Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Edmonton : 2011]
Corporate Author: Public Interest Alberta
Subject:Poverty – working poor|split|Poverty – statistics|split|Women – poverty
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-Edmonton.pdf
Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Red Deer : 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-Red-Deer.pdf
Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Grande Prairie, Athabasca and Peace River Region : 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.04 POVERTY/2011 Alberta-and-Grande-Prairie-Athabasca-Peace-River.pdf
Title:Money management on a shoestring: a critical literature review of financial literacy & low-income people.
Author(s):Buckland, Jerry
Citation:Research paper prepared for the Task Force on Financial Literacy
Subject:Income security programs – general
Publisher:Menno Simons College
Place of Publication:Winnipeg
Date of Publication:2011
Abstract:
This report examines evidence from the academic and policy literature about the financial literacy of low-income people. The purposes of the study are to provide a critical review of evidence about low-income people’s financial literacy measurement, the programs used to promote their financial literacy, and the information uncovered about the programs by evaluations. Finally, the study was to provide recommendations about how policies might be more supportive for building low-income people’s financial literacy. The paper presents some concepts useful for the study of financial literacy, and then presents findings related to the measurement of financial literacy, drawing on results from several national surveys, including four from Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The third section presents an examination of financial literacy programs and evaluations from many countries including Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. The conclusion pulls together key results before a series of recommendations are made at the end of the report.
Language:English
Material Type:Report
Title:Brain gain, drain & waste: the experiences of internationally educated health professionals in Canada.
Author(s):Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn|split|Neiterman, Elena|split|LeBrun, Jane|split|Viers, Ken|split|Winkup, Judi
Subject:Immigration – employment, foreign qualifications
Publisher:University of Ottawa
Place of Publication:Ottawa
Date of Publication:2010
Abstract:
Canada has historically relied on internatonally educated health professionals (IEHPs) to address shortages in rural a nd remote locatons and hard to fll positons within its health care system. It contnues to do so and, while this has been true for medical and nursing labour in the past, this is now also true for midwives. At the same tme, we hear of numerous accounts of IEHPs who are not able to practce their profession in Canada. The barriers to practce for IEHPs – what some have labelled the ‘brain waste’ problem – have recently become a signifcant concern for Canadians. The difcultes this causes are not limited to the Canadian context – in terms of lost labour, and possible solutons to its human resource crises – there are important implicatons for the countries from which health care providers migrate.
This study was designed to fll some of these gaps in our knowledge by examining:
the experiences of internatonally educated physicians, nurses and midwives who were pursuing professional integraton, who have achieved it, and who have decided to redirect their eforts; and
the barriers and facilitators they experienced along the way that they feel infuenced their relatve success at becoming integrated into provincial health care systems in Canada.
Language:English
Material Type:Report
Edmonton’s 2016 living wage: $16.69 per hourEdmonton Social Planning Council releases annual report
By: Alex Boyd Metro Published on Thu Jun 23 2016
Two working adults living in the city with two kids would each have to make $16.69 an hour in order to make ends meet, according to the Edmonton Living Wage Report released Thursday.
The Edmonton Social Planning Council calculates the living wage every year, using cost of living estimates for Edmonton. They also take into account dollars coming in from government transfers and additional costs like EI and CPP premiums.
The living wage for 2016 is actually 67 cents less than last year, because of child benefit increases from both the federal and provincial governments.
“Our hope is that more Edmonton employers will rise to the challenge and commit to paying a living wage to all their employees,” said ESPC Research Coordinator John Kolkman in a release.
“Research indicates that employers paying a living wage benefit from decreased staff turnover, improved productivity and reduced absenteeism.”
Read the whole article on the Metro.
Download our Living wage report.