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Updated January 31, 2010
Page révisée le 31 janvier 2010

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E-dialogue (online panel discussion)
February 2nd, 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET (Noon-2:00 p.m. PT)
Social science research is seriously underfunded in this country.
Listen in, and participate, as researchers across the country engage in a critical real-time discussion on the contributions the social sciences have made and are making in Canada.

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then listen in to our expert panel discuss the contributions of the
social sciences in the areas of innovation, competitiveness and well-being.
Registered participants may ask questions of the panelists during the last hour.
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* NOTE: Click the link, then (on the next page) read the terms of use (Rules, Policies, and Disclaimers)
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Moderator:
Dr. Ann Dale, Canada Research Chair on Sustainable Community Development, Royal Roads University

Panelists:
* Caroline Andrew, former Dean of Social Sciences, Professor, School of Political Studies and Director of the Centre for Governance, University of Ottawa
* Chad Gaffield, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
* Noreen Golfman, Professor and Dean of Graduate Studies, Memorial University and President, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
* Professor John Robinson, Member of the International Panel on Climate Change, University of British Columbia
* Giselle Yasmeen, Vice-President of Partnerships, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
[ (scroll down the page for bio notes) ]

Source:

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[ - Victoria, British Columbia ]

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Related links from
(A Globe and Mail feature):

(Online discussion transcript)
May 27, 2009
Scholars say science research is getting a disproportionate amount of government money, in the mistaken view that innovation is restricted to that area.

By Elizabeth Church
May 25, 2009
Social scientists and humanities scholars are feeling stung by the federal government's policies on research, and the tendency to equate innovation with science alone.

Also from :

News Release
November 3, 2009
Toronto, Ont. - An assessment of national values has revealed that across regions, gender, age and background, Canadians want the same things: to cut bureaucracy, improve the accountability of government and strengthen the social safety net. Released today at a leadership forum in Toronto, the national values assessment was conducted by the Todd Thomas Institute for Values-Based Leadership at Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. A survey of 1,251 Canadians conducted in May was adjusted to reflect the Canadian census on region, age and gender. (...) While Canadians identified human rights, freedom of speech, law enforcement and quality of life as significant strengths of the current national culture, six of the top 10 identified current values are indicators of dysfunction. They were: bureaucracy, unemployment, crime/violence, wasted resources, corruption, and uncertainty about the future. These were identified across all regions, generations, gender, from the public and private sectors and among Canadian-born and foreign-born respondents.

(PDF - 2.8MB, 19 pages)
October 2009
A National Values Assessment for Canada recently revealed remarkable agreement across diverse subgroups — region, generation, gender, birthplace in and out of Canada, and broad occupational sectors — about top 10 personal values, values reflected in the current culture, and those desired in a culture of Canada into the future. The survey was conducted May 1-7, 2009 by the Todd Thomas Institute for Values-Based Leadership at Royal Roads University in partnership with the Barrett Values Centre headquartered in the UK and the US. Canada is the seventh nation to have implemented a survey using Richard Barrett’s National Values Assessment instrument.
Source:

[ - Victoria BC ]

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NOTE: To avoid duplication of links, you'll find all
education-related studies from Statistics Canada
ONLY on the Education Links page of this site:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/education.htm

Conference - Queen's University (Kingston)
August 17-19, 2009
(QIISP)
"(...) QIISP 2009 focuses on the impact of the recession on our social programs. The program explores the international and domestic contours of the recession, asking how deep and long it is likely to be. The program then examines its general impact on the “welfare diamond,” examining pressures on the roles of the market, the family, governments and the voluntary sector. It also analyzes in greater depth the implications for vulnerable populations: unemployed adult workers, immigrants, youth and pensioners. The final session takes stock, asking how well we are responding, whether we are paralyzed by the intense economic pressure or whether we are adapting and improving our programs for the future."

(PDF - 591K, 16 pages)
- includes the complete program PLUS biographical notes for all speakers and presenters.

