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22.5% of N.S. children living in poverty: 2016 Child and Family Poverty Report Card
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—While there was a slight decrease in child poverty nationally between 2013 and 2014, the child poverty rate in Nova…
New child benefit is good, not great
2013 2014 2017 pre-CCB 2017 post-CCB Actual 11.2% 8.5% Modelled by SPSD/M 8.6% 8.7% 7.6% 6.0% Modelled by ESDC unknown unknown Unknown…
Fast Facts: Manitoba Ranked Highest for Indigenous Child Poverty
Children need to feel and see they are important members of their communities and treated as such. A new study out Tuesday finds that Manitoba…
UNSPUN: Childcare and the Manitoba Election
Childcare is a surprisingly important election issue. It figured prominently in the 2015 federal election, and is playing a role in the 2016 Manitoba provincial…
UNSPUN: Communities leading the way need provincial support
The province has invested widely in community development and “place-based” approaches to renewal and poverty reduction, with many positive results. Place-based approaches such as these…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Winter 2016
Oral History Education, Political Engagement, and Youth The Winter 2016 issue of Our Schools/Our Selves offers a thoughtful and multifaceted collection on the subject of…
The Next Step
Literacy Programming in Manitoba Download 342.69 KB20 pages Economists have estimated that low literacy levels cost the Canadian economy billions of dollars annually (Gulati 2013;…
Fast Facts: No Jesuit School in Winnipeg’s North End
The Catholic Church ran more than half of Canada’s residential schools. In these schools they immersed Indigenous children and youth in Catholic culture. The effect…
Fast Facts: Mothering Project – Effective prevention with vulnerable families
“The root causes of neglect—including poverty, poor housing, food insecurity, and substance abuse—lie beyond the scope of the child welfare system to resolve. But a…
New study reveals the most and least expensive Canadian cities for child care
OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the most and least expensive cities for child care in Canada.
Ils grandissent si vite
Frais de garde d’enfants dans les villes canadiennes 2015 Download 927.05 KB 44 pages Cet étude révèle les villes où les garderies sont les plus…
Infographie: frais de garde d’enfants, 2015
Ils grandissent si vite Les coûts élevés des services de garde dans de nombreuses villes constituent, entre autres, un problème majeur. Notre rapport récent examine…
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