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Newfoundland
and Labrador
Market Basket Measure (NLMBM)
Thanks to an anonymous
newsletter subscriber for pointing out that Newfoundland and Labrador's new customized
Market Basket Measure doesn't appear on the
Antipoverty Links page of this website. In my haste to share the link to the
First
Progress Report on the NL Poverty Reduction Strategy
(PDF - 4MB, 76 pages, December 2009) last week,
I skimmed past the section on the NLMBM in that report. According to my subscriber's
email, "... NL has developed their own variation on the market basket measure,
the NLMBM, which uses tax data rather than surveys, and therefore purports to
capture the entire population. They've also developed a NLMBM of Housing Affordability.
Part of what's interesting is that they've got gender analysis embedded in the
NLMBM data that's being developed - not a claim that can be made about any of
the other poverty measures."
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I can't find
any technical information on the NLMBM online at this point in time (Dec. 22/09),
but I've pulled together a few tidbits of information from NL reports that
might pique your curiosity if you're interested in poverty measurement.
The
Newfoundland and Labrador
Market Basket Measure (NLMBM):
In
the 2006 Action Plan:
[ Reducing
Poverty: An Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF file -
1.6MB, 60 pages), 2006]
...a commitment was made to improve capacity to measure
and track progress in poverty reduction.
[Excerpts] A major innovation
has been the development of the Newfoundland and Labrador Market Basket Measure
(NLMBM). This new measure uses a similar approach to the federal government's
Market Basket Measure (MBM). Like the MBM, it compares the incomes of families
to the cost of a basket of goods and services necessary to live a productive and
socially inclusive life. Unlike the MBM and all other available measures of low-income
that use surveys to estimate low-income levels, the NLMBM uses tax-filer data
and other sources to provide more accurate income and expense information for
all tax-filers. This allows for the reporting of low-income levels in communities
and neighbourhoods, as well as results for other subgroups such as different age
groups or family types. This is important because it allows for the tracking of
progress for different parts of the province as well as for different vulnerable
groups so that it can be ensured that PRS is working for all. The NLMBM is available
on Community Accounts [ www.communityaccounts.ca]
The NLMBM is developed and maintained by the Newfoundland
and Labrador Statistics Agency.
In future years, NLMBM depth, persistence
and other indicators of low income will be reported as they become available.
NOTE: For more info on the NLMBM, see Appendix II
of the
first progress report (PDF - 4MB, 76 pages, December 2009) or
request
information from povertyreduction@gov.nl.ca
Related link:
Newfoundland
and Labrador
Poverty Reduction Strategy
The Poverty Reduction Strategy
is a Government-wide approach to transform Newfoundland and Labrador from a province
with the most poverty to one with the least over a ten year period. The strategy
includes initiatives and programs which target the groups most vulnerable to poverty.
-
includes * Poverty Reduction Initiatives * Guiding Principles * Documents and
News Releases * Partner Departments and Agencies
Source:
Human
Resources, Labour and Employment
First
Progress Report Shows Significant Results in Provinces Fight Against Poverty
News
Release
December 14, 2009
Newfoundland and Labrador has realized significant
improvement in the overall level of poverty since 2003. In fact, Newfoundland
and Labrador has moved from being a province with one of the highest levels of
poverty in Canada to the province with the third lowest level. Today,
the Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
and lead Minister for the Poverty Reduction Strategy, released Empowering People
- Engaging Community - Enabling Success: First Progress Report on the Government
of Newfoundland and Labradors Poverty Reduction Strategy. This document
demonstrates that through the Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Williams Government
is meeting its commitment to prevent, reduce and alleviate poverty in Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Complete report:
Empowering
People - Engaging Community - Enabling Success:
First Progress Report on the
Government of Newfoundland and Labradors Poverty Reduction Strategy
(PDF - 4MB, 76 pages)
This report provides a summary of progress achieved towards
meeting the goals and objectives of the 2006-10 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action
Plan:
1. Progress towards improved access to and coordination of services for
people with low income
2. Progress towards a stronger social safety net
3.
Progress towards improved earned incomes
4. Progress towards an increased emphasis
on early childhood development
5. Progress towards a better educated population
Source:
Dept.
of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
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Related media reports (Dec. 14-15/09)
Province
Making Progress on Reducing Poverty: Report
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=3174
N.L.
report on poverty says there are 30,000 fewer poor people in province
http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/889226
Report
indicates province winning in fight against poverty
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=310583&sc=79
Poverty
down in Newfoundland and Labrador
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/rss/article/890138
N.L.
