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Provincial-Territorial Social Union /
National Child Benefit Links
Sites de recherche sociale au Canada

Liens aux sites provinciaux et territoriaux liés à l'Union sociale et à la
Prestation nationale pour enfants
Updated December 3, 2005
Page révisée le 3 décembre 2005
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- Children's Rights Links page - incl. Canada’s National Plan of Action for Children, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the work of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Special Session on the Rights of the Child), and related sites
- Early Learning and Child Care in Canada - Canadian NGO Links
- Early Learning and Child Care in Canada - Canadian Govt. Links

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April 4, 2009
NOTE: This page hasn't been updated in several years, and many of the links are dead.
BUT if you do find a dead link, select and copy the title of the report or other file you're seeking and paste the title into the Google.ca search engine.
It works suprisingly often, in my experience...
I'm keeping this page alive (accesible) mostly for archive purposes.
Gilles


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Provincial-territorial government pages on the National Child Benefit and the Social Union:

For specific information about a particular jurisdiction, click on its name below - you'll be taken taken further down on this page.

Newfoundland - Prince Edward Island - Nova Scotia - New Brunswick - Quebec - Ontario- Manitoba - Saskatchewan - Alberta - British Columbia - Yukon - Northwest Territories - Nunavut

Go directly to Federal, Provincial and Territorial
Intergovernmental Affairs Departments' websites




(Select "Executive") 

Related Canadian Social Research Links page: Council of the Federation

(PDF file - 443K, 30 pages)
By Bill Warriner
Fall 2005
Source:

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- Don't miss The Unofficial Social Union Page -- it's where you'll find everything (well, almost everything...) you can't find on


Government of Manitoba
September 13, 2002
"Manitobans are being encouraged to be a part of a review of the Social Union Framework Agreement, which guides funding, co-operation and action on key social programs such as health care, social services, post-secondary education and training, and labour market development."
Related Links:

See the Unofficial Social Union Page (national) page for more on the SUFA Three-Year Review

- A unique partnership of the Government of Canada, Provinces and Territories and First Nations
This joint government website offers information about how the NCB works in each jurisdiction and in First Nations communities.
- incl. links to : What is the National Child Benefit (NCB)? - The Government of Canada's Contribution to the National Child Benefit Initiative - Programs in your jurisdiction - First Nations Reinvestments - Library - NCB Success Stories
Much of the content in the Library is from the , but you'll also find some new information here about how provinces, territories and First Nations are spending their NCB money. The "Programs in your Jurisdiction" link provides information on all NCB initiatives and links to related information on other websites.


Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Social Services
Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 15, 2001

An Oldie Goldie...

Income Security for Children: A Supplementary Paper - 111K, 25 pages
Government of Canada
October 1994
This 25-page paper is part of a series of supplementary papers that were released late in 1994 and early in 1995 to provide more detailed information about the Canadian income security system and the options outlined in the Discussion Paper Improving Social Security in Canada, which was released in October 1994.

Perhaps it's not the blueprint for the NCB, but it does present approaches and options that Canadian governments were considering to reform a wide array of federal and provincial income security programs for families with children. It makes for an interesting read in 2001...

Related Links :

Improving Social Security in Canada : A Discussion Paper
October 1994 
(212K, 61 pages)
Improving Social Security in Canada was the main document of the 1994 Social Security Review. It presented arguments about the need for reform of the federal government's involvement in provincial-territorial social security programs. It also presented an analysis of and options for Human Resources Development Canada's three-pronged mandate --- working, learning and security. The section entitled "Security: Building opportunity for people in need" focuses on the federal government's role in Canadian social security programs in 1994-95 and proposed reform options. (Click on the title of the report, then scroll down the page to the table of contents to find the Security section)
Here's what you'll find in that section:
Introduction - What the federal government does now - The Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) - The Child Tax Benefit - The need for CAP reform - The goals for reform - Approaches to reform - Possible first steps - Longer-term approaches to reform
This 1994 report lays the groundwork for the reform of federal social transfers, the reform of Unemployment/Employment Insurance and the federal role in education in Canada.

Reforming the Canada Assistance Plan: A Supplementary Paper (1994) - 121K, 46 pages
Guaranteed Annual Income: A Supplementary Paper (1994) - 117K, 37 pages
[PDF version of the GAI paper]

- involving both the Ontario and federal governments
December 10, 2004
"Today the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) and the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues (CCPI), have formally launched a legal challenge to the clawback of the National Child Benefit Supplement from families on social assistance. The Applicants are three single parents who have been struggling on OW or ODSP to make ends meet, without the benefit of the NCBS. They live in Timmins, Port Colborne and Toronto. Counsel for this application are Kate Stephenson from WeirFoulds and Cynthia Wilkey from ISAC. Both the Federal Government and the Province of Ontario will be served today with an Application under Rule 14 claiming that the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Agreement to claw back the NCBS and the Regulations that implement the clawback in Ontario violate both s.7 and s.15 of the Charter."

