**Resources: Labour:

A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton: Update 2017

by | February 9, 2017 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Labour: Wage Issues, Law and Crime: Edmonton, Levels of Government: Alberta Social Policy Framework, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Hunger, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends

The two years since ESPC published A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton have been challenging ones for the city of Edmonton and its residents. This report updates many of the poverty trends and challenges identified two years within the context of broader social and...

Calculating Edmonton’s Living Wage: Other Family Types 2016 Update

by | November 1, 2016 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Wage Issues, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty

The 2016 living wage for Edmonton is $16.69 per hour. This is the amount that a family of four with two parents who work full-time require to live in economic stability and maintain a modest standard of living. This includes being able to afford basic necessities...

2012 ESPC Social Justice Internship The role of stakeholders in integrating skilled immigrants into the workforce

by | October 12, 2016 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Labour: Employment, Labour: Training, Social Issues: Immigration

Title:The role of stakeholders in integrating skilled immigrants into the workforce Autho(s):Muthui, Daniel Editor:MacDonald, Stephen Subject:Immigration – employment, foreign qualifications|split|Immigration – planning, policy|split|Immigration –...

2011 WP11-13

by | October 12, 2016 | Labour: Employment

Title:Why do some employers prefer to interview Matthew, But Not Samir?: new evidence from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Author(s):Oreopoulos, Philip|split|Dechief, Diane Corporate Author: Metropolis British Columbia Subject:Discrimination|split|Racism...