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Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2008
April 29, 2008
- incl. links to all budget
papers
Budget
Highlights
(...)
- Lifting from Poverty
*
Investment of $12 million this year ($17.3 million annualized) for a total of
more than $100 million annually in the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Examples
include:
* $1.7 million to support youth at risk
* $1 million to improve
access to healthy food and community activities
* $1.5 million for the extension
of the Make Work Pay Workplace Connections initiative to cover all income support
clients who join the labour market
* $2.4 million to index basic income support
benefits effective April 1, 2008
* Expanding the Employment Transition Project
for single parents through an investment of $128,000
* $470,000 investment
in community-based workplace skills training and a micro-lending program
*
$1.4 million to improve access to housing, particularly for seniors and those
working for low wages
* $40,000 to increase operating grants to eight Status
of Womens centres
* $279,000 to establish a Family Violence Treatment
Court pilot project
* $1.5 million in improvements to Income Support benefits
* Funding of $254,900 to expand the Child, Youth and Family Civil Legal Aid Project
to the Western region
* $126,300 for civil legal aid support for persons required
to make a court appearance under the Mental Health Act
(...)
News
Releases - links to 11 news releases related to Budget 2008
..including:
Newfoundland
and Labrador Continues to
Invest to Lead the Country in Poverty Reduction
Initiatives
The Williams Government continues to act on its commitment
to alleviate, prevent and reduce poverty in the province with new measures that
focus on improving earned incomes, strengthening the social safety net and supporting
youth at risk. Budget 2008 provides an additional $9.6 million in new Poverty
Reduction Strategy initiatives and this funding is in addition to the $2.4 million
announced April 1 to index basic income support rates. That brings the total investment
in the current fiscal year to $12 million and once fully implemented in 2009-10,
the Provincial Governments annual investment in poverty reduction will be
more than $100 million.
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Government
Increases Income Support Benefits
April 1, 2008
In accordance
with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), effective today April 1, the Williams Government,
as part of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), is increasing basic income support
benefits by $2.4 million annually. (...) The PRS is focused on reducing, alleviating
and preventing poverty in the province. Over a 10-year period, Newfoundland and
Labrador intends to move from the jurisdiction with the highest poverty rates
to one with the lowest in Canada.
Province
Supports Tax Measures and Support Trusts for People with Disabilities
News
Release
March 31, 2008
The Provincial Government has amended regulations
to support improvements to the tax system for individuals with low incomes, and
people with disabilities and their families by exempting both the federal Working
Income Tax Benefit and the Registered Disability Saving Plan from the calculation
of Income Support benefits. The two exemptions are effective April 1, 2008.
Opposition
Fails to Understand Poverty Reduction Strategy
June
14, 2007
News Release
The Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Human Resources,
Labour and Employment, said he is disappointed with claims by the Opposition that
government is failing in the fight against poverty in our province.
Source:
Human
Resources, Labour and Employment
Related links:
Poverty
Reduction Strategy (2005)
Poverty
reduction papers
Government
Increases Basic Income Support Benefits
March 30, 2007
Effective
April 1, government will fulfill another key commitment to poverty reduction by
providing an additional $3 million annually to further increase basic income support.
This will be accomplished by tying the basic income support rate to the provincial
consumer price index (CPI) which means an increase of 1.8 per cent.
Reducing
Poverty: An Action Plan for
Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF file
- 1.6MB, 60 pages)
June 2006
"The 2005
Speech from the Throne (PDF file - 266K, p. 22) affirmed Governments
Blueprint commitment to transform Newfoundland and Labrador over a ten-year period
from a province with the most poverty to a province with the least poverty."
Province
reaffirms commitment to poverty reduction
News
Release
May 26, 2006
Paul Shelley, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and
Employment, is pleased to announce the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
has decided that Income Support (social assistance) payments will not be affected
by the introduction of the new federal Universal Child Care Benefit. (...) The
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is developing an integrated poverty reduction
strategy. Budget
2006 included a significant investment to help people move ahead and break
the cycle of poverty. (...) The full strategy will be released later this spring.
Increased
income support rates will add up to reduced poverty: Minister*
March
29, 2006
News Release
Budget 2006 will make major investments in a broad
range of programs and services that will help the working poor, youth-at-risk,
and families with low incomes, says Paul Shelley, Minister of Human Resources,
Labour and Employment, and the lead minister for governments poverty reduction
strategy.
