2004 - Montréal) |
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2004
A Community Forum on Homelessness Linking Ottawa Research with Action and Policy
- Ottawa
November 22, 2004 (9:00a.m. 4:00 p.m)
In Honour of National
Housing Day
University of Ottawa
Presentations and themes include :
Homeless: The Perspectives and Experiences of Adolescents in Family Shelters in
Ottawa Promoting Social Inclusion through a Harm Reduction Approach
Investigating Diversity Among the Homelessness Population: Implications for Developing
Effective Housing Policies and Programs The Effectiveness of Occupational
Therapy with People at Risk of Homelessness Youth at Risk Vulnerable
Women Supportive Housing - models and best practices Rent Control
- its impact on affordable housing Harm Reduction
Keynote Speaker at
lunch is Dr. Stephen Hwang (internationally recognized
researcher in homelessness and health with the Inner City Health Research Unit
at St Michaels Hospital in Toronto).
Information and Registration Form (PDF file - 36K, 1 page)
Source:
Centre
for Research on Community Services (University of Ottawa)
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Child
Care for a Change!Shaping the 21st Century
Childcare
& Early Learning Conference
November 12-14, 2004
Winnipeg
Convention Centre
"The Canadian
Council on Social Development (CCSD) is the host of the conference Child
Care For A Change! Shaping the 21st Century." The conference will take place
at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, in Winnipeg, from November 12th to 14th, 2004.
This exciting pan-Canadian conference will feature inspiring
speakers such as UN Special Envoy Stephen Lewis and Quebec Education Critic
Pauline Marois. It will provide ample time for a rich dialogue and debate
during sessions like the special Town Hall Meeting on Child Care. It is expected
that the ideas generated from the conference will influence public policy and
public perception about early learning and child care and help set the agenda
for the next decade."
General
Info - Program
(incl. list of 15 workshops)- Speakers
- Papers - Registration
- Accommodation
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
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It's
the Journey, not the destination
13th National Child and Youth Care Conference
Calgary
October
13, 14, & 15, 2004
Conference
at a Glance
- table with active links to more complete descriptions
of the program; Keynotes, Sessions
and Tour Destinations all have active hyperlinks.
Conference Hosted by:
Child & Youth Care Association of Alberta
"An
organization of child care professionals who have common interests, concerns and
objectives in providing quality services to children and youth."
Conference
Sponsored by :
Council
of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations
Related Link:
International
Child and Youth Care Network
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WorldForum
2004
Fifteenth Annual Summit of Child Welfare Leaders
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
27 - 30 September
Theme: National Plans of Action for Children
"Childhood
and Adolescence in the Political and Social Agenda"
- this link to the
Summit website includes links to program information, speakers (incl. Peter Dudding
and Bruce Rivers from Canada), host country info and online registration
"The International Forum for Child Welfare, IFCW, and the Argentine Committee of Pursuit and Application of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CASACIDN) have organised the WorldForum 2004 on National Plans of Action (NPA) for Children, 'Childhood and Adolescence in Political and Social Agenda'. Within the framework of the NPAs, several areas of special interest will be reviewed, such as poverty, working children, discrimination, right to participation and the responsibility of the State and the society. The aim of this Forum is to promote the establishment of cooperation in the search for alternatives to the problems of children in their respective countries, and to contribute to the development of up-to-date knowledge on children matters around the world. A combination of specialised conferences, presentations and workshops will serve as frameworks for the discussion and the exchange of ideas among peers."
National Plans of Action - A World Fit for Children (part of Summit website info)
Source:
International
Forum for Child Welfare
Related Link:
UN
General Assembly Special Session on Children -
May 8-10, 2002
Official UNICEF website for the Special Session
- For links to more info on the UN Special Session on Children and to Canada's Action Plan, go to the Children's Rights Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/chnrights.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Conference:
A Canada Fit For Children: A South Asian Plan of Action
September 13-14,
2004
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"South Asia Partnership Canada, the Canadian
Society for International Health, Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada, the
Canadian Teachers Federation, the Children and Armed Conflict Working Group
of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, UNICEF Canada and Action
Canada for Population and Development invite you to a participatory conference
to accelerate the implementation of A Canada Fit for Children, Canadas
National Plan of Action in South Asia.
