Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The economic disruptions of the pandemic showed the shortcomings in Canada’s out-of-date social safety net. Issues like the inability of the Employment Insurance (EI) program to process a large number of claims in a short period of time, self-employed or...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The federal and provincial governments have announced a $444-million investment to fund rent support for nearly 35,500 households in Alberta.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
On 3 December 2020, the ISSA Social Security Virtual Summit for the Americas brought together more than 500 administrators, managers and experts in the field from across the region. Under the theme Towards a new normal: Challenges and opportunities, the...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Thirty years after the first unanimous all-party promise to end child poverty, Campaign 2000's new report shows that over 1,350,000 children in Canada continue to live in poverty, with Indigenous children, racialized and immigrant children, and...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
An alliance of social welfare advocates in Quebec are asking Quebec’s Labour, Employment and Social solidarity Minister Jean Boulet to reform the rules that make it harder for welfare recipients to get by. Specifically, the group wants the social...
Monday, November 25, 2019
Mentally ill homeless adults may have an easier time finding and keeping stable housing when they receive rent supplements and mental health support services, a Canadian study suggests.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
More than 20 Yukon government labour market funding programs have been consolidated into three. The territorial government announced the changes Sept. 26, stating the “modernized” funding programs will have more simplified application processes with...
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Low-wage workers have considerably less access to employment insurance (EI) benefits than those with higher wages, a new report has found. The study, conducted by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and released Wednesday, used several...
Monday, December 3, 2018
The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) released its 2018 Hunger Report today which revealed 501,590 individuals turned to a food bank last year alone. While the number of individuals accessing food banks is only marginally higher than the previous...
Thursday, November 22, 2018
People receiving disability support from the Ontario government will be able to keep more of the money they earn as part of the province’s overhaul of social assistance, but critics say it will be harder to qualify for help.
Social Services...