Social Issues: Income

Media Release: Edmonton Living Wage 2018 Update

by | June 21, 2018 | ESPC Press Releases, Labour: Employment, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Wage Issues, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty

June 21, 2018 For Immediate Release Edmonton Living Wage 2018 Update Contending with Costs For the first time in 2 years, the living wage for Edmonton has risen. For 2018, an income earner must make $16.48 per hour to support a family of four, an increase of $0.17 per...

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...

Tracking the Trends 2018

by | March 12, 2018 | ESPC Announcements, ESPC Publications: Tracking the Trends, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Training, Labour: Wage Issues, Resources: Food Security, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: General, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Alberta, Statistical Information: Canada, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends

The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) today released the 2018 edition of its flagship publication Tracking the Trends.  The 131-page publication provides a detailed analysis of social and economic trends in Edmonton. Information is provided about population...

Keep Investing in Alberta’s Children: The Government’s Role in Ending Child and Family Poverty

by | November 23, 2017 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women

Prepared in partnership with the Edmonton Social Planning Council, Public Interest Alberta, Alberta College of Social Workers. While it is crucial for government programs to focus on poverty reduction among all vulnerable populations in the country, this report...