(Word doc., size 88 kb)
(Word doc., size 31 kb)

Source:

Related Links:

- (ISAC)
- (CERA)
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Related article:



November 18, 2004
"When the rent is $775 and total income is $1,334, an extra $226 would make a huge difference.That's the extra benefit the federal government pays each month to Toronto's Dave Lance, 24 and the father of 2 1/2-year-old twin boys. And that's the amount the Ontario government deducts each month from his welfare payment. The clawback has been controversial since the national child benefit program was introduced by the federal government in 1997 with the stated objective of preventing and reducing child poverty. While all Ontario families with an income of less than $22,615 receive the national child benefit supplement of $126 a month for the first child and decreasing amounts for subsequent children, only working families are allowed to keep it. Parents on social assistance or a disability pension are out of luck Municipalities across Ontario have called for an end to the clawback and Premier Dalton McGuinty, while in opposition, promised he'd get rid of it. Now, a year after McGuinty was elected, anti-poverty advocates say it's time he kept his word.And if he doesn't, they warn, they'll take legal action.
Source:

Newfoundland

New Release
July 7, 2003

July 4, 2003


March 2003
Backgrounder
"An increase in the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit and the expansion of the Support Applications Program are the latest initiatives of the Department of Human Resources and Employment’s ongoing priority to improve supports for families with children. Over the last fiscal year, HRE has implemented a number of programs, services and policies to better meet the needs of families in Newfoundland and Labrador."

News Release
March 27, 2003
"...Five additional support application workers will be added to the current 15 who deliver the Support Application Program [assist parents to secure appropriate child support from absent partners] in the province. (...) The other initiative is an adjustment to the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit (NLCB) to increase the benefit rate for the first child by $12 annually to $216 from $204."

News Release
March 27, 2003
"...Budget 2003 is contributing $500,000 to the Kids Eat Smart Foundation. This will assist the foundation in their program of starting and sustaining breakfast, lunch and snack programs in schools and community centres throughout our province."

News Release
October 1, 2002
Human Resources and Employment
"Ralph Wiseman, Minister of Human Resources and Employment, today applauded the Government of Canada’s long-term commitment to support low-income families as outlined in yesterday’s Speech from the Throne. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is fully committed to ongoing actions on the issue of child poverty and continues to make these programs a priority."
- scroll to the bottom of the news release to find...
Backgrounder : Key Highlights of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s initiatives to address child poverty in the province (incl. NCB and ECD initiatives)

June 4, 2002

March 21, 2002
"For the second consecutive year, low income families with children will be able to earn more money and still qualify for the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit (NLCB)."


March 21, 2002
With a series of recent initiatives, the Department of Human Resources and Employment continues its major redesign of programs and services to assist persons on social assistance achieve independence and extend support to low income working families


December 7, 2001
- includes a brief snapshot of almost a dozen initiatives to address child poverty - social assistance redesign, the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit, Early Childhood Development and other health and literacy programs for children
June 29, 2001

June 18, 2001

May 24, 2001
"...more families will be eligible for the full benefit, the income level at which the partial benefit ceases will be higher, and overall more families will receive full or partial coverage..."
- under the National Child Benefit initiative
- (Minister's Statement) - May 1, 2001
From the Budget - March 22, 2001:
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- Municipal and Provincial Affairs
June 23, 2000
- Backgrounder
March 22, 2000

March 22, 2000

November 30, 1999
- Statement by the Minister of Human Resources and Employment
May 25, 1999

May 25, 1999

May 19,1999

May 17, 1999

May 10, 1999

May 7, 1999

March 31, 1999

March 22, 1999 - includes info about Extended Drug Card Coverage (NCB Reinvestment)

January 12, 1999

October 1998

June 1998

May 25, 1998 - includes 1998 welfare reform information
(Minister's Statement, April 6/98)

September 28, 1998

March 1998

March 26, 1998
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- incl. links to 2001 and 2002 reports
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Prince Edward Island

(November 15, 2001)
(November 15, 2001)


May 1, 2001

May 10, 1999

June 1998
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Nova Scotia

(December 13, 2002) (November 27, 2001)
(August 27, 2001  
(June 22, 2001)
(May 9, 2001)

