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We’re Hiring – Social Research Assistant (Full-time Temporary Position)

by ESPC Team | May 6, 2024 | ESPC Announcements

We’re Hiring – Social Research Assistant (Full-time Temporary Position) February 18, 2020 The Edmonton Social Planning Council, a charitable, non-profit social research and advocacy agency founded in 1940, is seeking a Social Research Assistant for an 8-week,...

ESPC Statement on Provincial Cuts to the Low-Income Transit Pass

by ESPC Team | May 1, 2024 | Blog: Miscellaneous, Blog: Poverty, ESPC Announcements, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income

ESPC Statement on Provincial Cuts to the Low-Income Transit Pass February 18, 2020 The Edmonton Social Planning Council is relieved to learn the province will continue to fund their portion of funding to the Low-Income Transit Pass for Edmonton and Calgary, reversing...

World Immunization Week: Achieving Immunization for All

by ESPC Team | April 29, 2024 | Blog: Miscellaneous, ESPC Announcements

World Immunization Week: Achieving Immunization for All February 18, 2020 Written by Ugoeze Uchegbu-Okoroh, ESPC Volunteer. From the invention of the smallpox vaccine in 1796 to more recent COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in 2020, vaccines have been dubbed the greatest...

Day of Mourning: The Impact of Workplace Tragedy

by ESPC Team | April 26, 2024 | Blog: Miscellaneous, ESPC Announcements

Day of Mourning: The Impact of Workplace Tragedy February 18, 2020 Written by Amethyst Zapisocky, ESPC Volunteer. For over 30 years, the National Day of Mourning, also known as Workers’ Memorial Day, has been honoured on April 28th to remember those who have lost...

fACT Sheet: Minimum Wage Revisited

by ESPC Team | April 17, 2024 | Blog: Miscellaneous, ESPC Announcements, ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets

fACT Sheet: Minimum Wage Revisited February 18, 2020 Download the fACT Sheet (PDF) Introduction  In June 2016, the Edmonton Social Planning Council released a Minimum Wage fACT Sheet providing an overview of the minimum wage, the impacts of increasing it, and...

Food not just for thought: Painting the picture of Food Security within Edmonton

by ESPC Team | April 17, 2024 | Blog: Food Security, Blog: Miscellaneous, ESPC Announcements

Food not just for thought: Painting the picture of Food Security within Edmonton February 18, 2020 Written by Rebecca Redd  Partnered with the Edmonton Seniors Coordination Council (ESCC) Introduction Food security is a multifaceted issue with various definitions,...
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