Background
On
April 22, 2004, the Canadian Government submitted A Canada Fit For Children, Canada's
official response to its commitment for a National Plan of Action for children
made at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children in May
2002. An important feature of this plan is what Canada will do internationally
to help children. This participatory conference will focus on South Asia, where
there is the greatest concentration of people - and children - in poverty."
Conference
Program
Online Registration
Subscribe
to Children's Issues in South Asia On-Line Discussion
20 Aug 2004
"The
Canada Fit for Children (CFC) list-server starting on August 23, 2004, is an advance
discussion for conference participants and those who cannot attend in Canada and
in South Asia.
(...)Once you subscribe, you will then be able to post and receive
messages from like-minded colleagues from South Asia, Canada and other parts of
the world. The dialogue will be moderated and compiled for presentation to the
conference plenary in September."
Source:
South
Asia Partnership Canada
"South Asia Partnership Canada serves as a
forum of Canadian organizations that, together and with South Asian partners,
works for sustainable human development in the region. SAP Canada works on three
major themes: Peace and Security, Governance and Democracy, and Sustainable Livelihoods."
Social
Policy and the Life-Course Perspective
2004 Queen's International Institute
on Social Policy (QIISP)
August 23-25, 2004
"Once
again, the Policy Research Initiative is joining the QIISP in the presentation
of an annual summer institute, bringing together senior officials and policy-makers
to review recent research findings and to discuss major directions in social policy.
Organized by the Queen's University School of Policy Study, in partnership with
the PRI and Social Development Canada, the primary objective of the QIISP is knowledge
transfer. This year's program will emphasize the need to take a life-course perspective
in the analysis of social exclusion, work-family balance, and other social policy
issues."
Participation in the Institute is by invitation only.
Source:
Upcoming
Events
[ Policy
Research Initiative ]
Related Links:
Queen's
International Institute on Social Policy
Social Policy and the Life Course
Perspective
23-25 August 2004
Source:
School
of Policy Studies
[ Queens University
(Kingston, Ontario) ]
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Promoting
Resilient Development in Children Receiving Care :
6th International Looking
After Children Conference
and 5th National Child Welfare Symposium
August
1619, 2004
Ottawa, Canada
[ version française : Promouvoir
le développement et la résilience chez les enfants recevant des
services d'aide à l'enfance ]
Bilingual conference,
includes both the 6th International Conference of the Looking After Children initiative
and the 5th National Child Welfare Symposium
"The Promoting Resilient Development in Children Receiving Care conference will provide an opportunity to take stock of the accomplishments of the Looking After Children initiative and to explore how its multiple links with the burgeoning areas of resilience theory and research may be strengthened through assessment, intervention and outcome monitoring. (...) The Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare and the Child Welfare League of Canada have developed a series of National Child Welfare Symposia to contribute to the development of research and practice with children and families and to the transfer of knowledge among Canadian stakeholders. (...) It will bring together researchers, practitioners, out-of-home care providers, youth in care and policy makers to explore strategies for promoting resilience among children and youth involved in child welfare."