Themes and speakers/presenters:
(See the program for session chairs and moderators)

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Introduction: The Economic Recession and Social Policy
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David Dodge [ (PDF 357K, 17 pages) ] - Chancellor, Queen's University and former Governor of the Bank of Canada
Monika Queisser [ PDF - 685K, 19 pages) ]- Acting Head, Social Policy, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France

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Shifting Roles in Tough Times: Markets, government, community and family
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Jane Jenson [ (PDF - 50K, 8 pages) ] - [] - Canada Research Chair in Citizenship and Governance, University of Montreal
Dan Vale [ (PDF - 1.9MB, 33 pages)] - [] - Programme Manager, The Young Foundation, United Kingdom

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Responding to the Adult Unemployed: Active labour market policies
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Kevin Hollenbeck [ (PDF - 103K, 35 pages) ] - Vice President and Senior Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA
Craig Riddell [ (PDF - 157K, 38 pages) ] - Royal Bank Faculty Research Professor, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia

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Responding to the Adult Unemployed: Income support
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Peter Whiteford [ PDF - 437K, 26 pages) ] - Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
Michael Mendelson [ (PDF - 229K, 25 pages) ] - Senior Scholar, Caledon Institute of Social Policy

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The Recession’s Impact on the Mental Health of Workers: A Global Perspective
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Louise Bradley [no link] - Chief Operating Officer, Mental Health Commission of Canada

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Responding to Vulnerable Populations: Immigrants, youth and aboriginals
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Robert McPhee [ (PDF - 95K, 27 pages) ] - McPhee Economic Consulting
Naomi Alboim [ (PDF - 58K, 12 pages) ] - Fellow, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University

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Responding to Vulnerable Populations: Pensioners
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Garry Barrett [ (PDF - 398K, 32 pages) ] - Professor, Economics, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Australia
Keith Ambachtsheer [ (PDF - 368K, 6 pages) ] - Director, International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

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How Are We Doing? Is the recession paralyzing or transformative?
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Armine Yalnizyan [ (PDF - 208K, 27 pages) ] - Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Don Drummond [ (PDF - 513K, 12 pages) ] - Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group

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- contains links to all presentations back to 2003 (dozens and dozens of presentations!)

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Also from Queen's University:

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The Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen's University is Canada's premier university-based centre for research on all aspects of federalism and intergovernmental relations, both in Canada and in countries around the world.

1. The IIGR has launched a .

2. The Institute is proud to announce that all IIGR publications since 1976 have now been made freely available in PDF format in the Publications Archive.

* Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform Series
* Annual Reports
* Bibliographies
* Books
* Chronologies
* Dean's Conference on Law and Policy
* Discussion Papers
* Reflection Papers
* Research Papers
* Social Union Series
* State of the Federation Series
* more...

3. More summer reading list material, in case you live in Central Canada like me and
you're looking for something to do inside during the never-ending monsoon season
that is the *#^$@ summer of 2009:

* The Watts Collection
* Fiscal Imbalance Series
* Spending Power Series
* Public Health Series
* Asymmetric Federalism Series
* Interdependence of Democracy Initiatives and Federalism Initiatives Series
* Senate Reform Series
* Special Series on the Federal Dimensions of Reform of the Supreme Court of Canada
* Council of the Federation Series
* Miscellaneous Papers
* Archive

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(PDF - 474K, 41 pages)
November 2008
By Peter Hicks
Working Paper #45
[Friendly warning : Economists, life-course policy analysts and MPA students will no doubt tremble with excitement as they pore through these 41 pages dealing with a set of standard concepts that they can use in describing and assessing the many dimensions of human resources and social development policies. If you don't speak Policy-Wonkese, though, you may find it a bit of a challenging read. And Olivia is not Newton-John, but rather a fictitious individual, a case study developed to assist in the analysis of social and labour market conditions and policies and their impacts on people.]

(PDF - 233K, 40 pages)
Peter Hicks
November 2008
Abstract: This paper discusses recent policy trends, the changing role of the various actors in the system, international comparisons and a range of other social policy topics. The paper does this by examining the author’s thoughts on trends and future directions as they were set out in a paper written in 1994. It then fast forwards to 2008 and examines what actually happened in the intervening years, pointing out areas where earlier forecasts were reasonably accurate and, where they were not, the reasons for this. The immediate purpose of the paper is to examine the reasons why social policy analysts need to look into the future, and to explore ways of managing the inevitably large risks associated with such future-looking exercises. The underlying purpose, however, is simply to introduce a range of important Canadian social policy topic to students and others who are interested in social policy, but without much previous background in the area.

Recommended reading!
- includes a senior federal government insider's view of the tumultuous period of the mid-1990s, notably the Social Security Review of 1994. As an insider myself during that decade (if only on the social program information side of the Department where author Peter Hicks was an Assistant Deputy Minister), I found this paper quite interesting and enlightening, notably in its retrospective look at social policy in Canada in the mid-1990s and thirteen years later, in 2008.