[*NOTE:
as part of its increased supports to people in need, the provincial govt. will
start indexing welfare benefit levels as of 2007-08; rates will be tied to the
Newfoundland and Labrador Consumer Price Index. Québec is the only other
Canadian jurisdiction that indexes its rates every year based on the prevailing
rate of inflation. This is a sound policy that prevents households receiving welfare
from falling further behind because of ongoing increases in the cost of living.
Congratulations, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, on this progressive
social policy!]
March 30, 2006
The
Right Choices: Reducing Poverty; Increasing Self Reliance
(part
of Budget 2006 - March 30/06)
Departments
of Human Resources, Labour and Employment, Health and Community Services and Education
-
includes a backgrounder with more detailed info
"The Williams government
is removing barriers to employment and providing assistance to those who need
it most through a sweeping investment in initiatives designed to combat poverty,
announced Paul Shelley, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment, and
the lead minister for governments poverty reduction strategy. Budget 2006
outlines governments integrated approach to poverty reduction, unveiling
investments of over $30.5 million in 2006-07 and $62 million annually to support
an expanded eligibility for the prescription drug program, the elimination of
school fees, increases to income support programs, and enhanced Adult Basic Education
(ABE) offerings. This initial phase of the poverty reduction strategy is a strong
basis for meeting governments pledge to significantly reduce poverty in
Newfoundland and Labrador."
Report
on poverty reduction workshops rich with insights
News Release
December
20, 2005
"A report on what was heard in workshops about poverty across
Newfoundland and Labrador illustrates how broad and complex the challenge of reducing
poverty is, says Paul Shelley, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment.
(...) In the 2005 Speech from the Throne and Budget, the Government of Newfoundland
and Labrador committed to develop a comprehensive, government-wide poverty reduction
strategy. Funding of $200,000 was committed in March 2005 to develop this strategy.
The consultants report on workshops held this summer is one component of
this work."
Complete report:
Report
on Workshop Sessions on the Development of a Poverty Reduction Strategy
(241K, 61 pages)
October 2005
Prepared by management consultants Goss Gilroy
Inc.
Related Link:
Building
pathways to poverty reduction - (backgrounder about the governments
strategic approach to reducing poverty)
March 21, 2005
Human Resources,
Labour and Employment
"Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour
and Employment, said today that several Budget 2005 measures help lessen poverty
in Newfoundland and Labrador, including funding for the development of a strategic
plan on addressing the issue of poverty."
- highlights include a two-part
increase in income support (welfare) for couples and single clients without children
(1% in July 2005 and 1% in January 2006), a 10% increase in the earnings exemption
level and more funds for employment-related activities for people with disabilities,
for the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit and for "a second pilot project
to assist single parents in receipt of income support prepare for, find and keep
employment."
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Reducing
Poverty in Newfoundland and Labrador - Background Report and Workbook
(PDF file - 1.5MB, 44 pages)
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
June
2005
"In the 2005 Speech from the Throne, the Government of Newfoundland
and Labrador committed to refine and implement a comprehensive poverty reduction
strategy in collaboration with stakeholders both within and outside the government.
This document is designed to provide readers with background information on poverty
in the province, current initiatives being undertaken by the provincial government
and ideas for future action."
Selected content from the background
report:
Poverty and its Determinants - Profile of those Living in Poverty
- Low income in Newfoundland and Labrador - Incidence of Poverty - Rural and Urban
Poverty - Depth of Poverty - Persistence - Factors Influencing Poverty - The Provincial
Labour Market - Current Initiatives of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Income Support (welfare) Program - Career, Employment and Youth Services - Newfoundland
and Labrador Child Benefit (NLCB) - Low Income Tax Reduction Program - Initiatives
for Children and Families - Initiatives to Increase Womens Economic Security
- Minimum Wage - Housing Supports - What Are other Jurisdictions Doing to Reduce
Poverty? (Quebec, rest of Canada, Ireland, Scotland) - Recommendations from Community-Based
Groups - Tax Relief - Asset Building Approaches - Finding the Right Policy Mix
- more...
+ workbook for citizens to complete and return to the provincial
government.
Work
on the development of a provincial poverty strategy kicks into high gear
News
Release
June 24, 2005
Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and
Employment, announced that workshops will begin today on the development of a
strategy to reduce the level of poverty in Newfoundland and Labrador. The sessions,
to be held in approximately 10 communities over a two-week period, will engage
those working with community-based, labour and business organizations and is just
one of several activities planned to gather input on how best to reduce poverty
in the province."