Introduction
- includes a description of the International Looking After Children Initiative
and the Canadian National Child Welfare Symposia
Program
- incl. schedule and speakers (more info will be added to this section in April)
Source:
Child
Welfare League of Canada
[ Ligue
pour le bien-être de lenfance du Canada ]
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Facing
Current Realities: New Knowledge in the Canadian Voluntary Sector
2004 Community
of Inquiry [COI] Symposium (Third national symposium)
July
9th & 10th, 2004
Ryerson University, Toronto
"The COI Symposium
is a national network of practitioners, consultants and academics committed to
strengthening research capacities in the voluntary sector and sharing knowledge
in a climate of mutual interdependence and inclusiveness. The COI currently has
close to 300 members from voluntary organizations, academic institutions, all
levels of government, independent think tanks, and private consultants. The
COI Symposium is an opportunity to bring together individuals with an interest
in voluntary sector issues to share and learn from a variety of experiences and
disciplines. Held over two days, the COI Symposium will showcase 15 panel papers
disseminating new knowledge in the Canadian voluntary sector. These panel papers
are grouped into six themes: Financial Resources Issues
in the Voluntary Sector - Human Resources Issues in the Voluntary Sector - Building
Sector Capacity - Partnership and Collaboration Strategies - Diversity and Values
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment - Overcoming Barriers and Seizing Opportunities
Program
of Events
Hosted by:
Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Community of Inquiry (COI)
[ Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Network ]
Co-sponsored by:
Centre
for Voluntary Sector Research and Development
Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy
Contesting
Citizenship and Civil Society in a Divided World"
ISTR Sixth International
Conference
Ryerson University and York University
Toronto, Canada
July
11-14, 2004
- exchange of ideas and research findings about Civil Society,
philanthropy, and the Third Sector
Source:
International
Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)
"...a major international
association promoting research and education in the fields of philanthropy, civil
society and the nonprofit sector. ISTR reflects the growing worldwide interest
in Third Sector research and provides a permanent forum for international research,
while at the same time building a global scholarly community in this field."
- Go to the Canadian Social Research Links Voluntary Sector Links page
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2004
Western Premiers' Conference
July 7-9, 2004
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Communiqués:
*
2005 Western Premiers' Conference (July 9, 2004)
* BSE
(July 9, 2004)
* Securities
(July 9, 2004)
* Strengthening
the Federation (July 9, 2004)
* Energy
(July 9, 2004)
* An
Open Letter to the Prime Minister (July 8, 2004)
* News
Release (July 8, 2004)
* Western
Premiers' Conference website
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Adequate
& Affordable Housing for All
Research,
Policy, Practice
An international conference held under the auspices
of
Housing and the Built Environment, Research Committee 43, of the International
Sociological Association
June 24-27, 2004
"The Centre for Urban and
Community Studies is pleased to host the 2004 international housing research conference
under the auspices of Housing and the Built Environment, Research Committee 43
of the International Sociological Association."
- follow the links in
the right-hand column of the conference home page (the link above) to find the
following info: Conference Theme - Auspices: ISA RC43 -
Organizing Committee - Call for
Papers - Conference Program - Housing
Practice Field Workshops - Deadlines (Key Dates) - Registration
& Fees - Delegates, Abstracts, Papers - Tours
and Social Program - Accommodation - About
Toronto - About Canada - Housing
Issues in Toronto - Housing Information Gateway - ENHR
Housing Conference July 2004
Source:
Centre
for Urban and Community Studies
[ University
of Toronto ]
Related Link:
International
Sociological Association
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Building
a Comprehensive Early Childhood Development System - Conference
May
25, 2004
Quebec City
"This conference, organized
by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration
with the Society for Prevention Research, is intended for policy and service planners,
and child development researchers. It will offer an opportunity to hear from experts
such as Fraser Mustard (The Founders Network), Sheila Kamerman (Columbia
University), Philip Merrigan (University of Quebec at Montreal), and John
Godfrey (Canadian Member of Parliament), on the biological, psychological
and economic importance of early childhood development. International examples
of comprehensive Early Childhood Development initiatives will be presented. The
conference will also allow discussions on the best ways to implement comprehensive
ECD systems in Canada."
- incl. links to the program and online registration
form, and contact information
Preliminary Program (PDF file - 177K, 4 pages)
Source:
Centre
of Excellence for Early Child Development - University of Montreal
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Interaction
2004: Conflict Resolution Network Canadas 8th Biennial Conference
June
2-5, 2004
Kitchener, Ontario
"Our vision for is to provide an exhilarating
learning opportunity for those across Canada who care about the peaceful resolution
of conflict and who aspire to achieve excellence in conflict resolution practice.
With a diversity of authors, practitioners, experts, artists and members of the
public, Interaction 2004 will focus on the discovery - or rediscovery - of what
lies at the 'core' of conflict resolution: the principles, world views, foundational
skills and understandings that underpin this important work."
