Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Digital Resources

  • 2011 WP11-13

    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
    Publisher:Metropolis British Columbia
    Place of Publication:Burnaby BC
    Vancouver
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Series:Working Paper Series
    Material Type:Report

    H. LABOUR/H.07 EMPLOYMENT/2011 WP11-13.pdf

  • 2011 Whos Hungry Report 2011

    Title:Who’s hungry?: fighting hunger : 2011 profile of fighting hunger in the GTA.
    Corporate Author: Daily Bread Food Bank
    Subject:Food security – hunger, health|split|Poverty – statistics
    Publisher:Daily Bread Food Bank
    Place of Publication:Toronto
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.15 HUNGER/2011 Whos-Hungry-Report-2011.pdf

  • 2011 Welfare Incomes Update

    Title:Welfare incomes 2009: update as of March 2011.
    Corporate Author: National Council of Welfare
    Subject:Income security programs – general
    Publisher:National Council of Welfare
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Note that there are updates to Welfare Incomes 2009 affecting all lone parents as well as earnings exemptions levels in Alberta.

    Language:English
    Series:Winter 2010 Volume 129
    Material Type:Report

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

  • 2011 What Happens When Bedbugs do Bite

    Title:What happens when the bed bugs do bite?: the social impacts of a bed bug infestation on Winnipeg’s inner-city residents.
    Author(s):Comack, Elizabeth|split|Lyons, James
    Subject:Health issues – social determinants of health
    Publisher:Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives- Manitoba
    Place of Publication:Winnipeg, MB
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.02 HEALTH/2011 what-happens-when-bedbugs-do-bite.pdf

  • 2011 Valuing the Invaluable

    Title:Valuing the invaluable: rethinking and respecting caring work in Canada.
    uthor(s):Valiani, Salimah
    Subject:Health issues – programs, services
    Publisher:Ontario Nurses’ Assocation
    Place of Publication:Toronto
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Valuing the Invaluable: Rethinking and respecting caring work in Canada, was written by ONA staff economist Salimah Valiani, PhD. It quantifies the penalty that is imposed on those doing carework in Canada. Valiani’s analysis links the growth of unpaid and paid overtime being worked by RNs to the nursing shortage and the undervaluing of these professionals. Between 1997 and 2008, the annual aggregate unpaid overtime worked by public-sector RNs in Canada virtually doubled, from 51,200 to 99,000 hours. The number of hours of overtime worked weekly by Canadian RNs has quadrupled since the late-1980s. This research clearly quantifies the extent of the nursing shortage that has had such an impact on nurses’ workloads and quality patient care.

    Language:English
    Series:Research Paper No. 1
    Material Type:Report

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

  • 2011 Taxes Common Good

    Title:Taxes and the common good: a CPJ backgrounder on taxation.
    Author(s):Pasma, Chandra
    Subject:Social assistance – general|split|Social issues – social planning, policy|split|Social services – funding
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    CPJ’s public justice framework supports the notion that taxes are an important contribution to the common good. Taxes are one way in which we as citizens fulfill our obligation to promote justice and to respect the right of all people to live in dignity. For governments, tax policy can be used to foster justice, in addition to tax revenues paying for infrastructure and public services that benefit all and promote an equitable society. Public justice also supports a progressive distribution of taxes, and transparent and accountable decisions from governments on taxation and spending.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.01 GENERAL/2011 taxes_common_good.pdf