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What's New and the weekly Canadian Social Research Newsletter

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Archived Issues (starting with the latest at the top):

- May 11, 2008
* $4.3 Million to Support Manitobans to Move Into Jobs, Increase Shelter Welfare Rates (Manitoba Anti-Poverty Strategy) - May 6
* What is Poverty? Providing Clarity for Canada (Fraser Institute) + Counterpoint from The Welllesley Institute - May 7
* Canadian Network for Guaranteed Income Being Organized - May 6
* 2008 May Report of the Auditor General of Canada - May 6
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Labour Force Survey, April 2008 - May 9
--- Study: Retirements in the federal public service, 2007 - May 9
--- Canada Year Book, 2007 - May 7
--- Employment, Earnings and Hours, February 2008 - May 7
--- Income of Canadians, 2006 - May 5
--- 2006 Income Trends in Canada - May 5
* Indicators of Well-being in Canada (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) - Updated April 2008
* Welfare Hike Would Make BC 'Magnet' for Poor: Welfare Minister (The Tyee.ca) - May 5
* Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy: Time to give 'em your two cents' worth!
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - May 9
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content:
--- Big steps in childcare: LHMU long day care parent survey - Posted 07-05-2008
---National Rental Affordability Scheme: technical discussion paper - Posted 07-05-2008
--- Principles for justice in child well-being and protection - an effective child well-being and protection system - Posted 05-05-2008
* CRINMAIL 980, 981(May 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

May 4, 2008
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- 2006 Census: Earnings, income and shelter costs - May 1
--- Adult learning in Canada: Characteristics of learners - April 2008
--- Why are the majority of university students women? - April 2008
--- Provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2007 - April 28
--- Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2004/2005 - April 28
* Census 2006 coverage in The Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail
* A Quarter Century of Economic Inequality in Canada: 1981-2006 (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - April 2008
* Why Inequality Matters --- in 1,000 Words or Less (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - April 2008
* Nova Scotia Budget 2008 - April 29
* Newfoundland and Labrador Budget 2008 - April 29
* Release of The Fiscal Monitor for February 2008 (Department of Finance Canada) - April 28
* Ontario : Thousands of foster kids to get Registered Education Savings Plans (The Toronto Star) - April 23
* Privy Council Office (PCO)
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - May 2
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* U.S. Census Bureau: History (Review by The Scout Report)
* World Bank PovertyNet Newsletter # 113, April 2008
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content
--- Trends in the receipt of income support by workforce age people 1978 to 2007 (Australia) - Posted April 29
* CRINMAIL 978, 979 (April/May 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- April 27, 2008
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Study: Retiring together, or not, 1986 to 2001 - April 25
--- Local government finance: Assets and liabilities at December 31, 2005 - April 25
--- Earnings, income and shelter costs, 2006 Census - April 24
--- Employment, Earnings and Hours, January 2008 - April 24
* 2008 Provincial Budget - Prince Edward Island - April 23
* Éliminer la pauvreté : ce que peuvent faire les gouvernements (Petits déjeuners sur la Colline) - Le 17 avril
* The federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada (House of Commons Social Development Committee evidence) - April 10
* Living on Welfare in BC: Experiences of Longer-Term “Expected to Work” Recipients (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - April 22
* Alberta Budget 2008 - April 22
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - April 25
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* Tax Freedom Day - U.S. (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) - April 23
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content:
--- Pulling the threads together - Consultations, conversations and contemplations on child poverty in Australia- Posted 22-04-2008
--- Private rent assistance 2006-07: Commonwealth State Housing Agreement national data report - Posted 22-04-2008
--- Measures of Australia's progress: summary indicators, 2008 - Posted 22-04-2008
--- Australia 2020 Summit - initial report - Posted 21-04-2008
* CRINMAIL 976, 977 (April 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- April 20, 2008
* New poverty articles from the Toronto Star:
--- Determining a deprivation index - April 19
--- Defining poverty - April 19
--- Definition of poverty stalls federal committee - April 16
--- Getting together to fight poverty - April 15
* From the April 2008 issue of Policy Options from the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP):
--- Guaranteed annual income: why Milton Friedman and Bob Stanfield were right (Hugh Segal)
--- This just in : surpluses across the board (Tom Courchene)
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Consumer Price Index, March 2008 - April 17
--- Current economic conditions - April 17