Building
pathways to poverty reduction
March 21, 2005
Human Resources,
Labour and Employment
"Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour
and Employment, said today that several Budget 2005 measures help lessen poverty
in Newfoundland and Labrador, including funding for the development of a strategic
plan on addressing the issue of poverty."
- highlights include a two-part
increase in income support (welfare) for couples and single clients without children
(1% in July 2005 and 1% in January 2006), a 10% increase in the earnings exemption
level and more funds for employment-related activities for people with disabilities,
for the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit and for "a second pilot project
to assist single parents in receipt of income support prepare for, find and keep
employment."
Preparing
our youth for success
March 21, 2005
Human Resources, Labour
and Employment
"Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment,
says Budget 2005 places a renewed focus on the young people of Newfoundland and
Labrador, especially those youth who live in poverty and who rely on income support.
'Low education levels, a lack of a high school diploma and limited work experience
are key characteristics of a dependence on income support from one generation
to the next and a cycle of poverty,' said Minister Burke. 'In 2003 youth, 18 to
29 years old, represented one-quarter of the income support caseload and almost
50 per cent of all new entrants. These numbers are alarming and are an indication
of many complex issues that require a focused, coordinated approach.'"
Minimum
wage earners in Newfoundland and Labrador to see increase in pay
News
Release
January 6, 2005
"Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources,
Labour and Employment, announced today that government has approved a $1 increase
to the provinces minimum wage. The increase will be implemented in four
25 cent increments over a two-year period. (...) The minimum wage in Newfoundland
and Labrador is currently $6 per hour. That wage will increase by 25 cents to
$6.25 effective June 1, 2005, to $6.50 effective January 1, 2006, to $6.75 effective
June 1, 2006 and to $7 effective January 1, 2007."
Related
Links: go to the Minimum Wage Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/minwage.htm
New
Income and Employment Support Act and Regulations
News Release
December
7, 2004
"The new Income and Employment Support Act and the accompanying
Income and Employment Support Regulations (...) replace the outdated Social Assistance
Act and Regulations which have been in effect since 1977. The
new act better reflects the Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employments
two major areas of responsibility: providing income support in a stable dignified
manner to eligible individuals and families; and delivering programs and services
that support individuals in achieving their employment and career goals.
Income
and Employment Support Act, S.N.L. 2002, c. I-0.1
(proclaimed
November 30, 2004)
Income
and Employment Support Regulations
(O.C. 2004-461 - Filed November
26, 2004 )
Related Links:
Income
and Employment Support Act introduced in House of Assembly
November
19, 2002
- incl. backgrounder : the consultation process, key changes, next
steps
Legislative Review Links (2002) - incl. links to the legislative review consultation report and the discussion paper on new directions for social assistance legislation
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Agreement
for Persons with Disabilities
(LMAPD) Baseline Report 2004-2005
December
2004
Source:
Dept. of Human Resources,
Labour and Employment
Department
moves to next step of Redesign Initiative
News Release
May 11,
2004
- consolidation of 20 district welfare offices, redeployment of staff,
total number of actual layoffs ~30 staff throughout the province
Mothers
and families encouraged to take advantage of Mother Baby Nutrition Supplement
New Release
July 7, 2003
Newfoundland
and Labrador Child Benefit rate increase
July 4, 2003
Pilot
project great support for single parents
News Release
March
18, 2003
"An evaluation of the Single Parent Employment Support Program
(SESP), a five-year pilot project administered by the Department of Human Resources
and Employment and the Single Parent Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
and open to clients in seven HRE offices in the North East Avalon region, concludes
that the innovative project is a great asset in assisting single parents in receipt
of income support to enter and remain in the workforce."
Complete report:
Summative
Evaluation of the Single Parent Employment Support Program (SESP) Final Report
(PDF file - 160K, 93 pages)
June 2002
Income
and Employment Support Act introduced in House of Assembly
November
19, 2002
Minister
announces changes to current income support regulations
November
19, 2002
Minister
announces consultation findings
August 5, 2002
News Release
Human
Resources and Employment
"Ralph Wiseman, Minister of Human Resources and
Employment, released today the Report of a Consultation on the Social Assistance
Act. The report is a summary of the departments community consultations
concerning the review of the Social Assistance Act and Regulations. The findings
from these consultations will assist the Department of Human Resources and Employment
as it drafts the new legislation."
