Resources
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Supporting Vulnerable Tenants in Non-Profit HousingÂ
Social housing is home to many of our most vulnerable community members. Vulnerable populations are considered to be those who have multiple barriers to achieving or maintaining housing due to...
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Long Overdue: Why BC Needs a Poverty Reduction Plan
This report examines the most recent statistics on poverty and its associated hardships in BC and demonstrates that strong policies are urgently needed to dramatically reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty...
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Failing Grade: Manitoba Poverty Reduction Strategy And Budget 2019
This paper provides a critical review of Manitoba’s poverty reduction strategy and budget 2019 and includes recommendations for change
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Safe Passage: Migrant Worker Rights in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan’s migrant workers rights regime has been characterized as a “positive national standard” for the rest of the country. Introducing the legislation in 2012, then-Minister of the Economy Bill Boyd...
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Towards an Inclusive Economy: Syncing EI to the Reality of Low Wage Work
The report recommends several changes to EI eligibility rules that would improve coverage for low-wage workers: replacing the variable entrance requirement to a universal 420 hours threshold; changing eligibility requirements...