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Infographic: 2015 Child Care Fees
They Go Up So Fast Canada’s child care systems can vary dramatically from province to province and city to city, but two things hold true…
State of the Inner City Report 2015
Drawing on our strengths Download 1.57 MB76 pages Poverty is deeply-rooted, spatially-concentrated, complex, often racialized, and not quickly solved. It damages, and in some cases…
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…
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.
Nurturing early childhood development in times of austerity in BC
Download 600.71 KB20 pages Early childhood development plays a critical role in a person’s health and welfare throughout their life, affecting everything from scholastic success…
Promising Practices in Long Term Care
Ideas Worth Sharing Download 2.02 MB 86 pages This book reports on the findings of an international team of 26 researchers and more than 50…
2015 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
End It Now Download 1.07 MB28 pages Since 1999, Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Cards have recorded changes in child poverty rates to track progress…
Child and Family Poverty Still on Rise in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX— Child and family poverty in Nova Scotia has increased. The most recent data reveal that 37,650 children, more than 1 in 5, were living…
Pension Funds and Fossil Fuels
The Economic Case for Divestment Download 969.66 KB 46 pages The study makes the economic case for divestment from fossil fuels, due to risk factors…
Fast Facts: Kathy Mallett – Inner City Builder
There are unsung heroes in Winnipeg’s inner city, especially in the Aboriginal community, and few of them have a list of accomplishments as long and…
Voting to take care of one another
This week my dad will be discharged from hospital in time to vote in the federal election. After receiving exemplary service from palliative care and…
The TPP and the cost of drugs
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