Prince Edward Island
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Current
and Forthcoming Minimum Hourly Wage Rates for Adult Workers in Canada
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The name of the Department responsible
for welfare in PEI has been changed to
Community Services and Seniors:
http://www.gov.pe.ca/sss/index.php3
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Guide - (departments, agencies, publications) Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency
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Department responsible for welfare Name of the welfare program Legislation Social
Assistance Act (PDF file - 488K, 10 pages) Policy Manual Social Assistance 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 |
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Government
Guide - links to departments, agencies, publications
Government Telephone and E-mail
Directory
Government of PEI News Releases-
What's New, Releases by Dept.
Keyword Search - bottom left-hand corner of any page
Statutes - Listed alphabetically
and by Department
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Community
Services and Seniors
The Department of Community Services. Seniors and Labour
contributes to the well-being of individuals, families and communities by working
collaboratively to promote the development of healthy, self-reliant individuals
as well as supporting and protecting vulnerable members in the Island community.
Community Services and Seniors is
the Department responsible for welfare in PEI.
See the grey box above for key welfare links.
For more information about welfare in other Canadian jurisdictions,
see the Canadian Social Research Links Key
Provincial/Territorial Welfare Links page
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From CBC Prince Edward Island:
'Bread
and butter' for children on welfare
October
29, 2009
P.E.I.'s social assistance rates are not meeting basic needs and the
government needs to index payments with the cost of living, says a group studying
how women manage on low incomes. Until June of this year, social assistance payments
on P.E.I. were unchanged for 10 years. In June, the food rate went up by 10 per
cent. The shelter rate increased by five per cent. The Women's Network of P.E.I.,
which conducted the study, said women cannot get by on occasional raises every
decade.
Social
assistance rates under constant review
October 30, 2009
Payments
made to people on social assistance are reviewed annually, says the P.E.I. government,
and it is looking at new ways to index those rates. A recent study by the Women's
Network of P.E.I. suggested indexing rates to the consumer price index. It noted
that rates went unchanged for a decade before an increase in June. Bob Creed,
director of social programs for the province, said a couple of provinces do tie
some of their social assistance rates to the consumer price index, but that wouldn't
always be beneficial.
Prince
Edward Island bumps up welfare allowances
August 27, 2009
Islanders
on social assistance started getting more money to buy groceries and pay the rent
earlier this summer, but the number of clients at the local food bank continues
to rise.
Source:
CBC News
Source:
CBC
Prince Edward Island
2006-2007
Social Services and Seniors Annual Report (PDF - 935K, 24 pages)
2005-06 Annual
Report Social Services and Seniors (PDF - 575K, 23 pages)
2003/04 Ministry
of Health and Social Services Annual Report (PDF file - 1.5MB, 73 pages)
2003/04 Ministry
of Health & Social Services Program Profile (PDF file - 2.5MB, 86
pages)
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Governments
of Canada and Prince Edward Island sign an Agreement on Early Learning and Child
Care Related Links: Healthy Child Development - from PEI Health and Social Services Google Web
Search Results : "Prince Edward Island,
early learning and child care agreement" Related
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Province
increases assistance to families with prescription drug costs
Health and Social Services
May 1, 2001
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Effective May 1st, enhancements will be made to the provincial
Family Health Benefit program which assists lower income families with the cost
of prescription drugs.
Successful
Reorganization of Provincial Pharmacy Programs Improves Service to Clients
October 12, 2000
More
than 11,000 provincial pharmacy clients can now obtain their prescriptions at
their local pharmacy following the successful reorganization of two major provincial
pharmacy programs.
