by Executive Assistant | November 16, 2021 | ESPC Announcements, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Well-Being
$10-a-Day Childcare for Alberta February 18, 2020 Announcement The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) is pleased to learn about the recent agreement between the provincial and federal governments to offer $10-a-day child care for families in Alberta. This... by Brett Lambert | September 23, 2021 | ESPC in the News, Levels of Government: City of Edmonton, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Women
Op-Ed: Child Care Should Be a Priority in Edmonton’s Civic Election February 18, 2020 Note: this op-ed was originally published in the Edmonton Journal on September 23, 2021. By Jeff Bisanz, Jennifer Fischer-Summers, and Brett Lambert Child care became a ballot box... by Brett Lambert | July 9, 2021 | ESPC Press Releases
Media Release: Joint Statement on the British Columbia and Canadian Government Agreement on a National System of Early Learning and Child Care February 18, 2020 Download the Join Statement (PDF) The Edmonton Social Planning Council and the Edmonton Council for Early... by Research Services and Capacity Building Coordinator | April 19, 2021 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Poverty in Canada: A Progress Report February 18, 2020 Introduction One in nine Canadians lives in poverty—or 11% of the overall population. That’s according to the latest (and first) report from the National Advisory Council on Poverty. The good news is... by Web Administrator | March 3, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female... by Web Administrator | March 3, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female... by Web Administrator | March 3, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female... by Web Administrator | March 3, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female... by Web Administrator | March 2, 2021
Social Well-Being Indicator Tracker A: Demographics A1 Population A2 Annual Entry of Permanent Residents A3 Temporary Residents A4 Lone-Parent to Couple Family Proportion B. Income BA. Income and Income Gaps BA1 Number of Tax-filers, Edmonton CMA BA2 Percent female... by Research Services and Capacity Building Coordinator | September 8, 2020 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Poverty and Women’s Incarceration in Alberta September 8, 2020 Few may know of ESPC’s history supporting the formation of non-profits in the criminal justice sector. Although not typically an area of focus for our organization—we defer to the expertise of these... by Brett Lambert | August 4, 2020 | ESPC Publications: Fact Sheets, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Poverty
fACT Sheet — Child Benefits in Alberta and Canada August 4, 2020 Download the Child Benefit fACT Sheet Introduction Child benefits have been demonstrated to be an important tool for alleviating and reducing child poverty. A recent report from UNICEF highlighted... by Research Services and Capacity Building Coordinator | July 27, 2020 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Literacy and Poverty Reduction: Exploring Barriers to Success July 27, 2020 It’s worth noting that the information we have on adult literacy rates is limited. The federal government only started tracking this in 2012, and has scheduled data collection on a...
