** Resources: Levels of Government:

fACT Sheet: Impact of Benefits on Low and Modest Income Edmontonians

by | August 29, 2019 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Levels of Government: Alberta Social Policy Framework, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty

Living in low income poses significant challenges. Here is a list of a number of programs and benefits implemented by all three orders of government to assist individuals and families. ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.B FACT...

Federal Budget 2019

by | March 22, 2019 | Levels of Government: Canada

Federal budgets are highly political documents. Budget 2019 is both a pre-election budget and an effort to change the channel from the recently SNC-Lavalin controversy. The details of the Budget Plan with live links to different chapters can be accessed here:...

City of Edmonton: Ride Transit Pilot (Program Evaluation 2018)

by | February 11, 2019 | Law and Crime: Edmonton, Levels of Government: City of Edmonton, Resources: Transportation, Social Issues: Poverty, Urban Issues: Planning

Introduction Addressing poverty in a community requires examining public transportation. Accessible and affordable transit is identified by EndPovertyEdmonton as one of the six game changers for poverty elimination. The Ride Transit Program is intended to support...

2018 Provincial Budget fACT Sheet

by | March 28, 2018 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Levels of Government: Alberta, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Youth

The 2018 budget is titled A Recovery Built to Last and prioritizes economic and job diversification, protection of vital public services, and returning government spending to balance by the 2023-24 fiscal year. Real GDP for the province has grown 4.5% since 2017 and...