Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Resources: Social Issues:

  • 2011 Welfare Incomes Update

    Title:Welfare incomes 2009: update as of March 2011.
    Corporate Author: National Council of Welfare
    Subject:Income security programs – general
    Publisher:National Council of Welfare
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Note that there are updates to Welfare Incomes 2009 affecting all lone parents as well as earnings exemptions levels in Alberta.

    Language:English
    Series:Winter 2010 Volume 129
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 welfare_incomes_update.pdf

  • 2011 What Happens When Bedbugs do Bite

    Title:What happens when the bed bugs do bite?: the social impacts of a bed bug infestation on Winnipeg’s inner-city residents.
    Author(s):Comack, Elizabeth|split|Lyons, James
    Subject:Health issues – social determinants of health
    Publisher:Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives- Manitoba
    Place of Publication:Winnipeg, MB
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.02 HEALTH/2011 what-happens-when-bedbugs-do-bite.pdf

  • 2011 Valuing the Invaluable

    Title:Valuing the invaluable: rethinking and respecting caring work in Canada.
    uthor(s):Valiani, Salimah
    Subject:Health issues – programs, services
    Publisher:Ontario Nurses’ Assocation
    Place of Publication:Toronto
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Valuing the Invaluable: Rethinking and respecting caring work in Canada, was written by ONA staff economist Salimah Valiani, PhD. It quantifies the penalty that is imposed on those doing carework in Canada. Valiani’s analysis links the growth of unpaid and paid overtime being worked by RNs to the nursing shortage and the undervaluing of these professionals. Between 1997 and 2008, the annual aggregate unpaid overtime worked by public-sector RNs in Canada virtually doubled, from 51,200 to 99,000 hours. The number of hours of overtime worked weekly by Canadian RNs has quadrupled since the late-1980s. This research clearly quantifies the extent of the nursing shortage that has had such an impact on nurses’ workloads and quality patient care.

    Language:English
    Series:Research Paper No. 1
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.02 HEALTH/2011 valuing_the_invaluable.pdf

  • 2011 Taxes Common Good

    Title:Taxes and the common good: a CPJ backgrounder on taxation.
    Author(s):Pasma, Chandra
    Subject:Social assistance – general|split|Social issues – social planning, policy|split|Social services – funding
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    CPJ’s public justice framework supports the notion that taxes are an important contribution to the common good. Taxes are one way in which we as citizens fulfill our obligation to promote justice and to respect the right of all people to live in dignity. For governments, tax policy can be used to foster justice, in addition to tax revenues paying for infrastructure and public services that benefit all and promote an equitable society. Public justice also supports a progressive distribution of taxes, and transparent and accountable decisions from governments on taxation and spending.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.01 GENERAL/2011 taxes_common_good.pdf

  • 2011 Tale of Two Canadas

    Title:A tale of two Canadas: implementing rights in early childhood.
    Corporate Author: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
    Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
    Subject:Child care – Canada
    Publisher:Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
    Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
    Place of Publication:Vancouver
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    How is Canada doing at protecting the rights of young children? To what extent does public policy in Canada recognize the social and economic changes and challenges facing families today? This paper explores two fundamentally different answers to this question which, together, tell A Tale of Two Canadas.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.07 CHILDREN/2011 tale_of_two_canadas.pdf

  • 2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Wood Buffalo

    Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Wood Buffalo : 2011]
    Corporate Author: Public Interest Alberta
    Subject:Poverty – working poor|split|Poverty – statistics|split|Women – poverty
    Publisher:Public Interest Alberta
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Series:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta
    Material Type:Fact Sheet

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 Low-Wage-Workers-Alberta-and-Wood-Buffalo.pdf