Conferences - Canadian Social Research Links

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.

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.

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...)

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 with an Urban/Municipal Focus
- Go to the Muniscope Information and Networking website and click on "Upcoming Conferences" in the right margin

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

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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)

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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.

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.

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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 Summit’s 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

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, Queen’s 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.

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 women’s leadership by bringing together outstanding women business, professional, and governmental leaders from around all corners of the globe. (...) The Summit focuses on accelerating women’s 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

Related Links:

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...

2006 Safe Streets Safe Cities Conference
April 4 to April 6 (Calgary, AB)
"The Canada West Foundation and Calgary’s 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 Canada’s 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

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."

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."

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

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 doesn’t."

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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
"Canada’s National and International Collaboration on Pandemic Influenza Planning"

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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 Forward—Indigenous 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.

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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.

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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 women’s organizations, indigenous people’s 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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"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, together—should 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 l’itinérance

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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.

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Beyond Rhetoric: Canada’s 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."

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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

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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."

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

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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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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).

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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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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."

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”, Canada’s 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."

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 ]

"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)

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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

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."

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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 ]

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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

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Interaction 2004: Conflict Resolution Network Canada’s 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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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

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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.

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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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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

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