--- New releases from Census 2006 - April 16
--- The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: Analysis by Region or Country of Birth - released April 16 (analysis is dated February 2008)
--- Study: Community vulnerability to population and employment decline, 1981 to 2001 - April 14
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - April 18
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* Seizing the Moment: State Governments and the New Commitment to Reduce Poverty in America (Center for Law and Social Policy) - April 2008
* Selected U.S. resources on poverty measurement and poverty reduction
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content:
--- Growing community enterprise: an evaluation of the Community Enterprise Development Initiative - Posted 17-04-2008
--- Blueprint for early childhood development and school reform - Posted 14-04-2008
* CRINMAIL 974, 975 (April 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- April 13, 2008
* British Columbia update:
--- Children of Poverty: 14 years later (Vancouver Sun special report) - April 11
--- Brief to the Senate on Urban Child Poverty (by Michael Goldberg, First Call BC) - February 2008
* Atkinson Charitable Foundation e-bulletin - April 2008 issue - April 10
* The latest from the Canadian Council on Social Development:
--- 2006 Low-Income Cut-offs - March 27
--- Stats & Facts fact sheets: A Profile of the Labour Market in Canada - March 12
* Manitoba Government Budget 2008 - April 9
* Welfare Incomes 2006 --- Web-only Data for 2006 (National Council of Welfare) - April 2008
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Study: Canada's economy in 2007 - April 10
--- Study: Earnings inequality and earnings instability of immigrants in Canada - April 9
--- Study: High school dropouts returning to school, 1990/1991 to 2004/2005 - April 9
* Global Strategies: Improving Labour Conditions for the Working Poor (conference - May 1-2, 2008) - McGill University
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - April 11
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* Poverty reduction initiatives in the United States
* Pulling Apart : A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Washington) - April 9
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content
--- A roof over every head - Posted:08-04-2008
--- report of the National Youth Commission inquiry into youth homelessness - Posted 08-04-2008
--- Key national indicators of children's health, development and wellbeing - Posted 07-04-2008
* Measuring the Progress of Societies (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development)
* CRINMAIL 972, 973 (April 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- April 6, 2008
* New from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
--- The Debt Trap (on Global TV, April 5 (rebroadcast May 24), with Armine Yalnizyan
--- The ‘Last Recession Spook’: A Very Curable Disease, April 2008 - by John Stapleton
--- CCPA Growing Gap website
* Toronto subsidized apts. : 66 years to serve everyone on the waiting list, Ottawa must commit $ (Toronto Star) - April 5
* Quebec poor getting poorer, says anti-poverty advisory committee report (Toronto Star) - April 3
* Parliamentary committee's goal is a national poverty strategy (Toronto Star) - April 4
* Employability in Canada: Preparing for the Future (House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities - HUMA) - April 1
* Links to Anti-Poverty Strategies and Campaigns in Canada and Elsewhere (new page on this site, already doubled in size in one week --- 250 links!)
* Campaign 2000 releases new report on child poverty in Ontario; working poor still losing ground - April 2
* Fourth Report Card on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa Jan-Dec 2007 (Alliance to End Homelessness (Ottawa) - April 1
* Charitable Organizations: help with your Registered Charity Information Return - the T3010A (The Charities File)
* New from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador:
--- Government Increases Income Support Benefits - April 1
--- Province Supports Tax Measures and Support Trusts for People with Disabilities - March 31
* Minimum wage increase in Ontario effective March 31 (Ontario Ministry of Labour)
* Cathy Crowe's Monthly Newsletter #44 - April 2008 (Homelessness, housing, Toronto) - April 1
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Labour Force Survey, March 2008 - April 4
--- Canada at a Glance 2008 - April 3
-- 2006 Census: Ethnic origin, visible minorities, place of work and mode of transportation - April 2
--- GeoSearch2006 Interactive Map of Canada - April 2008
--- More Census Year 2006 Statistics - April 2
--- Canada Year Book Historical Collection (1867 to 1967) - March 31
--- Gross domestic product by industry, January 2008 - March 31
--- Payroll employment, earnings and hours, January 2008 - March 31
* Meeting of Federal-Provincial-territorial housing ministers - April 2
* Links to the latest Saskatchewan welfare policy manual and rates updated
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - April 4
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content
* CRINMAIL 970, 971 (April 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- March 30, 2008
* 2008 Ontario Budget : Growing a Stronger Ontario - March 25
* Manitoba Chamber of Commerce calls for welfare hike - March 28
* Anti-Poverty srategies and campaigns in Canada and elsewhere - new page of links on this site!