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"Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) is committed to consulting with Canadians on the issues that affect their daily lives. Through consultations, the department gains a greater understanding of the perspectives of a wide range of citizens, stakeholders and experts and therefore develops better, more informed and more effective policies and programs for Canadians.
Your opinion matters (bolding added). We invite you to visit this site regularly to learn more about our consultation activities and how you can get involved."

Consultations in progress:
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( the consultation ran from September 7 to 28, 2007)

Public Consultations Report:
* (summer 2006)

(CEA)
Founded in 1891, the Canadian Education Association is a bilingual, federally incorporated non-profit organization with charitable tax status. (...)
CEA initiates and sustains dialogue throughout the country influencing public policy issues in education for the ongoing development of a robust, democratic society and a prosperous and sustainable economy.
- incl. links to : * Focus on Educating Citizens, Literacy and Information and Communication Technology * About Us * Research and Policy * Events * Publications

Bulletin is CEA's monthly electronic newsletter, which serves to inform and engage members and friends of CEA - and all individuals who care about education and learning. It provides useful information about the latest in education news, policy, research, initiatives, events and ideas.
- click the link above to access any issue of the monthly bulletin right back to May 2004, and to subscribe to receive the bulletin by email.

(frequently-asked questions")
- links to resources in the following areas:
* Education Policy in Canada * Education Statistics * Teaching in Canada * Studying in Canada (International Students) * Studying in Canada (Canadian Residents) * Employment in Education in Canada
* International Opportunities * Scholarships and Financial Awards * Worldwide Education News

What's New from :

September 2006
Using data from the National Graduates Survey ant the Census, this research paper examines earnings of recent college graduates by field of study as well as estimates the internal rates of return to college education.
Table of Contents:
* Title Page * Executive Summary * Introduction * Literature Review * Data * Profile of College Graduates * An Overview of Earnings Trends * Earnings by Field of Study * College vs. University Earnings * Conclusions * References
* Appendix Tables

September 2006
Using data from the National Graduates Survey ant the Census, this research paper examines earnings of recent college graduates by field of study as well as estimates the internal rates of return to college education.
Table of Contents:
* Title Page * Abstract * Introduction * Data * Methodology * Results * Comparison to Previous Literature * Summary and Policy Implications * References

October 16, 2007
Over the past four years our federal and provincial governments have increased spending on student loans, grants and education-related tax credits by more than $1.4-billion, boosting the total to a record $5.7-billion. Most of the new money is intended to reduce costs for students — by freezing tuition fees, for instance — and entice recent graduates to reside in their jurisdictions through graduate tax credits. Governments seem to prefer providing benefits to people already engaged in post-secondary education rather than assisting those most in need. In British Columbia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, every dollar of new money has been invested in universal student-support measures instead of need-based ones. In some of the cases, lower-income students are actually worse off. The so-called "welfare wall" is not easy to navigate around.
Source:
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(PDF file - 135K, 24 pages)
April 2006
The four priorities* are:
Priority #1: Providing Tax Relief to Working Families
Priority #2: Helping Parents to raise Children
Priority #3: Getting tough on Crime
Priority #4: Establishing Wait-time Guarantees
*the fifth priority is government accountability, but it's not included here because it's not a "social" policy.

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Related CASW Link:

(PDF file - 91K, 22 pages)
March 2006
Handy accountability tool prepared by the CASW --- includes all of the social policy proposals of the Conservative Party of Canada, divided into five units:
Aboriginal Affairs - Criminal Justice - Fiscal Measures - Health - Other Social Programs.
"The proposals within the units are taken from two sources: the Policy Declaration (Section 1 of each of the five units) and the Election Platform (Section 2 of each of the five units) of the Conservative Party of Canada. The proposals under the policy declaration were a product of the Conservative Policy Conference in 2005. The proposals under the election platform were listed as priorities in the 2006 election campaign."

