Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Digital Resources

  • 2011 Alternate Federal Budget 2011

    Title:Rethink, rebuild, renew: a post-recession recovery plan.
    Variant Title:Alternative federal budget 2011
    Corporate Author: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
    Subject:Government of Canada – budget
    Publisher:Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) urges Ottawa to address Canadians’ real financial worries rather than sideline them in the political bluster brewing over a federal budget and possible election.
    With the release of its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), the CCPA proposes a federal budget that connects with what matters to Canadians: post-recession job and household debt worries, pension concerns, worsening income inequality and climate change.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 alternative_federal_budget2011.pdf

  • 2011 Restoring Minimum Wages

     

    Title:Restoring minimum wages in Canada
    Author(s):Battle, Ken
    Subject:Employment – wage issues
    Publisher:Caledon Institute of Social Policy
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    A severe recession with its tight fiscal aftermath is not a time when one expects improvements in social policy. But there is a bright spot for one of Canada’s oldest social programs – minimum wages, which have risen substantially in recent years in every province and territory except one (British Columbia). And BC just announced an end to its lengthy freeze on the minimum wage, starting with an increase on May 1, 2011.
    The national average minimum wage rose from $6.54 an hour in 1965 (in constant 2010 dollars) to a peak of $9.92 in 1976, then fell to $7.01 in 1986. But it increased again to reach $9.16 in 2010 – just 76 cents below the mid-1970s high.
    The recent increase in minimum wages across Canada is due in part to the creation of poverty reduction strategies, which have focused attention on minimum wages.
    The report argues that the provincial and territorial governments should – in conjunction with key actors including business, labour, experts and social groups – work together through a transparent process to define what constitutes an adequate minimum wage (e.g., equal to the poverty line, or a percentage of average earnings) and how to protect its value over time through some form of indexation (e.g., to the cost of living, or to the change in average earnings).
    The report also compares minimum wages in Canada to other countries.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

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

  • 2011 Resource Binder

    Title:Resource binder
    Author(s):Buchynski, Dawn|split|Bardley, Jess
    Subject:youth – sexuality
    Publisher:Equality Revolution for Youth Association
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    A collection of resources for LGBTTIQ youth in the Edmonton community, and for those who work with them.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Information Package

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.09 YOUTH/2011 resource_binder.pdf

  • 2011 Resetting the Table

     

    Title:Resetting the table: a people’s food policy for Canada.
    Corporate Author: People’s Food Policy Project
    Subject:Food security – general|split|Food security – local food systems|split|Food security – planning, policy
    Publisher:People’s Food Policy Project
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Canada urgently needs a national food policy. Close to two and a half million Canadians are food insecure. Farmers and fishers are going out of business, our natural environment is being pushed to the limit, a quarter of Canadians are considered obese, and we are the only G8 country without a nationally-funded school meal program. The status quo is no longer an option. The need for change is widely recognized and plans to develop national food policies are being advanced by many sectors, including the majority of federal political parties and influential industry groups. The People’s Food Policy is significantly different from these initiatives. It is the first-ever national food policy to be developed by the food movement itself – a diverse and dynamic network of organizations and individuals working to build a healthy, ecological, and just food system for Canada. The People’s Food Policy embodies a wave of concern, interest and action by citizens who are increasingly questioning how our current food system is organized. From connecting directly with food producers to reclaiming indigenous food systems to setting up food policy councils, people across Canada are taking actions daily that are transforming our food system from the ground up. These actions need to be translated into policy.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    N. FOOD SECURITY/2011 Resetting-the-Table.pdf

  • Report Card on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa: Jan to Dec 2010

    Title: Report Card on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa: Jan to Dec 2010
    Corporate Author: Alliance to End Homelessness
    Subject: Housing – studies, surveys; Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Publisher: Alliance to End Homelessness
    Place of Publication: Ottawa
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: The Report Card is produced by The Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa (ATEH), a non partisan group taking action to end homelessness, which has 75 community organizations as members. ATEH uses an annual targets table for grading which outlines definitions and change for the letter grades.
    The Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa established targets in 2009 that would be needed to end homelessness in our community by 2020 with the help of the Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments.
    Language: English
    Material Type: Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 homelessness_ottawareportcard.pdf

  • 2011 EPS Report Card

     

    Title:Report card: 2010 annual policing plan.
    Corporate Author: Edmonton Police Commission
    Edmonton Police Service
    Publisher:Edmonton Police Commission
    Edmonton Police Service
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    On behalf of the Edmonton Police Commission and the Edmonton Police Service, we are proud to present the 2010 Annual Policing Plan Report Card. This document outlines how we performed on the goals and initiatives set for 2010, and highlights our plans for 2011.
    We are pleased to report an unprecedented 18 per cent reduction in crime in the eight crime indicators, which translates into at least 5,700 fewer crimes committed. Homicide detectives solved the majority of murders committed over the year, resulting in a clearance rate of 86 per cent. The EPS also met its goal to arrive at priority-one calls within seven minutes at least 80 per cent of the time.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    G. LAW-CRIME/G.04 EDMONTON/2011 EPS_report_card.pdf