poverty levels down significantly: report
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/12/14/nl-poverty-down-1214.html
[ Thanks to Jennefer Laidley of the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) for finding and sharing these media links. ]
NOTE: for more links to poverty reduction in Newfoundland
and Labrador and elsewhere in Canada, go to the Anti-poverty Strategies and
Campaigns page of this site:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
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| Hotlinks Government
Home Page Community
Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Service
Canada Regional Information:
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Department responsible
for welfare Name of the welfare
program Legislation Policy
Manual Welfare
statistics Welfare rates (benefits)
Latest
search results on Google.ca for Related Links For more information about welfare in other Canadian jurisdictions, see the Canadian Social Research Links Key Provincial/Territorial Welfare Links page |
Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2009 - main budget page *
Budget Speech *
Past Budgets Budget
2009: Building on Our Strong Foundation More News Releases - links to 12 releases in all Standing
Strong in the Fight Against Poverty Related links: N.L.
takes calculated risk with $750M deficit - Go to the 2009 Canadian Government Budgets Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/budgets.htm |
Government
Home Page
- incl. links to : Office of the Premier
- Tourism - Business - Economy & Statistics - News Releases - Services Directory
- Publications - Departments/Agencies - House of Assembly - Popular Links - Telephone
Directory
What's
New? - Additions to the government website (best place to find the latest
news release or budget quickly)
Publications
On-Line - links to all budgets, throne speeches, special reports, etc.
(organized in reverse chronological order)
News
Releases by Department
Departments
and Agencies
Government
Releases - link to all govt. depts., 1996 to date on one page
This
Week's Releases - from all govt. depts. (all on one page)
News
Release Archive - 1996 to date
Speeches
and Addresses - by date and by Department
Ministerial Statements
- by date and by Department
Public Accounts - from the Office of the Comptroller General
Government Telephone Directory
2007 provincial election: Newfoundland
and Labrador Provincial Election 2007 from Nodice.ca Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007 - from the CBC |
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Department
of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
On the home page, you'll
find the following links :
* Finding a Job * Planning Your Career * Training
* For Employers * Poverty Reduction * Income Support * Immigration * For Students
and Graduates * For Persons with Disabilities * Support During Disasters * Frequently
Asked Questions * Publications * Forms and Applications * News Releases * About
the Department * Quick Links
News Releases : All years
Department responsible
for welfare
Dept. of Human
Resources, Labour and Employment (HRLE)
Name
of the welfare program
Income
Support
Legislation
Income
and Employment Support Act
- Income
and Employment Support Regulations
Source:
Statutes
and Regulations (House of Assembly)
Policy
Manual
- Income
Support (no welfare policy manual as such, but the home page of the Income
Support Program offers links to more info about the Income Support (Social Assistance)
program, including : * Program Overview * Monthly Rates * Applying for Income
Support * Child Benefit * Health Related Services * more...
Welfare
statistics
Number
of Income Support Cases and Recipients, 1992-2009 (PDF - 13K, 1 page) [Source:
Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency]
Income
Support Assistance: Children and Families, 2001-2006 (caseload
profile info) [Source: Community
Accounts]
NOTE 1: in the left-hand margin of the Community
Accounts page, you'll find links to similar tables for 1991 to 2007, as well
as links that allow you to compare communities or regions.
NOTE 2: the Community
Accounts stats don't cover income support recipients who are childless
Historical
Statistics of Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF - 1.1MB, 13 pages) - October
1970
- incl. social assistance stats from 1951-1969 (under "Health and
Welfare")
See also:
Number
of People on Welfare, March 1995 to March 2005 (PDF file - 133K, 1 page)
Source:
National Council of Welfare
Welfare rates (benefits)
Monthly
rates (from Program
Overview)
- incl. Family and Individual Benefit
Rates + shelter
See Regulations
section 13 foll.
NOTE : the former "Newfoundland and Labrador Family Benefit"
no longer appears on the Dept. website; instead, the income support rates page
refers to a Family and Individual Benefit (to assist with expenses such as food,
clothing, personal care, household maintenance and utilities) and a Shelter benefit
Assistance for children in welfare households is provided through the combined
Newfoundland
and Labrador Child Benefit and the Canada
Child Tax Benefit paid by the federal government.
Latest
search results on Google.ca for
"welfare,
Newfoundland"
- Web
search results
-
News search results
- Blog
search results
Related Links
*
Poverty Reduction
Strategy
* 2007-2008
Human Resources, Labour and Employment Annual Report (PDF - 7.9MB, 46 pages)
*
Province
of Newfoundland and Labrador Launches Poverty Reduction Consultations
(October 16/08)
* 2008
NL Consultations - Home page
* Reducing
Poverty: An Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF - 1.6MB, 60
pages) - June 2006
* Reducing
Poverty in Newfoundland and Labrador : Working Towards a Solution (June
2005, PDF - 1.5MB, 44 pages)
* Poverty
Reduction Strategies in Quebec and in Newfoundland and Labrador
(Oct/07) (from Parliamentary
Research Library)
* 2008-2011
HRLE Strategic Plan (PDF - 4.3MB, 28 pages)
* 2005-06
Annual Report - Dept. of Human Resources, Labour & Employment (PDF - 1.3MB,
35 pages)
* January
2002 welfare reform press release - incl. Backgrounders
* More
Human Resources, Labour and Employment Publications
Newfoundland
and Labrador Source: NOTE:
To avoid duplication as much as possible, I've moved most poverty reduction links
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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
Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency
Income
Support Assistance (PDF- 13K, 1 page)
- monthly number of cases (households)
and recipients, 1992 to latest month, updated monthly
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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
- 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 Budget 2008 Budget
Highlights News
Releases - links to 11 news releases related to Budget 2008 Related Web/News/Blog links: Google Search Results
Links - always current results! - Go to the Canadian Government Budgets Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/budgets.htm |
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Earlier
budgets:
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Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2007
April 26, 2007
- incl. links to : Budget
Speech - Budget
Highlights - Estimates - The Economy - News Releases
A
Vision of Opportunity with New Actions to Address Poverty
News
Release
- incl. measures for people with disabilities, low income families,
women, youth and seniors (Poverty Reduction Strategy)
Source:
News
Releases - links to a dozen releases
Google
Search Results Links - always current results!