(PDF file - 94K, 12 pages)
June 30, 2004
"This circular addresses the registration requirements for education savings plans (ESPs), explains certain provisions of the Income Tax Act (the “Act”), and outlines the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) requirements for promoters. Part V lists other CRA publications that contain information about registered education savings plans (RESP). This circular also provides some information on the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG)."
NOTE: this is an excellent primer on Canadian RESPs and the CESG!
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- "an information and research resource"
"This site is an initiative of the Discretionary Justice and Social Welfare Working Group, sponsored by the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law."
- incl. links to : Case Law - Litigation Materials - Statutes and Regulations - "Guidelines" and Other Forms of Soft Law - Papers, Presentations, and Reports - Course Outlines, Bibliographies, and Related Material - Related Links
Source:

September 2002
Ernie Lightman (University of Toronto)
Social Policy in Canada is a "core text for upper-level undergraduate courses on Canadian social policy in social work and sociology departments. Also check for courses in economics, political science, public administration, and health administration departments. [This textbook] provides and important and timely examination of the past, present, and future of Canadian social policy. In particular, Lightman looks closely at how social benefits are allocated, and explains in detail the mechanisms and tools of income transfer and redistribution that are central to all aspects of social policy. What makes the book unique is its central organizing premise: not merely that social policy should be understood in juxtaposition to economic policy, but that economic policy is in fact a subset of social policy. The result is a comprehensive overview of key issues in the realm of social policy that highlights commonalities and differences in such pivotal areas as privatization, user fees, and universality."
- I don't generally include links to products that cost money, but I'll definitely make an exception for the work of Ernie Lightman.
(And besides, he promised me a beer...)
$ 32.95 CDN from Oxford University Press Canada.
Use the link above to order...

(part of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Social Sciences)
"The mission of the Centre for Research on Community Services (CRCS) is to conduct research and provide training that will contribute to the development of effective health and social services for vulnerable populations living in the community."
- incl. links to : About the Centre - What's New? - Personnel - Research Projects - Conferences and workshops - Online Publications - Newsletters - Internet Links

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- links to over two dozen online summaries and presentations of CRCS projects organized under the following themes : At-Risk Children and Adolescents, including Child Welfare - Homelessness - Community Mental Health

- links to 30+ websites organized under the following headings: Child Welfare & High Risk Youth - Homelessness - Community Mental Health - Developmental Disabilities - Program Evaluation - Other Links

(PDF file - 137K, 10 pages)
University of Ottawa
This Edition’s Contents:
CRCS News - Studies and Presentations - Presentations to the Canadian Evaluation Society - Children in Care, Education and Protective Factors - Communities That Care: Preventing Adolescent Problems and Promoting Positive Youth Development - Helping Homeless People with Mental Illness - Events - CRCS People

(PDF file - 54K, 6 pages)
CRCS Update
Panel Study on the Health Status of Persons who are Homeless ()
City of Ottawa Homelessness Initiatives Monitoring Project (2001– 2002)
Snapshot Survey of At-Risk Youths in Ottawa ()
Communities That Care
Looking After Children
Events
CRCS Staff

(Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina)
Established in 1972, the unit receives funding from the University and through various research contracts and grants. SPR conducts critical analytic research to promote social justice and enhance individual, family and community development.
- incl. links to: About SPR - What's New - Research Associates - Research Projects - Research Resources - Events - Publications

- dozens of links to various community-based, non-profit organizations, research and academic institutes and government departments.

Here are a few sample reports:

(PDF file - 260K, 26 pages)
Yves Vaillancourt, François Aubry, Louise Tremblay and Muriel Kearney (Université du Québec à Montréal),
and Luc Thériault (University of Regina)
September 2003

(PDF file - 371K, 43 pages)
("Race to the Bottom: Welfare to Work Programming in Saskatchewan and its Similarities to Programming in the United States and Britain")
By Garson Hunter, Ph.D & Dionne Miazdyck, Research Assistant
August 2003
- interesting comparison of recent welfare reforms in Saskatchewan, Canada, the U.S. and Britain
- includes a ten-page article entitled Low Income Cut-Offs (LICO) and Poverty Measurement (LICO, Market Basket Measure, etc.)
TIP===> the appendix to this report (pp 27-31) presents a detailed comparison of the main features of the Saskatchewan Assistance Plan (the old Saskatchewan welfare program) and the new Transitional Employment Allowance.

A joint initiative of the University of New Brunswick and the Canadian Council on Social Development
June 16-18, 2005
Fredericton, New Brunswick
"This is an opportunity for scholars, analysts, policy makers and activists to share ideas about building equitable communities. The bilingual forum is a diverse mix of the practical and the theoretical. It will highlight what works, what doesn't work and what could work. Participants will come away with new information and ideas about how theories can be turned into responsive policies and programs. The conference will feature a mixture of keynotes, plenaries, workshops and roundtables to maximize opportunity for presentation and discussion. Most sessions are to be held at the Wu Conference Centre at the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick in the stimulating context of this bilingual and bicultural province."