- Budget Bulletin () (March 29, 2001) - Early Childhood Development Program - Nova Scotia Child Benefit - Support for children with special needs
(July 6, 2000)
(June 4, 1998)
(October 23,1998)
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(from )
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New Brunswick

- Jan. 17, 2002
This program is one of the initiatives included in the Early Childhood Development Agenda. - Dec. 12, 2001 (...one of seven initiatives of the Early Childhood Development Agenda (ECD) which will invest about $50 million in New Brunswick children over the next five years).
 - April 10, 2001

- incl. links to : Child Witnesses of Family Violence - Community Capacity Building for Children and Families - Early Language Program for Preschool Children - Enhanced Child Day Care Services - Enhancements to Early Childhood Initiatives - Excellence in Parenting - Prenatal Benefit Program
(PDF file - 300K, 2 pages)
(July 26, 1999)

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Québec

From : (you'll find links to the summary and complete text of each of the studies by clicking "Social Union" on the Policy Matters page)
• Restoring the Federal Principle: The Place of Quebec in the Canadian Social Union
Christian Dufour (January 2002)
• (PDF file - 497K, 52 pages)
(contains a summary of the report in English)
Yves Vaillancourt (January 2002)
• SUFA and Citizen Engagement: Fake or Genuine Masterpiece?
Susan D. Phillips (December 2001)
• Power and Purpose in Intergovernmental Relations
Alain Noël (November 2001)
• Shifting Sands: Exploring the Political Foundations of SUFA
Roger Gibbins (July 2001)
• Without Quebec: Collaborative Federalism With a Footnote?
Alain Noël (March 2000)
Source :

(Government of Quebec) - incl. links to the Commission's report released March 7, 2002
"The Québec government set up the Commission of Fiscal Imbalance on May 9, 2001, to identify and analyze the basic causes of the fiscal imbalance between the federal government and Québec and to invite and collect opinions and suggestions from experts and stakeholders in Québec and elsewhere regarding the practical consequences of this imbalance and concrete solutions to put forward to correct it."
 - over 40 links to information (much of which is in English) by a variety of authors on CHST, CAP, Equalization, federal-provincial-territorial fiscal arrangements, transfer payments and economic and social policy issues.
An that was to have been held in Québec City on September 13 and 14, 2001 was cancelled due to the events of September 11. The Symposium page includes links to the program and to notes from over a dozen presenters from 9 countries - some of which are extensive treatises of fiscal federalism and fiscal equilibrium.
- includes links to information on intergovernmental fiscal arrangments in Germany, Australia, Belgium, Spain, United States and Switzerland and three background papers, for example...
– Background Paper for public consultation (PDF file - 208K, 49 pages) --- CHST-Equalization

(PDF file - 160K, 42 pages)
Secrétariat aux Affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes 
Direction des politiques institutionnelles et constitutionnelles 
Ministère du Conseil exécutif 
July 1998


The Québec government has 2 types of allowances to help families: 


The family allowance is intended to cover the basic needs* of children under age 18 in low-income families, taking into account the Canada Child Tax Benefit. The family allowance paid by the Québec government and the Canada Child Tax Benefit (paid by the federal government) complement one another. 
* "These are needs from a taxation point of view: 3 900 $ for the first child in a single-parent family, 2 600 $ for the first child in a two-parent family, and 2 400 $ for each subsequent child, regardless of family type."
NOTE to National Child Benefit analysts : the family allowance component of Family Assistance Allowances replaces the children's portion of Employment Assistance (welfare).


The allowance for handicapped children is for children who have an impairment or developmental disorder that significantly limits them in their daily activities for a period expected to last at least one year.

Not available in English:

Entente-cadre sur l'union sociale : Analyses des experts (1999 - collection of 8 studies on the Social Union)
- See
()
[Gouvernement du Québec]


Ontario
NOTE :
On the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, you can access government releases back to 2001.


News Release
December 31, 2002
"Unprecedented investments aimed at improving services for children and families are among the key achievements celebrated by Brenda Elliott, Ontario's Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services today. In an annual review of the ministry's significant accomplishments, the opening of 42 Ontario Early Years Centres as well as a landmark investment in autism treatment for children demonstrates that the Ernie Eves government cares about and has made children and their families a priority."
- includes a backgrounder of accomplishments over the preceding year
Source :

(PDF file - 10 pages, 229KB)
April 9, 2001 - from


See also for links to 9 articles, backgrounders and press releases on cuts to child care in Ontario.
Source :


July 23, 2000 - Ministry of Finance


Martha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit - Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto)
June 2000 - SPR Monograph (20 pages)

- (CFCS)
May 10, 2001 - "... a $114 million investment in programs and services to support young children and their families"

(CFCS)
Backgrounder - includes detailed information on provincial government spending on a wide range of initiatives for families and children, from the Ontario's Early Years Plan to Services for Children with Autism, Children’s Mental Health - Early Years Capital - Injury and Family Abuse Prevention - Early Years Challenge Fund - Expansion of Early Literacy Agenda - Perinatal and Child Health Survey - and much, much more...

