Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **ESPC Documents: Publications

  • VitalSigns 2016

    Edmonton Vital Signs is an annual check-up conducted by Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with the Edmonton Social Planning Council, to measure how our community is doing with a focus on a specific topic. This year we are looking at Edmonton’s immigrant and refugee population. Community foundations across Canada are reporting on how their communities are doing and how Canada is doing overall.

    Download the report now!

    ESPC Documents/VITAL SIGNS/VitalSigns2016.pdf

  • the fACTivist Fall 2016

    Happy autumn! Ready to learn about compassion? This edition of the fACTivist is for you!

    Inside this issue:
    We All Win, When We All Win
    Compassion through Refuge
    Self-Compassion (Reprinted with permission from (http://nonprofitwithballs.com/)
    Why Do People Give?
    and more!

    (Bibliography, refereneces, and credits available upon request)

    ESPC Documents/FACTIVIST/Factivist2016FallWeb.pdf

  • Research Update September 2016

    The Edmonton Social Planning Council’s Research Review contains summaries of the latest social research publications. We keep up on your reading so you don’t have to.

    Inside this issue:

    “A Systematic Review: Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Outcomes in Refugee Adolescents Resettled in the US, Canada, and the UK” reviewed by Sheida Azimi

    “Does the TPP work for workers? Analyzing the labour chapter of the TPP” reviewed by Janine Isaac

    “Effects of the Minimum Wage on Infant Health” reviewed by Fatima Khawaja

    “Social Impacts of the securitized arrival experiences of in-Canada refugee claimants” reviewed by Noelle Jaipaul

    ESPC Documents/RESEARCH UPDATES AND REVIEWS/RU_September2016.pdf

  • Research Update September 2016

    The Edmonton Social Planning Council’s Research Review contains summaries of the latest social research publications. We keep up on your reading so you don’t have to.

    Inside this issue:

    A Systematic Review: Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Outcomes in Refugee Adolescents Resettled in the US, Canada, and the UK; reviewed by Sheida Azimi

    Does the TPP work for workers? Analyzing the labour chapter of the TPP” reviewed by Janine Isaac

    Effects of the Minimum Wage on Infant Health” reviewed by Fatima Khawaja

    Social Impacts of the securitized arrival experiences of in-Canada refugee claimants” reviewed by Noelle Jaipaul

    Download the September 2016 Research Update today!

  • Alberta Interprovincial and Secondary Migration: Rates, Context and Profile

    This report analyzes the migration patterns of secondary and interprovincial migrants moving to and from Alberta. In this report secondary migration is defined as the movement of individuals who landed in Canada as immigrants and subsequently relocated from their original province of landing to another province. In addition, interprovincial migration is defined as the migration of individuals from one province of residence to another province of residence.

    Download Alberta Interprovincial and Secondary Migration: Rates, Context and Profile today!

    ESPC Documents/VITAL SIGNS/Secondary vs Interprovincial Migration.pdf

  • Alberta Interprovincial and Secondary Migration: Rates, Context and Profile

    This report analyzes the migration patterns of secondary and interprovincial migrants moving to and from Alberta. In this report secondary migration is defined as the movement of individuals who landed in Canada as immigrants and subsequently relocated from their original province of landing to another province. In addition, interprovincial migration is defined as the migration of individuals from one province of residence to another province of residence. 

    Download Alberta Interprovincial and Secondary Migration: Rates, Context and Profile today!