- this news release includes a detailed
backgrounder
Report
of a Consultation on the Social Assistance Act (PDF file - 317K, 66
pages)
Related
Links - links to the above report, plus the January 2002 discussion paper,
Workbook ("Tell Us What You Think") and relevant legislation
Minister
releases report on supported employment (for persons with developmental
disabilities)
May 9, 2002
Human Resources and Employment
"Ralph
Wiseman, Minister of Human Resources and Employment, today released an evaluation
of his departments Supported Employment Initiative."
Summative
Evaluation of the Supported Employment Initiative (PDF file - 412K,
142 pages)
Budget 2002-2003 News Releases
March 21, 2002
Changes
to NLCB help low income families
For the second consecutive year,
low income families with children will be able to earn more money and still qualify
for the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit (NLCB). Departments
innovative changes continue
With a series of recent initiatives,
the Department of Human Resources and Employment continues its major redesign
of programs and services to assist persons on social assistance achieve independence
and extend support to low income working families.
Backgrounders
- Social
Assistance Review - province-wide public
consultations now underway, scheduled for completion in April - new legislation
to be tabled in the fall 2002
- Employment
Assistance Programs - info about NewfoundJOBS - Linkages Youth Employment
- Supported Employment - Single Parent Employment Support Program - Employability
Assistance for People with Disabilities - more...
Review
of Social Assistance Act under way
Press Release
January 7,
2002
"Gerald Smith, Minister of Human Resources and Employment, announced
today the beginning of a review process which will help in updating the department's
Social Assistance Act and Regulations. This is the first review of the legislation
in its entirety since 1977.
(...)
Following the consultation process,
which should conclude early this spring, the information gathered will be used
when drafting the new Social Assistance Act and Regulations. The new legislation
is expected to be introduced in late 2002."
Investing
in People: New Directions for Social Assistance Legislation (PDF file
- 16K, 40 pages)
Discussion Paper - January 2002
- provides information
on the current income support and employment and career programs and poses a number
of questions for discussion.
Government
committed to reducing child poverty in province
News Release
December 7, 2001
"... governments commitment to addressing the
issue [of child poverty] as demonstrated by the significant range of initiatives
undertaken in recent years..."
- includes a brief snapshot of almost
a dozen such initiatives - social assistance redesign, the Newfoundland and Labrador
Child Benefit, Early Childhood Development and other health and literacy programs
for children
Related
Links: |
Changes
in legislation benefit people living with disability
News Release
October 26, 2001
Government has approved the necessary regulatory changes
recommended by the Departments of Human Resources and Employment and Health and
Community Services to exempt support trusts when determining eligibility for social
assistance and supportive services for people living with a disability.
The 2001-2002 Budget and Human Resources and
Employment
March 22, 2001
NLCB increase good
news for low income families
Department
continues to move forward in redesign initiatives
Early Childhood
Development a priority for government
Backgrounders
New
pay system for HRE clients
NewfoundJOBS
Single
Parent Employment Support Program (SESP)
Working
together for youth
2001-2002 Budget Speech - Highlights - Links to 40+ news releases
Ministerial
Statement - Single Parent Employment Support Program
Human Resources and Employment
December 13,
2000
"Of the 173 single parents that have
taken part in the program between August of 1998, and May 2000, about 75 per cent
have found full or part time employment. Not only are they finding work, but they
are maintaining it."
Minister
gives update on redesign initiatives
Human
Resources and Employment
October 10, 2000
Julie Bettney, Minister of Human Resources and Employment,
announced today the latest details on initiatives designed to improve service
for income support clients. The initiatives, which went into effect on October
1, include an extended drug card for singles and families without children, a
new liquid assets policy, and a revised rate structure for singles over 29. On
an annual basis, these supports are valued at $1.7 million. More...
Implementation
of Province’s Strategic Social Plan–on target, on time, says Bettney
July 7, 2000
The SSP
is a vision for social change developed by and for the people of Newfoundland
and Labrador
New
initiatives announced
Human Resources
and Employment
May 15, 2000
"...three new initiatives designed to help reduce barriers to employment and
make it easier for people on income support to enter or return to the workforce"
- incl. an extended drug card for singles and families without children,
a new liquid assets policy, and a revised rate structure for singles over 29.