National Child Benefit Reinvestment 2000 : Second Annual Ontario/ Municipal Report
March 5 , 2001
Details from across Ontario on Municipal National Child Benefit Reinvestment Strategies
HTML version (view online in your browser) - 58 pages if printed
PDF version (view in Adobe Acrobat Reader) - 61 pages, 206K
NOTE: this link disappeared when the Ministry launched its new site. If you find the link to this report,

Ditto for this link:

National Child Benefit Reinvestment : 1999 Ontario Municipal Report - Details from across Ontario on Municipal National Child Benefit Reinvestment Strategies
April 2000 (PDF file, 280K - 36 pages)


December 6, 1999


Manitoba

(undated)

- April 26, 2001
"...increasing funding to create a comprehensive approach to provide support to families in the ‘early years’..."
- incl. child care centres and family child care homes - pass-on of the National Child Benefit Supplement - the Baby First Program - Parent-Child Centred Activities - Early Start
Here, Manitoba families can find out if they may be eligible for subsidized care in a licensed child care facility in Manitoba. They can also register as an online user, allowing them to fill out and submit a subsidy application online.
- April 17, 2001
April 10, 2001 []
"...completely ending the claw-back of the National Child Benefit for hundreds of families on income assistance with children aged six and under...

Province Fulfils Promise to Phase Out "Clawback" (Eff. August 1)
July 27, 2000

Press Release
October 21, 1999

National Child Benefit Reinvestments Support Lower-income Families
July 23, 1999

May 31, 1999

October 1998

June 1998

March 1998

March 1998

January 1997

Saskatchewan


April 4, 2001




June 8, 2001
A study by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) provides more evidence that Saskatchewan's Building Independence program reduces child poverty.

June 1, 2001
Social Services Minister Harry Van Mulligen today announced increases to the Saskatchewan Employment Supplement
May 31, 2001
Social Services Minister Harry Van Mulligen announced today the new funding will be provided under the provincial government's KidsFirst initiative
April 4, 2001

March 30, 2001
(Saskatchewan Social Services)
December 11, 2000
(Early Childhood Development)
September 12, 2000
(December 17, 1999)
(Saskatchewan Social Services)
May 14, 1999
(Saskatchewan Health)
April 7, 1999
(Saskatchewan Social Services)
April 7, 1999
- (Saskatchewan Health)
Aug. 18, 1998

Alberta



- (October 2001)

(Oct. 30, 2002)
(November 14, 2001) - incl. funding under the NCB
July 30, 2001
- includes a detailed backgrounder with rate calculation information

May 01, 2001

July 20, 2000
- incl. information on Alberta reinvestments under the NCB

July 19, 1999

July 6, 1999

May 11, 1999

May 7, 1999

March 1999

February 1999


British Columbia

NOTE : Most of the BC Government links to NCB information are no longer active (new govt. since June 2001, websites are changing...) - that's why some of the text below has no links
Go to the and browse or try doing a search.

(from the )

- from the

BC did have a really good collection of NCB information on their site...

- January 19, 2001

THE VIEW FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA on the National Child Benefit (NCB) and Child Poverty 
- BC's NCB page - News Releases, Publications, Factsheets and Reports, including... 
Federal Funding to Boost BC's Children's Agenda
News release 
September 14, 2000 
Backgrounder
Benefits to increase in July
March 31, 2000 
Canada Child Tax Benefit/National Child Benefit - Changes Effective July 2000
March 28, 2000 

Ministry of Human Resources (MHR) Press Release 
March 18, 1999 
National Child Benefit (March 1999) 
National Child Benefit Launched Across Canada (June 15, 1998) 
Leading the Battle Against Child Poverty - A BC SUCCESS STORY 
May 22, 1998 
Introducing the National Child Benefit: B.C.’s Social Policy "First" Goes Nation-wide
June 1998 
The National Child Benefit (MHR)   


Yukon

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Northwest Territories


Early Childhood Development Action Plan - See the (scroll halfway down the page)

(August 2002) - PDF file - 175K, 6 pages
Government of the Northwest Territories

Nunavut

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