Increased
Social Assistance Rates Will Help Families With The Cost Of Transportation And
Children's Activities
[Higher welfare rates
retroactive to April 2000 + new Healthy Child Allowance]
Press Release
Health and Social Services
September 27, 2000
Province
Increases Food and School Allowances for Social Assistance Clients
Effective January 2000
December 22, 1999
Prince
Edward Island participates in National Children's Agenda
May 10, 1999
Province
Introduces New Programs for Children and Families
June 1998
Health
and Social Services budget will increase by $14.6 million in 1999-2000
(including establishment of the new PEI Family Health Benefit
to assist lower income families with the cost of prescription drugs and the Seniors
Drug Program)
Press Release, April 7, 1999
Canada
and Prince Edward Island Sign an Agreement to Assist People With Disabilities This
agreement was signed under the Multilateral
Framework for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities,
which replaced the Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities initiative
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The Social Programs division provides supports and services to people with disabilities in Prince Edward Island to help them enjoy a good quality of life. The division also partners with many community organizations across the province that extend services in the areas of transportation, housing, job training and recreation. Disability Support Program |
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Healthy
Child Development NOTE: for similar (early childhood) programs elsewhere in Canada, go to the Canadian Social Research Links Early Learning and Child Care page. |
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PEI Advisory Council
on the Status of Women
The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women was established to advise the
Minister Responsible with respect to matters relating to the status of women,
the development of public awareness regarding issues affecting women, and the
promotion of change in attitudes within the community in order that women may
enjoy an equality of opportunity.
PEI
Equality Report Card (PDF - 403K, 20 pages)
June 2009
During the 2007 election, the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women
introduced its plan for an Equality Report Card for PEI, and in June 2008,
we published the first, pilot report. The Equality Report Card is a process
to assess our Province’s progress towards women’s equality goals.
(...)
We urge the government to consult and collaborate with community-based organizations
to develop a Poverty Reduction Strategy like those in other provinces. We
see the three priority areas below as key elements of Poverty Reduction:
* Improvements to the Employment Standards Act * Investment in affordable,
accessible, appropriate housing (incl. housing for seniors and persons with
disabilities * Increase direct allowances to social services recipients to
cover all of their basic needs.
(...)
There has been no action towards the promised Poverty Reduction Strategy to
consider how we are doing across the province and across departments to assist
people who live in poverty. There is no political will to name the problem
of poverty and to provide poverty reduction initiatives. The full-time position
in government that is meant to be dedicated to Poverty Reduction has been
vacant for over a year.
Source:
PEI Advisory Council
on the Status of Women
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Young
parents squeezed for time and money, report finds
A University of British Columbia study found that it's much more expensive
to raise a family than it was a generation ago.
October 18, 2011
By Andrea Gordon
Canadian parents are raising children with far less money and time than their
baby boomer predecessors, despite the doubling of the Canadian economy since
1976, says a report from the University of British Columbia. At the same time,
Canadians approaching retirement are wealthier than ever before, setting up
an intergenerational tension that threatens young families, according to the
study, released Tuesday.
Source:
Toronto Star
The report:
Does
Canada work for all generations?
By Paul Kershaw and Lynell Anderson
October 18, 2011
National
Summary (PDF - 814K, 4 pages) / (Version
française - format PDF)
Fact
Sheet
Excerpt from
the national summary report:
Canada is not currently working for all generations. There is a silent
generational crisis occurring in homes across the country, one we neglect
because Canadians are stuck in stale debates. My colleagues and I hope the
2011 Family Policy Reports for all provinces will refocus public dialogue
on one of the most pressing social and economic issues of our time: Canada
has become a far more difficult place to raise a family.
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Provincial Family Policy Reports:
NOTE: The provincial files below are in
PDF format; each file is just under 2MB and 22 pages in length.
* Alberta
* British
Columbia
* Manitoba
* Newfoundland
and Labrador
* New
Brunswick
* Nova
Scotia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
Related resources:
* New
Deal for Families blog
* YouTube
video "New Deal for Families"
Source:
Human Early Learning Partnership
The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary
research network, based at the University of British Columbia. HELP’s
unique partnership brings together many scientific viewpoints to address complex
early child development (ECD) issues. HELP connects researchers and practitioners
from communities and institutions across B.C., Canada, and internationally.
[ University of British Columbia ]
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From the
National Council of Welfare:
Welfare
Incomes 2010
September 2011
The Welfare Incomes report reflects the estimated incomes (in constant and
current dollars) for 2010 of four typical welfare households in each province
and territory:
- a single employable person
- a single person with a disability
- a lone parent with a 2-year-old child
- a two-parent family with two children aged 10 and 15
Click the link above, then move your cursor over each province or territory
to view welfare incomes by household type for 2010 .
Click on a province or territory to see a chart of welfare incomes over time
for that jurisdiction. This feature requires Macromedia Flash; if you don't
have Flash or if you've disabled it, click the link below the map of Canada
to access the same information in HTML.