All three measures are effective October 1, 2000
Study
of Supports to Persons with Disabilities (PDF file - 340K, 81 pages)
FINAL REPORT
Prepared for:
The Study Steering Committee
Prepared by:
Don Gallant and Associates
March 31, 2000
Social
housing spending
Source : Budget
2000 (March 22, 2000)
-see also Budget
2000/2001 Related News Releases
Strategic
Social Plan demonstration projects approved
July 23, 1999
Funding
available for Strategic Social Plan demonstration projects
May 4, 1999
Statement
by the Minister of Human Resources and Employment concerning
Demonstration
Projects under the Strategic Social Plan
May 4, 1999
March 1999 Budget:
- Income
support and employment initiatives
- New
Low Income Seniors' Benefit introduced
Initiatives
to improve the financial position of social assistance clients
(January 29,1999)
Strategic Social Plan (December 1, 1998 Press Release)
First
meeting of Premier's Council on Social Development
Strategic Social Plan Welfare Reform - October 26, 1998 (Executive Council)
Premier
Unveils Strategic Social Plan
(Press Release,
August 31, 1998)
The
Strategic Social Plan (SSP) - 1998 blueprint for welfare reform
-
includes links to the full report (large file, available only in .PDF format),
the press release, application forms for funding of demonstration projects under
SSP and the SSP newsletter
Report
of the Social Policy Advisory Committee (April 1, 1997)
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Departmental
Profile
"The Department provides support
services to six Regional Institutional Boards, four Regional Health and Community
Services Boards, two Regional Integrated Boards and one Regional Nursing Home
Board in St. John's. The actual delivery of programs and services including Health
Promotion, Disease Prevention, Child, Youth and Family Services and Community
Corrections, Family and Rehabilitative Services, Addictions, Mental Health and
Continuing Care are provided by community health boards. The institutional boards
deliver hospital services and long term accommodations to persons 65 years and
older and persons suffering from chronic debilitating diseases."
Publications - links to departmental reports, discussion papers, health plans, etc. from 2002 and 2003
News Releases - 1996 to date, by year
Government
strengthens resources for persons with disabilities
News Release
April
12, 2006
In keeping with its commitment to supporting persons with disabilities,
the Williams government is investing over $4 million in Budget 2006 to enhance
services and support for individuals and families living with disabilities said
Health and Community Services Minister Tom Osborne. The investment includes addressing
the wait list for home support for new clients; increasing social work positions
to assist persons with disabilities; and, changing the Special Child Welfare Allowance
(SCWA) program to eliminate RESP/RRSPs from the financial assessment process.
Source:
Health and Community Services
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Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency
Welfare
statistics
Social
Assistance Statistics - monthly statistics from 1998 to the most current month
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Historical
Health and Welfare Statistics
of Newfoundland and Labrador
HTML
table of contents with links to the individual chapters in PDF format
PDF
(18.7MB, 318 pages)
Table of Contents:
Foreword and Preface - Population
and Vital Statistics - Health and Welfare* - Labour Force - Wages and Working
Conditions - Education - Gross Provincial Product and Personal Income - Provincial
Government Finance - Banking and Finance - Price Indexes - Agriculture - Fisheries
- Forestry - Mining - Manufacturing - Investment - Construction and Housing -
Transportation - Communications - Electric Power - Trade and Services - Politics
and Government - Justice
*Health
and Welfare (PDF file - 504K, 11 pages)
- includes (among other
stats) social assistance statistics from 1951 to 1969
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- incl. links to : Minister - Branches/Divisions - Budget 2003 - Fuel Tank Replacement Program - Home Heating Fuel Rebate - Economy - Statistics - News Releases - Publications - Taxes - Tax Credits, Incentives & Benefits - Statutes & Regulations - Pensions Administration Division
News Releases - 1996 to date, by year
Publications On-Line - links to all budgets, throne speeches, special reports, etc.
