Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Digital Resources

  • 2011 Reducing Pollution Creating Jobs

    Title:Reducing pollution, creating jobs
    Author(s):Demerse, Clare
    Subject:Environmental issues – planning, policy|split|Employment – planning, policy
    Publisher:The Pembina Institute
    Place of Publication:Drayton Valley AB
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    This report examines the evidence from a wide range of international and Canadian research on “green” jobs and the economic impacts of climate policies. The report finds that Canada’s governments could create more jobs by implementing strong climate policies than by continuing with business as usual.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    M. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES/2011 reducing_pollution_creating_jobs.pdf

  • 2011 Rebuilding Professional Lives

     

    Title:Rebuilding professional lives: immigrant professionals working in the Ontario settlement sector.
    Author(s):Türegün, Adnan
    Subject:Immigration – employment, foreign qualifications
    Publisher:CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre
    Place of Publication:Toronto
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    This study looks at the reality of a particular group of foreign-born and -trained professionals in Ontario. These are the professionals who did not get to practise their respective professions after immigration but acquired a new profession in the form of settlement work. The study detects their pre-immigration education and work history, the reasons they left their countries of origin or permanent residence for Canada, the expectations they had, the choices they made about pursuing professional practice, the efforts they put towards that or some alternative goal, and their eventual professional reconstitution as settlement workers.

    Language:English
     
    Material Type:Article

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

  • Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor: Factsheet 1, Vol. 1, No. 3: Preliminary Assessment of Trends

    Title: Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor: Factsheet 1, Vol. 1, No. 3: Preliminary Assessment of Trends
    Corporate Author: Imagine Canada
    Citation: Vol. 1 No. 3
    Subject: Non-profit organizations – general
    Publisher: Imagine Canada
    Place of Publication: Toronto
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: A quick-to-read snapshot of Sector Monitor trends. What are the key findings from the latest survey? How have things changed since mid-2010?
    Language: English
    Material Type: Fact Sheet

    B. NON PROFITS/B.06 PUBLICATIONS/2011 preliminary_assessment.pdf

  • 2011 Health Casebook

    Title:Population health intervention research casebook
    Corporate Author: Institute of Population and Public Health
    Canadian Population Health Initiative
    Subject:Health issues – general|split|Health issues – programs, services
    Publisher:Canadian Institute for Health Information
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    This casebook showcases population health intervention research in Canada. Importantly, the case studies, which were selected through a peer-review process, reveal some of the intriguing, yet often unanswered questions that surround population health intervention research, for example, how did the research question(s) arise; how were partners involved; how did local context shape the interventions; and what challenges were encountered in scaling up and sustaining interventions?

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

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

  • 2011 Population Health

     

    Title:Population health: in brief.
    Variant Title:La danté de la population en bref
    Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information
    Subject:Health issues – general|split|Health issues – planning, policy
    Publisher:Canadian Institute for Health Information
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    This document is a list of recent developments in policies, programs and politics related to population health. These interventions may have potential impacts on population health outcomes and be of interest to researchers, practitioners and decision-makers.
    For more information on the policies and programs, please follow the links. In some cases, the external web pages or documents may be available in English, French or in both official languages. The following descriptions are abstracted directly from the source documents.

    Language:English/French
    Material Type:Fact Sheet

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

  • Edmonton’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness Year 2 Update

    Title:A place to call home: Edmonton’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness: Update year 2
    Corporate Author: Edmonton Homeless Commission
    Subject: Housing – affordable, social housing; Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Place of Publication: Edmonton
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract:

    Two years into the implementation of our 10 Year Plan, we are achieving considerable success All of the targets that we set for Year 2 are being met or exceeded:

    956 permanent homes have been secured for 1,352 people who had been homeless.

    83% of people who have been housed have kept their housing.

    The October 2010 Homeless Count found 2,421 homeless Edmontonians, 21% fewer than counted two years earlier.

    This is the first reduction in the number of homeless since the counts began in 1999.

    In the past two years, the number of Edmontonians staying in homeless shelters has dropped by 23% from an average of 1,244 per night in October 2008 to 939 per night in October 2010.

    Housing First clients live in 400 different buildings run by 160 different landlords.

    [Taken from front cover]

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 Year-2-Update.pdf