* Nova Scotia seeks input on its Poverty Reduction Strategy - March 5-31
* Newfoundland and Labrador Poverty Reduction Strategy
* Release of The Fiscal Monitor (Department of Finance Canada) - March 28
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Quarterly Demographic Estimates - October to December 2007 - March 27
--- Employment Insurance, January 2008 - March 25
* Canada and the United Nations (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade)
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - March 28
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* U.S. House of Representatives endorses goal of cutting poverty in half in 10 years - January 25
* How to Improve Poverty Measurement in the United States (Rebecca Blank, University of Michigan) - November 2007
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content
* CRINMAIL 968, 969 (March 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- March 23, 2008
* The high cost of homelessness in British Columbia (Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction - Simon Fraser University) - March 21
* Yukon Budget 2008-2009 - March 20
* Saskatchewan Budget 2008-2009 - March 19
* New Brunswick Budget 2008-2009 - March 18
* Government of Quebec launches Pacte pour l'emploi (Employment Pact) : $1Billion over three years - March 18
* Quebec : National Strategy to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion - Updated March 22
* Ontario : new Poverty Reduction Strategy measures announced March 17:
- new dental care plan for families - enhancement of the Student Nutrition Program - another $100 million to repair affordable housing units
* Federal [social spending] Caps and Cuts, 1972-1995
* Recent releases from the Parliamentary Research Library:
--- Poverty Reduction in Canada - The Federal Role - October 2007
--- Poverty Reduction Strategies in Quebec and in Newfoundland and Labrador - October 2007
--- Poverty Reduction Strategies in the United Kingdom and Ireland - November 2007
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Leading indicators, February 2008 March 20
--- Current economic conditions - March 20
--- Study: Health care use among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians, 2003 and 2005 - March 19
--- Consumer Price Index, February 2008 - March 18
--- Study: Hours polarization revisited, 1997 to 2006 - March 18
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - March 20
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* U.S. - Annual Update of the Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines - 2008 - January 23
* Welfare Reform: The U.S. Experience (Institute for Research on Poverty) - February 2008
* Fair Play for Children (U.K.)
* Council for Employment, Income and Social Cohesion (CERC, Paris) Bulletin - selected content (March 17, 2008):
--- Adequacy of social minimums: Workfare, gender and poverty alleviation in welfare democracies - February 28
--- Beyond the breadline : a poverty threshold based on a general budget approach - February 28
--- U.S. - From work to retirement : Tracking changes in women's poverty status - 2008
--- U.S. - A new war on poverty ? Is it time for a new war on poverty? Winter 2008
--- Global Employment Trends for Women - March 2008
--- National minimum wage : report 2008 - March 2008
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content
* CRINMAIL 966, 967 (March 2008) - (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- March 16, 2008
* Legislation to Implement Budget 2008 Measures and Protect Canada’s Fiscal Framework (Department of Finance Canada) - March 14
* Québec Budget 2008-2009 - March 13
* What's new from The Wellesley Institute:
--- Canada's homeownership markets plummet - March 14
--- Tackling health inequalities: 2007 Status Report on the Programme for Action - March 13
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- National Income and Expenditure Accounts, Quarterly Estimates - March 14
--- Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, fourth quarter 2007 - March 14
--- National balance sheet accounts, fourth quarter 2007 and annual 2007 - March 14
--- Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds), Third quarter 2007 - March 13
--- Study: Canadians living abroad, 2004 - March 13
--- Study: Income security in retirement among the working population, 1983 to 2004 - March 10
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - March 14
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison)
* [U.K.] Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society (Communities and Local Government) - February 25
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - selected recent content:
--- Childcare : Families that work - Posted 12-03-2008
--- 2007 Longitudinal study of Australian children research conference - Posted 12-03-2008
--- State tax reform: prospects and progress - Posted 12-03-2008
* CRINMAIL 965 (March 13, 2008) - Special edition on the UN Human Rights Council (Session 7)
(Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- March 9, 2008
* International Women's Day 2008 - March 8
* The Debate: Ontario's War on Poverty (The Agenda - TV Ontario) - March 3