Source:
Conflict Resolution Network Canada
"Our
Vision is a society where all citizens are engaged in building safe and healthy
families, workplaces and communities. (...) As Canada's
largest broad-based conflict resolution organization, we encourage conflict resolution
in * Schools * Workplaces * Communities * Criminal Justice
Settings * Environment * Media * Government * International Settings."
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Welfare-toWork:
The Next Generation
A National Forum
UPDATE - February 2, 2004
Profiles,
Papers and Presentations (abstracts / Powerpoint presentations / complete
papers)
- links to 40+ papers and presentations from the Welfare to Work Forum
are now available for download - includes keynote speeches, transcripts of sessions,
powerpoint presentations and more.
Welfare
to Work: The Next Generation
A National Forum
November 16
18, 2003
Source : Community Services Council
of Newfoundland and Labrador
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First
Ministers' Meeting
January 30, 2004
Martin
gives provinces $2 billion for health care, but no long-term guarantees
Canadian Press
January 30, 2004
"OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul
Martin agreed Friday to give the provinces $2 billion in new health-care cash,
but dashed premiers' hopes of getting a promise to increase Ottawa's share of
health funding over the long term."
Source:
Canada.com
Google Canada News Search Results: "first ministers meeting, Canada" - links to relevant media coverage of the event
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Ministers
agree that immigration is key to Canada's future :
Federal-Provincial-Territorial
Meeting of Ministers responsible for Immigration
Victoria, British
Columbia - January 21-22, 2004
"Victoria, January
22, 2004 -- Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for immigration
reaffirmed today the importance of attracting skilled and knowledgeable immigrants
to address Canadas demographic changes and labour market needs."
Source:
Canadian
Intergovernmental
Conference Secretariat
Related
Links (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
- links to 10 files with
related content, including information about federal-provincial-territorial agreements
on immigration, the 2001 census and various statistics concerning immigration.
Citizenship
and Immigration Canada: Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Immigration in Victoria
on January 21 and 22
Media Advisory
January 16, 2004
"The
federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for immigration will
meet in Victoria on January 21-22, 2004. The ministers will address many issues
of mutual interest, including strategies that could facilitate greater regional
distribution of the benefits of immigration."
Source:
Citizenship
and Immigration Canada
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NOTE:
for links to information about the World Economic Forum
and the World Social Forum, both of which took place
in the latter part of January 2004, go to the Canadian Social Research Links Social
Research Links in Other Countries (Non-Government) page
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Exploring
the Promise of Asset-Based Social Policies:
Reviewing Evidence from Research
and Practice
Conference on Asset-Based Approaches
December
8-9, 2003
Gatineau (Aylmer), Québec
"This
conference is part of an interdepartmental research project entitled New Approaches
for Addressing Poverty and Exclusion. It will provide a unique opportunity for
policymakers and experts to examine what we have learned so far from Canadian
and international research, policy and practice on the strengths and limitations
of asset-based approaches (saving programs for individual development, learning,
housing, etc.). The goal will be to stimulate debate and reflection on the potential
role of these approaches in our poverty prevention and reduction policies."
Program
details
Registration
information (small PDF file)
Source:
Policy
Research Initiative
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International
Conference
The Opportunity and Challenge of Diversity: A Role for Social Capital?
November
24-25, 2003
Montreal
"(...)This conference is being organized by the
Government of Canada's Policy Research Initiative, jointly with the Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development, and in partnership with several federal
departments, to examine the role of social capital in the inclusion of immigrants
and members of ethno-cultural communities, and to identify the potential opportunities
and challenges that a social capital perspective poses for public policy."
Program
and Registration Brochure (PDF file - 462K, 9 pages)
Source:
Policy
Research Initiative
Related Link:
Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Welfare
to Work: The Next Generation
A National Forum
November 16
18, 2003
"[Government] welfare to work strategies raise many critical
issues related to assumptions about income support recipients and the labour market,
program goals, political and ideological factors, program design, performance,
social and economic impacts, labour force skills, and education. (...) In response
to these issues, the Community Servic