Newfoundland
and Labrador 2006 Budget Sample news release (one of 13): March 30, 2006 Google.ca News
Search Results: - Go to the Canadian Government Budgets Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/budgets.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2005 Building
pathways to poverty reduction Preparing
our youth for success Google.ca
News Search Results : "Newfoundland
Budget 2005" ----------------------------------------------------------------- Newfoundland and Labrador Budget 2004 Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2004 Google
News search Results : "Newfoundland budget
2004" For info on other Canadian jurisdictions' budgets, go to the Canadian Social Research Links Canadian Government Budgets page |
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House
of Assembly
Includes links to : Today in the House - House Business
- Members - Statutes and Regulations - Young People and Educators - Reference
Materials - Contact info - Links
Statutes and Regulations (periodically updated)
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News
Releases - 1996 to 2003, by year
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News Releases - 1996 to date, by year
Ministerial
Council on Early Childhood Learning established
News Release
February
8, 2005
"Tom Hedderson, Minister of Education, is pleased to announce
the formation of a Ministerial Council on Early Childhood Learning as indicated
in the 2004 Speech from the Throne. Government is fostering a cross-departmental
approach to this important issue. Through the council, Education Minister Tom
Hedderson; Health and Community Services Minister John Ottenheimer; Human Resources,
Labour and Employment Minister and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women
Joan Burke; and Tom Rideout, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, will
provide strategic direction for provincial early childhood learning programs and
services. The council will foster the coordination and development of comprehensive
programs that focus on the early learning needs of children and their families."
Source:
Department
of Education
Related Links: go to the Government
Early Learning and Child Care Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd.htm
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Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Labrador
Inuit Land Claims Agreement-in-Principle signed
June 26, 2001
Related Links:
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement
in Principle
News
Release (May 10, 1999)
Agreement
in Principle Document
- Chapter 17 - Labrador
Inuit Self-Government
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Royal
Commission on Renewing & Strengthening our Place in Canada
2002-2003
Government
of Newfoundland and Labrador
"The Royal Commission will consult with Newfoundlanders
and Labradorians to develop a broad consensus on a vision for the future which
will identify ways to achieve prosperity and self-reliance."
- incl. links
to : About the Commission - Research - News Releases - Consultations - Resources
- Contact Us
No
to Separation! No to Status Quo!
News Release
July 2, 2003
Executive
Council
"The Royal Commission on 'Renewing and Strengthening Our Place
in Canada' today released its report to the public. It calls for a renewed partnership
between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada
as the foundation for its Pathway to Renewal."
Royal
Commission Final Report and Executive Summary - incl. links to the complete
final report and to individual chapters, all in PDF format.
Vous y trouverez
même une
version française du rapport sommaire!(format PDF - 1,7Mo., 46 pages)
Research
Papers - over two dozen papers (all in PDF format) written for this Royal
Commission, covering a variety of themes, all relating to Newfoundland and Labrador
and its place in Canada.
Complete
Final Report (PDF file - 4MB, 224 pages)
Consultation
Document (PDF file - 564K, 14 pages)
September 4, 2002
Royal Commission
releases Research and Consultation Plan
September 4, 2002
"The
mandate of the Royal Commission is to conduct a critical assessment of Newfoundland
and Labradors strengths and weaknesses and to bring forward recommendations
as to how they can renew and strengthen their place in Canada."
Related info: Securing
Our Future Together : The Renewal Strategy for Jobs and Growth
- 1999 Final
Report on the Renewal Strategy for Jobs and Growth |
Council
of Atlantic Premiers
This web site provides information on:
*
the Council of Atlantic Premiers (CAP),
* the Council of Maritime Premiers
(CMP), and
* the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian
Premiers (NEG/ECP)
The website also provides convenient
online access to Council publications, employee contact information, and to regional
agencies and organizations as well as providing information on Working Together
for Atlantic Canada: An Action Plan for Regional Co-operation (PDF- 492k, November
8, 2001).
Premier
announces provinces child and youth advocate
May 13, 2002
Executive Council
"Premier Roger Grimes announced today the appointment
of Lloyd L.W. Wicks, as the provinces first child and youth advocate simultaneously
with the proclamation of the Child and Youth Advocate Act."
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat
Newfoundland
and Labrador SUFA Mobility Reports
- incl. links to 2001
and 2002 reports
Renewal Strategy for Jobs and Growth
Social
development groups encouraged to participate in Jobs and Growth Strategy
Press Release
Executive
Council
October 14, 1999
Premier
announces consultation on jobs and growth
Press Release
Executive Council
September 27, 1999
Women's
Policy Office
First
meeting of Premier's Council on Social Development
Strategic Social
Plan Welfare Reform - October 26, 1998
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Provincial
Advisory Council on the Status of Women
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Reports
of the Auditor General to the House of Assembly
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Other
Newfoundland and Labrador Sites - Autres sites de Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Newfoundland
and Labrador Provincial Election 2007 from Nodice.ca
October
9, 2007
Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007 - from the CBC
Service
Canada Regional Information portal --- part of the enormous federal government
home page, Canada.Gc.Ca
The portal
page claims that it "will help you find services close to your home."