* NAFTA's legacy: the worst agreement we ever signed (Murray Dobbin, in the Globe and Mail) - March 5
* What's new from Yukon Health and Social Services:
--- Families and Children with Disabilities will Benefit from New Program - December 13/07
--- Increase to Yukon Child Benefit to Help Low-Income Families - December 6/07
--- Proposed Social Assistance Reforms Announced - November 28/07
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Labour Force Survey, February 2008 - March 7
--- Employment growth among lone mothers in Canada and the US, 1980-2000 - March 7
--- Living Census: A unique multimedia experience - March 6
--- 2006 Census: Labour market activities, industry, occupation, education, language of work, place of work and mode of transportation - March 4
--- Canadian economic accounts, fourth quarter 2007, December 2007 and annual 2007 - March 3
--- Maintenance Enforcement Survey: Child and spousal support, 2006/2007 - March 3
* Alberta March 3 provincial election results (CBC / NoDice.ca / CUPE)
* Brigit's Notes: Women's Health E-bulletin (Canadian Women's Health Network) - March 8
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - March 7
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* Winter 2008 Newsletters from the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) - Network and the Basic Income Earth Network (Belgium)
* Features and Challenges of Population Ageing: The European Perspective (European Centre for Welfare Policy and Research) - March 6
* Council for Employment, Income and Social Cohesion (CERC, Paris) Bulletin - selected recent content
--- Child poverty and well-being in the European Union : Current status and way forward - January 2008
--- A social portrait of people of working age in Ireland - February 2008
--- Does informal care from children to their elderly parents substitute for formal care in Europe? - January 2008
--- Movin' on up : Reforming America's social contract to provide a bridge to the middle class - February 2008
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing
--- Out of home care for children in Australia: a review of literature and policy - Posted 06-03-2008
--- 2007 longitudinal study of Australian children - Posted 06-03-2008
--- Compensating Canada's stolen generations - Posted 29-02-2008
* CRINMAIL 962, 963 - March 2008

- March 2, 2008
* 2008 Federal Government Budget (February 26): Information and analysis by: * CBC * CTV * The Toronto Star: * The Globe and Mail * Canadian Labour Congress * Progressive Economics Forum * Canadian Union of Public Employees * Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives * Wellesley Institute * Canadian Business Online - Conference Board of Canada - Financial Post - C.D. Howe Institute
* Next Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference scheduled for May 2009 in Calgary (Canadian Council on Social Development) - February 28
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Canada's balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2007 - February 29
--- Study: Sexual orientation and victimization, 2004 - February 29
--- Survey of Household Spending, 2006 - February 26
--- Employment Insurance, December 2007 - February 26
--- Payroll employment, earnings and hours, December 2007 - February 26
--- Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, February 2008 - February 25
* What's new from the Winnipeg Inner City Alliance (Institute for Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg) - February 2008
* The Fiscal Monitor for December 2007 (Department of Finance Canada) - February 26
* Alternative Federal Budget 2008 (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - February 25
* Federal Budget 2008: Three Housing Questions for Finance Minister Flaherty (Wellesley Institute) - February 20
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - February 29
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* (U.S.) Pew Report Finds More than One in 100 Adults are Behind Bars (Pew Center on the States) - February 28
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing
--- Making it work: promoting participation of job seekers with multiple barriers through the Personal Support Programme - Posted 25-02-2008
--- Housing assistance and employment - Posted 25-02-2008
--- Public housing rent policy in Australia and overseas - Posted 25-02-2008
--- Sustaining fair shares: the Australian housing system and intergenerational sustainability - Posted 25-02-2008
--- Housing assistance in Australia 2008 - Posted 23-02-2008
--- Adoptions Australia 2006-07 - Posted 23-02-2008
* CRINMAIL 960, 961 - February 2008

- February 24, 2008
* Federal Budget 2008 : February 26
* Removing Barriers to Work: Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities in BC (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - February 22
* Stagnant Wages [British Columbia] (StrategicThoughts.com) - February 23
* Ontario pushing for Employment Insurance reform in Feb. 26 federal budget (The Toronto Star) - February 23
* New members appointed to the National Council of Welfare - February 2008
