Support for a Basic Income Guarantee 2016.01EI SUPPORT FOR A BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE Whereas #1 income insecurity and poverty in Canada continue to grow as social assistance rates across Canada fall far short of income adequacy, precariou... Poverty
Child Poverty and Poverty Reduction Strategies 2008:01PU CHILD AND FAMILY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES Whereas 1 in 1991, the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) urged the Government of Canada to reduce the number of families in poverty by ... Poverty
National Anti-Poverty Legislation 2006:02 NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY LEGISLATION Whereas: Poverty is an underlying cause of marginalization and social exclusion which undermines the social fabric of any society; and Whereas: Canada was reb... Poverty
Need for All Canadians to have Access to Sufficient Resources to Cover Necessities of Life 2011:01EI THE NEED FOR ALL CANADIANS TO HAVE ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO COVER THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE Whereas 1 the UN Declaration of Human Rights declares that “everyone has the right to a sta... Poverty
Poverty and the Sole-Support Parent 72.11 Poverty and the Sole-Support Parent Whereas, Sole-support mothers with dependent children represent a major category among the nation’s poor; and, Whereas, The welfare of the said dependent chil... Poverty
Social Assistance Standards 95.14EM 95.14EM Emergency Resolution: Social Assistance Standards Whereas, The Government of Canada Budget of February 27, 1995, gave one year’s notice of fundamental changes in Social Assistance provisions t... Poverty
Social Assistance Standards 97.9PU 97.9PU Social Assistance Standards Whereas, with the introduction of the Canada Health and Social Transfer Act and the dissolution of the Canada Assistance Plan, with the exception of portability, the... Poverty