What it *doesn't* say on the portal page is that the services are ONLY those
of the federal government.
Someone who is looking for information on provincial
and territorial welfare programs must click the Financial
Benefits link on the Service Canada portal, because that's the link that
includes both federal AND provincial/territorial programs. Once
you're on that page, click on "In need of social assistance...", and
then, on the Canadian map that appears in the next screen, click the name of any
province or territory. The next screen (finally!) offers links to needs-tested
welfare program(s) in the selected jurisdiction.
OR
you can find wayyyy more welfare information by using the Canadian Social Research
Links Key Welfare Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/welfare.htm
Nodice
Elections: Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.nodice.ca/elections/newfoundlandandlabrador
Source:
Nodice
Elections
Related Links:
- Go to the
Political Parties and Elections Links in Canada (Provinces and Territories) page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/politics_prov_terr.htm
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 Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador hosted
a national forum dealing with topics including: innovative and empowering approaches
to employment; shifting community and policy cultures; and approaches to the new
social economy in Quebec. (...) The Forum gathered participants
from all Canadian provinces and territories, the United States and the United
Kingdom who represented federal, provincial and territorial governments, academic
and research institutions, community-based and advocacy organizations."
UPDATE
- February 2, 2004:
Profiles,
Papers and Presentations (abstracts / Powerpoint presentations / complete
papers)
- links to 40+ papers and presentations from the Welfare to Work Forum
are now available for download - includes keynote speeches, transcripts of sessions,
powerpoint presentations and more.
Source:
Community
Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Related Link:
Welfare
to Work Study
King's College (University of Western Ontario)
Caroline
A. Gorlick, Ph.D/Associate Professor, King's College, is the principal investigator
of this research project and Guy Brethour is the research associate/coordinator.
The
Dynamics of Welfare Participation in Newfoundland: 1986-1998
April
1999
Source:
Human Resources
and Social Development Canada
Dictionary
of Newfoundland English Online
This is for
real - I played with it until I was all cowed out; I needed to keel out for a
spell on the settle...
Newfoundland
and Labrador WorkinfoNET
- Includes
links to information on : Career Planning and Labour Market Information - Job
Search and Job Recruiting - Programs and Services - Workplace issues and supports
- Education and Training - Self Employment - Financial Help. NLWIN is a partnership
of federal and provincial government departments and agencies, community agencies,
educational institutions, professional associations, and the Newfoundland and
Labrador Public Libraries.
WORKink
Newfoundland and Labrador - The Virtual Employment Resource Centre
Career and Employment Resources for Persons with Disabilities
- Links to a wide range of information
for people with disabilities and those who support them.
Source:
Canadian
Council on Rehabilitation and Work
Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
ACOA is a federal
government agency headquartered in the Atlantic Region. ACOA's goal is to improve
the economy of Atlantic Canadian communities through the successful development
of business and job opportunities.
Five
year report to Parliament, 1998-2003 - ACOA (PDF file - 1.7MB, 86 pages)
Press
Release (October 3, 2003)
The Fisheries $50
Million action plan to assist fishers, plant workers and communities affected
by closure of three cod fisheries Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions Newfoundland
and Labrador White Paper on Joint Fisheries Management |
| Another
Look at Welfare Reform (Autumn 1997) - an in-depth analysis by the National Council of Welfare of changes in Canadian welfare programs in the 1990s. The report focuses on the provincial and territorial reforms that preceded the repeal of the Canada Assistance Plan and those that followed the implementation of the Canada Health and Social Transfer. Complete report online - large file (300K+) but well worth the wait for detailed information on welfare reforms in the 1990s in each Canadian jurisdiction, as well as a national overview of the broad issues of welfare reform and the setting for welfare reform in Canada Source : National Council of Welfare |
Community
Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
"The Community Services
Council is a leading independent, voluntary, community-based charitable organization
dedicated to social development in Newfoundland and Labrador. A force for social
change, the CSC seeks innovative approaches to promoting social and economic well-being
in our province."
- excellent collection of resources for the voluntary sector!
St.
John's Evening Telegram
Atlantic
Institute for Market Studies (includes many reports
and studies on CPP, transfer payments, UI reforms, pensions, the fishery, etc.)
Memorial University
School of Social Work
St.
John's InfoNET
Social
Agencies in St. John's
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