* Still Left behind : A Comparison of Living Costs and Income Assistance in British Columbia (Social Planning and Research Council - Vancouver) - February 20
* Ontario Child Benefit starts paying out in July 2008 --- but will Ontario's foster children get left behind? (Toronto Star) - February 22
* British Columbia Budget 2008 - February 19
* Castonguay Task force urges more private health care in Quebec - February 19
* Tax Expenditures and Evaluations 2007 (Department of Finance Canada) - February 19
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Study : Hourly earnings, 1997 to 2007 - February 22
--- Study : RRSP investments, 2005 - February 22
--- Public sector employment, Fourth quarter 2007 - February 22
--- Study : Chronic pain in Canadian seniors, 1996/1997 and 2005 - February 21
--- Study : Health information and the Internet, 2005 - February 21
--- Study : How families respond to layoffs, 1987 to 2001 - February 21
--- Leading indicators, January 2008 - February 20
--- Consumer Price Index, January 2008 - February 19
--- Impact of neighbourhood income on child obesity, 1994 to 2002 - February 18
* Human Resources and Social Development Canada Public Consultations
* Canada Pension Plan Annual Report, 2006-2007 (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) - tabled December 10, 2007
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - February 22
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* Bill Gates at Harvard Commencement - June 2007
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - Selected recent content
--- Year Book Australia, 2008 - Posted 21-02-2008
--- Strengthening Aboriginal family functioning: What works and why? - Posted 21-02-2008
--- Prevention and early intervention in strengthening families and relationships: Challenges and implications - Posted 21-02-2008
--- What are low ability workers to do when unskilled jobs disappear? Part 2: Expanding low-skilled employment - Posted 19-02-2008
* CRINMAIL 958, 959 - February 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- February 17, 2008
* Against the “Unborn Victims of Crime Act” (Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada) - February 9
* Guaranteed annual income gets a boost in the Toronto Star:
--- Program would lift more than 1.5 million people out of poverty - February 17
--- Senator Hugh Segal joins the poverty debate - February 14
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
---Study: The 2006 Canadian immigrant labour market: Analysis by region or country of birth - February 13
* Prince Edward Island Seniors' Guide and Information Line Released (PEI Seniors' Secretariat) - January 23
* Housing, income support and mental health: Points of disconnection (Health Research Policy and Systems) - December 2007
* Guide to Employment Law in Ontario (IsThatLegal.ca) - January 2008
* Federal Budget 2008 : February 26
* The Current State of Canadian Family Finances 2007 (Vanier Institute of the Family) - February 11
* National Child Care Conference in Richmond BC (Canadian Child Care Federation) - May 29 to 31, 2008
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - February 15
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - Selected recent content
* CRINMAIL 956, 957 - February 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- February 10, 2008
* Online Federal Pre-Budget Consultations for Budget 2008 (Department of Finance Canada) - ends at midnight on Monday February 11.
* Guarantee income for poor, Kingston senator urges; Segal filed motion to top up those below poverty line (The Kingston Whig-Standard) - February 8
* Cathy Crowe's Newsletter - February 2008 issue (#42 ) - February 8
* Québec : New resources from the Québec centre for the study of poverty and exclusion (Quoi de neuf du Centre d'étude sur la pauvreté et l'exclusion)
* British Columbia Employment and Assistance (welfare) Caseload Going Up (Strategic Thoughts - David Schreck) - February 5
* Federal Housing Minister snubs "Federal"-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Housing (The Wellesley Institute) - February 6, 2008
* Legislation to Speed Up Support to Vulnerable Communities Receives Unanimous Consent in Parliament (Finance Canada) - February 5
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Labour Force Survey, January 2008 - February 8
--- University enrolment, 2005/2006 - February 7
--- Study: Participation in sports, 2005 - February 7
--- University degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded, 2005 - February 7
--- Government Spending on Infrastructure in Canada, 1961 to 2005 - February 7
--- Employment, Earnings and Hours, November 2007 - February 6
--- Legal aid, 2006/2007 - February 5
--- Annual Demographic Estimates by Age and Sex, 2002 to 2007 - February 5
* National Housing Report Card 2008 (Wellesley Institute) - February 4
* Alberta Provincial government election called for March 3 - February 4
* 25-in-5: Network for Poverty Reduction - Ontario
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - February 9
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* 2007 U.S. Hunger and Homelessness Report (U.S. Conference of Mayors) - December 2007
* Fiscal Year 2009 Budget (U.S. Government) - February 4
