Child Benefit Enhancements Making a Difference for Low Income Families
Prepared by John Kolkman
Research Associate, Edmonton Social Planning Council
ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.G REPORTS/ESPC CHILD BENEFIT ENHANCEMENT 20170930.pdf
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Access To Justice: The Great Gap in Canada’s Justice System
Access To Justice: The Great Gap in Canada’s Justice SystemMaxwell Jenkins, Research Assistant – Edmonton Social Planning CouncilESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.G REPORTS/ESPC REPORT_ACCESS TO JUSTICE_20170930.pdf
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2017 National Vital Signs Report: Community systems and belonging
The 2017 national Vital Signs report looks at the many ways that community-level systems affect people’s sense of inclusion. Drawing on a wealth of community knowledge, the publication unpacks the impact of rising housing costs, wage gaps, wealth inequality, and a lack of faith in public institutions on belonging, most notably for newcomers, visible minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Click link to view report: https://issuu.com/communityfoundationsofcanada/docs/cfc026_vitalsignsreport_en_single_s
Click here to view webpage: http://communityfoundations.ca/vitalsigns/belonging
The Edmonton Vital Signs report will be launched Friday, October 6, 2017.
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Research Update – July 2017
Click to download the Research Update – July 2017
INSIDE THIS UPDATE
Immigration and Diversity: Population Projections for Canada and its Regions, 2011 to 2036
Reviewed By: Zahro Hassan – 1Domestic Violence and Housing Forum 2016
Reviewed by Janine Isaac – 3Domestic Violence and Housing Forum 2016: Final Report
Reviewed by Navroop Tehara – 5Two Perspectives on Housing Affordability in Canada
Reviewed by Maxwell Harrison – 7A Survey of the Living Wage Movement in Canada: Prospects and Challenges
Reviewed by Eric Van Eerde – 9Dismantling the Welfare Wall for Persons with Disabilities
Reviewed by Debyani Sarker – 11Controlling Homeless People? Power, Interventionism and Legitimacy
Reviewed by Shion Aonuma -13
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Research Update – July 2017
INSIDE THIS UPDATE
Immigration and Diversity: Population Projections for Canada and its Regions, 2011 to 2036
Reviewed By: Zahro Hassan  1Domestic Violence and Housing Forum 2016
Reviewed by Janine Isaac  3Domestic Violence and Housing Forum 2016: Final Report
Reviewed by Navroop Tehara 5Two Perspectives on Housing Affordability in Canada
Reviewed by Maxwell Harrison 7A Survey of the Living Wage Movement in Canada: Prospects and Challenges
Reviewed by Eric Van Eerde 9Dismantling the Welfare Wall for Persons with Disabilities
Reviewed by Debyani Sarker 11Controlling Homeless People? Power, Interventionism and Legitimacy
Reviewed by Shion Aonuma 13ESPC Documents/RESEARCH UPDATES AND REVIEWS/July 2017 Update FINAL.pdf
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2016 Annual Report
ESPC’s 2016 annual report will fill you in on the best parts of our work in 2016. Highlights of our work include the publication of Needs and Gaps in Services of Edmonton’s LGBTQ Population, VitalSigns, and our two living wage reports: More than Minimum: Calculating Edmonton’s Living Wage 2016 and Calculating Edmonton’s Living Wage: Other Family Types 2016 Update.
ESPC staff have also been involved in numerous committees and coalitions, and have volunteered their time at two Homeless Connect events as well as the October 2016 point-in-time Homeless Count.
Building our success on our new strategic framework, ESPC is proud to continue its work informing social justice work in Edmonton as it fulfils its mission of A community in which all people are full and valued participants.
ESPC Documents/GOVERNANCE/A.02.B Annual Report/ESPC_2016_Annual_Report_V6_FINAL.pdf