- travel to and accommodation in Fredericton
- last updated May 25

Source:

Related Links:

This conference is a biennial event that started in 1982. I've attended every conference in this series except the one in Regina in 1997, and I highly recommend it as a meeting place for academics, "feds"and provincial-territorial government people and NGO folks.

Here are links to two earlier conferences in this series:

- It's Time to Act!
Ottawa
June 15, 16 and 17, 2003
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Presented by the University of Ottawa and the Canadian Council on Social Development
"This conference brings university and voluntary sector researchers and advocates together with municipal, provincial and federal policymakers to put ideas into action. This year the role of the voluntary sector in policy-making will be highlighted..."
- download, print, complete and fax the registration form

- incl. plenary speakers and list of sessions for all three days
- session themes include : Emerging coalitions - First Nations policies - Longitudinal study of families and children - Research on homelessness - Women's organizing in the Ottawa area - Citizen rights - The social inclusion approach - Poverty and spirituality - Population health - Children - Welfare-to-work strategies - Contemporary social services - Evolution of social services - Globalization - Social Development strategies - Transnational context - Economic insecurity - 2003 review of Canada at the Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights -
Policies and Politics of Social Investment - Role of "Spin" in Marketing Public Policy - Community Organizing in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region - Building Effective Partnerships: National Community Research - Child Care - Adolescent sexuality - Homelessness - Neighbourhood social development - Intimate partner violence - Child poverty and social inclusion

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June 17-20, 2001
University of Calgary

"...a collaborative research endeavour involving academics and policy specialists interested in social cohesion."
Partners : Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc.- Conseil québécois de la santé et du bien-être
- incl. links to : À propos / About - Nouveautés / What's New - Plan de recherche / Research Plan - Équipe de recherche / Research Team - Publications - Liens / Links

- Ontario Public Interest Research Groups
- includes links to PIRGs at the following Ontario universities : Brock - Carleton - Guelph - Kingston - McMaster - Ottawa - Peterborough - Toronto - Waterloo - Windsor - York

McGill University

(AUCC) - quick and easy access to information about Canadian universities.
The AUUC is a not-for-profit, non-governmental association that represents Canadian universities. .

"social policy and activism on the web"
School of Social Work, Laurentian University
Check out this great online resource with hundreds of reviewed links, mainly Canadian, to sites in the following areas: education - environment - food security - globalization - poverty - shelter - social activism - work and welfare; click Issues in the left frame to see the selection. Also, don't miss Government and Organizations, separate sections of this site.

- Founded in 1919, the Canadian Federation of University Women is a voluntary, nonpartisan, non-profit, self-funded bilingual organization of 10,000 women university graduates. CFUW members are active in public affairs, working to raise the social, economic, and legal status of women, as well as to improve education, the environment, peace, justice and human rights.

- CRESP (University of British Columbia)
"equality, security + community: explaining and improving the distribution of well being in canada"

- incl. links to : Project Objectives - Research Team - Project Outcome - Colloquium Series - ESC Project Survey - Useful Links - Contact Information

- links to almost 50 papers organized in the following clusters : Measuring and Explaining Inequality and Insecurity - Social Capital, Community, and Political Processes - Formulation and Assessment of Policy Responses.

A few sample papers:

(PDF file - 140K, 41 pages)
Jonathan Kesselman
February 2002

Base Reforms and Rate Cuts for a Revitalized Personal Tax
Jonathan R. Kesselman (1999).
Growing calls for cuts in Canadian personal income taxes have focused on the rates of tax but neglected a deeper analysis of the structural priorities for fairness and growth. This paper offers an economic analysis of the combined needs for base reforms and rate cuts.

(PDF file 37 pages, 142K)

Income Redistribution in Canada: Minimum Wages versus Other Policy Instruments
Nicole M. Fortin and Thomas Lemieux
Revised December 1998
(PDF file - 56 pages, 419K)

Also from the University of British Columbia:

By Beverley Scott, UBC Social Work Librarian
- short (8 pages if printed) overview of social work on Canada's West Coast, with links to further detailed information
Source:

- includes almost 100 links to articles, associations, societies, lists and newsgroups, websites, reference tools, current awareness, newspaper sources, and more...
Source:

Also from the UBC Library:

Links to government and NGO websites with more information on the BC Government cuts and what they mean to children, people with disabilities and other groups whose supports are decreasing or disappearing; as well as reaction from public service unions.

(George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University)

(U.S., international)

Related Links:
- See the Education Links page of this site.