* U.S. : Final TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] Rules Include Modest Improvements (Center for Law and Social Policy) - February 1
* EUROPA: Key facts and figures about Europe and the Europeans (Europa, Gateway to the European Union)
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - Selected recent content:
* CRINMAIL 954, 955 - February 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- February 3 , 2008
* Online Federal Pre-Budget Consultations for Budget 2008 (Department of Finance Canada) - Jan. 14 to Feb. 11
* Housing Again • Bulletin Number 108 - February 2008
* Up to 15,000 homeless in British Columbia : report (Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction - Simon Fraser University) - January 31
* Province of British Columbia invests $200,000 in Direct Deposit initiative (BC direct deposit incentive for welfare clients) - January 31
* Canadians Need a Medium-Term Sickness/Disability Income Benefit (Caledon Institute of Social Policy ) - January 2008
* Civic leaders are spearheading the fight to end poverty (By Judith Maxwell in The Globe and Mail) - January 28
* What's new from the Wellesley Institute:
---The Inter-agency Services Collaboration Project
--- We [non-profit sector] Can't Afford To Do Business This Way - September 2007
* Father Involvement Research Alliance - FIRA (Canada)
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Gross domestic product by industry, November 2007 - January 31
--- Federal government finance: Assets and liabilities, as of March 31, 2007 - January 30, 2008
--- Payroll employment, earnings and hours, November 2007 - January 28
* Canadian Education Association
* The Fiscal Monitor (November 2007) (Department of Finance Canada) January 25
* World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 + World Social Forum Annual Meeting 2008 - January 25-26, 2008
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - February 1
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* Policy Hub Bulletin (monthly) - United Kingdom
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - Selected recent content:
--- Application of penalties under Welfare to Work - Posted 31-01-2008
--- Experiencing the housing affordability problem: blocked aspirations, trade-offs and financial hardships - Posted 31-01-2008
--- Report on government services 2008 - Posted 31-01-2008
--- Gender income distribution of top earners - Posted 29-01-2008
* CRINMAIL 952, 953 - January 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- January 27, 2008
* Early Impacts of the learn$ave Individual Development Accounts Project (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) - January 2008
* [Ontario] Pre-budget submission, January 2008 (Ontario Campaign 2000) - January 21
* Child Welfare League of Canada E-News service
* GoDaycare.com - find and review day care providers in Canada
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Consumer Price Index, December 2007 - January 25
--- Study: The dynamics of housing affordability, 2002 to 2004 - January 25
--- Study: Immigrants in the hinterlands, 1992 to 2005 - January 25
--- Study: Female offenders, 2005 - January 24
--- Current economic conditions - January 24
--- Study: Obesity and the eating habits of the Aboriginal population, 2004 - January 23
--- Leading indicators, December 2007 - January 23
--- Study: Life expectancy in the Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada, 1989 to 2003 - January 23
--- Employment Insurance, November 2007 - January 22
* Deficits not always the work of the devil (The Toronto Star) - January 22
* People and Planet - gateway to environment, sustainability, conservation and peace
* Aboriginal Peoples - from Library and Archives Canada
* Society Statistics - from the Government of Canada
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - January 25
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* The State of the World's Children 2008 : Survival (United Nations Children's Fund) - January 22
* International trends in housing and policy responses (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute) - December 2007
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing - Selected recent content:
--- Child protection Australia 2006-07 - Posted 24-01-2008
--- Community housing 2006-07: Commonwealth State Housing Agreement national data report - Posted 24-01-2008
--- The coming famine - Posted 18-01-2008
* CRINMAIL 950, 951 - January 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- January 20, 2008
* A Tale of Two Pension Plans: The Differing Fortunes of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans (Caledon Institute of Social Policy) - January 2008
* Bridging Toronto's Divides (The Toronto Star) - January 20
* Québec : Benefit amounts under the Social Assistance Program and the Social Solidarity Program (Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale) - January 1
* Soutien aux enfants : Statistiques de l'année 2006 [Fr. only] (Régie des rentes du Québec) - juillet 2007
* A rose by any other name : Welfare departments in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan change names.
