Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Digital Resources

  • Who Pays, When, and How? Government-Assisted Housing in the Northwest Territories and the Role of the Federal Government

    Title: Who Pays, When, and How? Government-Assisted Housing in the Northwest Territories and the Role of the Federal Government
    Author(s): Falvo, Nick
    Editor: Stoney, Christopher, & Doern, G. Bruce
    Citation: No. 32. [Taken from the book “How Ottawa spends: 2011-2012 : Trimming fat or slicing pork?”]
    Subject: Housing – affordable, social housing; Housing – planning, policy|split|Housing – studies, surveys
    Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press
    Place of Publication: Montréal QC, Kingston, ON
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: This chapter discusses the state of housing in the Northwest Territories, with a particular focus on public housing for low-income citizens.
    Language: English
    Series: How Ottawa Spends Series
    Material Type: Chapter

    D. HOUSING/2011 Who-pays.pdf

  • 2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Medicine Hat

     

    Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Medicine Hat : 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-Medicine-Hat.pdf

  • 2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Lethbridge

     

    Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Lethbridge : 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-Lethbridge.pdf

  • 2011 Rights Review

     

    Title:Rights in review
    Corporate Author: Canadian Council for Refugees
    Subject:Immigration – refugees
    Publisher:Canadian Council for Refugees
    Place of Publication:Montréal
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    The Canadian Council for Refugees believes in treating refugees and immigrants fairly and honourably. Decisions made need to be fully independent. And our policies and practices need to be affordable – for refugees and immigrants, and for Canadians. This document measures how Canada is meeting the needs of refugees.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2011 rights_review.pdf

  • 2011 CCRC Report to UN on CRC

     

    Title:Right in principle, right in practise: implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada.
    Corporate Author: Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
    Subject:Child care – Canada|split|Children – abuse, prevention|split|Children – child welfare system|split|Children – foster care, adoption|split|Children – Indigenous|split|Children – services, planning|split|Children – statistics|split|Discrimination|split|Poverty – child poverty
    Publisher:Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.07 CHILDREN/2011 CCRC-Report-to-UN-on-CRC.pdf

  • 2011 English Report Card

     

    Title:Revisiting family security in insecure times: 2011 report card on child and family poverty in Canada.
    Corporate Author: Campaign 2000
    Subject:Poverty – child poverty|split|Family – finances|split|Poverty – working poor|split|Poverty – statistics|split|Poverty – income distribution|split|Children – Indigenous|split|Child care – Canada|split|Housing – affordable, social housing
    Publisher:Campaign 2000
    Place of Publication:Toronto
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    This report discusses child and family poverty trends in Canada. It also recommends strategies and government policies that could be adopted to address this serious social problem.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.11 FAMILY/2011 EnglishReportCard.pdf