Adequacy
of Welfare Incomes
Compare welfare benefit levels for all jurisdictions and all household categories
for all years from 1986 (1989 for a person with a disability) to 2010 using
any one of five measures of adequacy: After-tax average income - After-tax
LICO - After-tax median income - Before-tax LICO - Market basket measure (MBM).
Earlier editions of Welfare Incomes (annual)
Source:
National Council
of Welfare
[ Conseil national du bien-être
social ]
Since the Government Organization Act of 1969, the National Council of Welfare
serves as advisory group to the federal Minister responsible for the welfare
of Canadians - in 2010, that's the Hon. Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources
and Skills Development Canada - regarding "any matter relating to social
development that the Minister may refer to the Council for its consideration
or that the Council considers appropriate."
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Poverty
costs PEI over $240 million a year
News Release
January 26, 2011
It is estimated that the total cost of poverty in Prince Edward Island is at
minimum between $240 and $320 million per year, which corresponds to about $1,720
and $2,265 per person, per year. These costs are calculated in The Cost
of Poverty in PEI, published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova
Scotia (CCPA-NS), in partnership with Poverty Bites and the MacKillop Centre
for Social Justice.
The report:
The
Cost of Poverty in Prince Edward Island (PDF
- 361K, 7 pages)
"(...) The average poverty rate for unattached individuals in PEI is similar
to the Atlantic Canadian average, and higher than the national average. When
you look at a breakdown of unattached individuals low income rates, one group
stands out – using the Market Basket Measure (MBM), in PEI 29% of unattached
men and women over 65 are living in low income, compared to 5% Canada wide,
and 14% for Atlantic Canada (see Figure 3 in the report)."
Source:
Canadian Centre
for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS)
[ CCPA National Office ]
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Welfare
Incomes 2009 (PDF - 6.2MB, 117 pages)
December 2010
As the National Council of Welfare has done since 1986, in Welfare Incomes 2009
we look at the situation of four family types in each province and territory:
a lone parent with a 2-year-old child, a couple with two children aged 10 and
15, a single person considered employable and a single person with a disability.
[ News
Release - December 13, 2010 ]
Source:
National Council of
Welfare
The National Council of Welfare is an advisory group to the Minister of Human
Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). Its mandate is to advise the
Minister regarding any matter relating to social development that the Minister
may refer to the Council for its consideration or that the Council considers
appropriate.
For links to more Welfare Incomes 2009
resources (media coverage, interactive Welfare Incomes 2009 map, customized
charts, earlier editions, etc.),
jump directly to the Welfare rates section of
the Key Welfare Links page of this website:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/welfare.htm#rates
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Prince
Edward Island
Provincial Election Resources
Prince Edward Island will go to the polls on Monday, October 3, 2011
Source:
Election Almanac
- complete coverage of federal, provincial and territorial elections in Canada
including election results, public opinion polls, ridings and candidates,
election news, electoral history, links, and more
- Go to the Political Parties and Elections Links in
Canada (Provinces and Territories) page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/politics_prov_terr.htm
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Stop
clawback of child benefits, P.E.I. urged
November 12, 2009
The P.E.I. government needs to stop clawing back the National Child Benefit
from families on social assistance, the National Council of Welfare says.
The council, an arms-length advisory group for the federal minister of human
resources, notes P.E.I. is now in a minority among the provinces in clawing
back the federal benefit. On the Island the money counts as income and is
deducted from what a family receives from the province. (...) The National
Council of Welfare was joined in its call by the P.E.I. Advisory Council on
the Status of Women. In June, the Advisory Council produced a report card
looking at the provincial government's progress on certain issues, including
the clawback of the National Child Benefit.
Source:
CBC PEI
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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 1980s—in Canada as a whole
and in the Atlantic region. In particular, it looks at trends in wealth distribution,
including Atlantic Canada’s 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:
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2007
Prince Edward Islanders Provincial Election Google Search Results Links - always
current results! |
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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).
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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)
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Atlantic Institute for
Market Studies (includes many reports and studies on CPP, transfer
payments, UI reforms, pensions, the fishery, etc.)
University of Prince Edward Island
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