* A Bigger and Better Child Benefit: A $5,000 Canada Child Tax Benefit (Caledon Institute of Social Policy) - January 16
* 2008 Quality of Life report: Trends and Issues in Affordable Housing and Homelessness (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) - January 16
* Put poverty on the agenda (The Toronto Star) - January 16
* What's new from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards:
--- The Measurement of Output and Productivity in the Health Care Sector in Canada: An Overview (December 27, 2007)
--- Three Policies to Improve Productivity Growth in Canada (December 10, 2007)
--- The Potential Contribution of Aboriginal Canadians to Labour Force, Employment, Productivity and Output Growth in Canada, 2001-2017 (November 26, 2007)
--- Indicators of Labour Market Conditions in Canada (November 16, 2007)
--- The Impact of Interprovincial Migration on Aggregate Output and Labour Productivity in Canada, 1987-2006 - (December 10, 2007)
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- National Income and Expenditure Accounts, Quarterly Estimates, Third quarter 2007 - January 18
--- Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census - January 15
--- A Comparison of Rural and Urban Workers Living in Low-Income - January 14
--- Deaths, 2005 - January 14
* Dryden puts muscle behind poverty-reduction targets (Liberal Party of Canada) - January 15
* Maple Leaf Web - Recent site additions:
--- Federalism in Canada: Basic Framework and Operation
--- Fiscal Imbalance Debate: Origins and Perspectives
--- Canada's Electoral System: Introduction to Federal and Provincial Elections
--- Local Government in Canada: Organization & Basic Institutions
* How Resilient is the Federal Budget to an Economic Downturn? (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - January 14
* 'Wellness' atlas looks into what makes a healthy life in B.C. [University of Victoria] (Vancouver Sun) - January 10
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - January 18
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* Selected content from the latest Government Social Research Bulletin: (United Kingdom)
--- Combating child poverty in Wales: are effective education strategies in place? (December 2007)
--- Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2007 (December 2007)
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing : Selected recent content:
--- Community housing in Australia 2005-06: findings from the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement data - Posted: 15-01-2008
--- When "sorry" is not enough (human rights) - Posted: 11-01-2008
--- Honey, I calculated the kids... it's $537,000: Australian child costs in 2007 - Posted: 02-01-2008
* CRINMAIL 948, 949 - January 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- January 13, 2008
* Indicators of Well-being in Canada (new website) Human Resources and Social Development Canada - January 2008
* Eliminating poverty makes economic sense (By Ann Decter [Campaign 2000] in The Toronto Star) - January 11
* Canadian TV signals going digital-only Sept. 1, 2011
* What's New from Statistics Canada:
--- Labour Force Survey, December 2007 - January 11
--- International Survey of Reading Skills, 2005 - January 9
--- Education Matters: Insights on education, learning and training in Canada - January 7 (includes the following three articles:)
..... Literacy profile of off-reserve First Nations and Métis people living in urban Manitoba and Saskatchewan: Results from the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003
..... Taking time off between high school and postsecondary education: Determinants and early labour market outcomes
..... Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (fifth edition)
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - January 11
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* What's new from the Center for Law and Policy (U.S.)
* Poverty Mapping Project : Global Distribution of Poverty (Columbia University)
* Global Social Change Reports (The Global Social Change Research Project)
* Tax Credit Policy in the UK and its Lessons for Austria (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research) - January 9
* Council for Employment, Income and Social Cohesion (CERC, Paris) Bulletin - selected recent content:
--- Gender equality (U.N. International Poverty Centre, Brasilia) - January 2008
--- Working out of poverty : A study of the low-paid and the "working poor" (United Kingdom, Institute for Public Policy Research) - January 2008
--- The economic security of older women and men in the United States (Institute for Women's Policy Research) - December 2007
* CRINMAIL 947 - 10 January 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)

- January 6, 2008
* How our tax system discourages self-reliance (John Stapleton, in The National Post) - January 4
* AOL Canada News
* From The Toronto Star:
--- The Liberals' calculated fight against poverty - January 5
--- No time to let up on poverty front - January 2
* The Great CEO Pay Race: Over Before it Begins (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - January 2
* 20 Years Later: Has Free Trade Delivered on its Promise? (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) - December 2007
* What's new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - January 4
* Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
* New York City Mayor Bloomberg Seeks New Way to Decide Who Is Poor (New York Times) - December 30
* Policy Hub Bulletin (monthly) - United Kingdom
* Council for Employment, Income and Social Cohesion (CERC, Paris) Bulletin - selected content
* Australian Policy Online Weekly Briefing : Selected recent content, various sources
* CRINMAIL 945 - 03 January 2008 (Child Rights Information Network - CRIN)