Using the following
search terms (without the quote marks):
"Newfoundland provincial budget
2007, analysis"
Web search results
page
News search results page
Blog
Search Results page
Source:
Google.ca
Newfoundland
and Labrador 2006 Budget
March 30, 2006
- incl. links to all budget
papers (Budget Speech - Budget Highlights - Estimates - The Economy - News Releases)
Sample news release (one of 13):
March 30, 2006
The
Right Choices: Reducing Poverty; Increasing Self Reliance
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."
Google.ca News
Search Results:
"Newfoundland Budget
2006"
Google.ca Web Search Results:
"Newfoundland
Budget 2006"
Source:
Google.ca
- Go to the Canadian Government Budgets Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/budgets.htm
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Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2005
A New Future. A Renewed Pride.
March 21, 2005
- incl. links to : Budget Speech - Budget Highlights
- News Releases - Estimates - The Economy 2005
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.'"
Google.ca
News Search Results : "Newfoundland
Budget 2005"
Google.ca Web Search Results : "Newfoundland
Budget 2005"
Source:
Google.ca
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Newfoundland and Labrador Budget 2004
Newfoundland
and Labrador Budget 2004
March 30, 2004
- incl. links to the Budget
Speech - Budget Highlights - News Releases - Estimates - The Economy 2004
Source:
Government
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Google
News search Results : "Newfoundland budget
2004"
Google Web Search Results : "Newfoundland
budget 2004"
Source:
Google.ca
For info on other Canadian jurisdictions' budgets, go to the Canadian Social Research Links Canadian Government Budgets page
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)
News
Releases - 1996 to 2003, by year
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
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
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
- incl. links to:
* Gender
Based Analysis * Statistics Relating to Women * Aboriginal Women * Violence Prevention
Initiative * Reports & Publications * Provincial Advisory Council on the Status
of Women * Regional Status of Women Councils * Directory of Community Partners
Reports
of the Auditor General to the House of Assembly
Other
Newfoundland and Labrador Sites - Autres sites de Terre-Neuve et Labrador
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May
2009 Source: Source: NOTE: To
avoid duplication as much as possible, I've moved poverty reduction links |
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What's new from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy:
Newfoundland
and Labrador: Innovative Strategies in Government-Community Collaboration
(PDF - 85K, 9 pages)
By Fran Locke, Penelope Rowe and Anne Makhoul
April
2009
An ambitious experiment, Newfoundland and Labradors Strategic Social
Plan (SSP) unveiled in 1998 called for involvement of the voluntary,
community-based sector and citizens in policy formulation. Dismantled in 2004,
it also provided the foundation for Newfoundland and Labradors current Rural
Secretariat and its celebrated Community Accounts database.
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11,000
Atlantic millionaires and 77,000 households
mired in debt: Rich-poor gap grows
as region loses wealth
September 2008
Press
Release
A new report entitled Financial Security and Debt in Atlantic Canada
examines trends in household wealth since the 1980sin Canada as a whole
and in the Atlantic region. In particular, it looks at trends in wealth distribution,
including Atlantic Canadas share of national wealth and in the portion of
wealth owned by the top, middle and lower wealth groups.
Financial
Security and Debt in Atlantic Canada
September 2008
By Kimberley
Tran and Ronald Colman
Complete
report (PDF - 7.1MB, 136 pages)
Source:
GPI
Atlantic
GPIAtlantic is an independent, non-profit research and education
organization committed to the development of the Genuine Progress Index (GPI)
a new measure of sustainability, wellbeing and quality of life.
Related link:
Poverty
issue still percolating
Editorial
September 8, 2008
The
latest report from GPI Atlantic on poverty in the region reaches back 21?2 millennia
to quote Aristotles observation that revolutions arise from inequalities.
Thats followed with a more contemporary reference to 2005 riots in France,
a poignant reminder of the potential consequences of marginalizing the poorest
households.
Source:
The Cape
Breton Post
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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)
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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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