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121. Welfare Incomes 2003 (Spring 2004)
Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province
and territory for four family types: a single employable person,
a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child,
and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons
with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes
as far back as 1986.
120. Income for Living? (Spring 2004)
Income for Living? is the first report in which the Council looked at the new Market Basket Measure (MBM) poverty line. It compares four different income types: welfare, minimum wage, low wage, and average wage. The research showed that some Canadians working full-time lived in poverty and could not afford average housing and child care costs.
119. Welfare Incomes 2002 (Spring 2003)
Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province
and territory for four family types: a single employable person,
a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child,
and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons
with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes
as far back as 1986.
118. Welfare-to-Work Roundtable, 2002 (Winter 2002-03)
The welfare-to-work roundtable was organized to add to the Council's knowledge about current programs and their potential for the future, to build a deeper awareness of what it is like to live in poverty in Canada and to ultimately be able to provide more effective advice to the Minister.
117. Poverty Profile, 1999 (Summer 2002)
In the most comprehensive report to date on the dynamics, depth and duration of poverty, released today by the National Council of Welfare, some findings stand out.
Poverty Profile 1999 shows that poverty rates generally continued a 3-year downward trend. But Canada was still not doing as well as it was a decade earlier, despite eight consecutive years of solid economic growth. The overall improvement of 0.7 percent in poverty rates between 1998 and 1999 came nowhere close to matching the impressive economic growth rate of nearly 5 percent during that period. The Council considers this stagnation, at best, rather than progress. Our economic prosperity should have helped many more Canadians escape or avert poverty, including senior women living alone, whose already high poverty rate actually worsened in 1999.
116. Welfare Incomes 2000 and 2001 (Spring 2002)
Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province
and territory for four family types: a single employable person,
a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child,
and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons
with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes
as far back as 1986.
115. The Cost of Poverty (Winter 2001-02)
The Cost of Poverty was developed to draw the attention of the public and policy-makers to how expensive poverty really is and how all Canadians, not just those living in poverty, pay the price. The cost of poverty is one that Canada can ill afford. This publication challenges our assumptions and illustrates how we could improve our quality of life, in economic and human terms, by investing differently.
114. Child Poverty Profile 1998 (Autumn 2001)
Child Poverty Profile 1998 is a special report in the National Council of Welfare's annual series Poverty Profile. The report uses Statistics Canada's Survey of Consumer Finances and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics to track the changes in poverty rates in Canada. Child poverty in Canada is not limited to one specific group of children, but the report points out several groups of particular concern, including Aboriginal children.
113. Poverty Profile 1998 (Autumn 2000)
An explanation of Statistics Canada's low income cut-offs and a
comprehensive analysis of national and provincial poverty statistics and
trends. The report includes information on the depth of poverty and
typical sources of income for poor people. There are also short sections
on poverty among low-wage workers, children, women and seniors.
112. Welfare Incomes 1999 (Fall 2000)
Estimates of the incomes of welfare recipients in each province
and territory for four family types: a single employable person,
a single person with a disability, a single parent with one child,
and a two-parent family with two children. Also included are comparisons
with the poverty lines and average incomes, and data on welfare incomes
as far back as 1986.
111. Justice and the Poor (Spring 2000)
The report notes the huge gap between the realities and public
perceptions of crime, and it calls on governments and politicians
to stop using crime as a political weapon. Canada is one of the
safest countries in the world, but it has a very poor record when it
comes to the huge number of people it sends to jail, often for very
minor offences or non-payment of fines. The report contains 21
recommendations for improving the criminal justice system.
110. Welfare Incomes 1997 and 1998 (Winter 1999-2000)
109. Poverty Profile 1997 (Autumn 1999)
108. Children First (Autumn 1999)
This report describes the items the National Council of Welfare
believes should be part of the next budget. It is based largely on
the work done by the Council since 1989 - the very year
that the House of Commons passed a unanimous resolution to eliminate
child poverty 2000. The proposal are outlined in the main part of
the report and are restated in the 29 recommendations in the
final chapter. The report is organized around the six main themes
put forward in the discussion paper on the National Children's Agenda.
107. Pension Primer (Summer 1999)
A description and critique of Canada's complex retirement income
system. The report covers federal and provincial income security
programs for seniors, the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans, occupational
pension plans, Registered Retirement Savings Plans and income tax
provisions which encourage saving for retirement and reduce the tax
burden on the elderly. The study is geared to the lay reader with no
specialised knowledge of the pension system.
106. Preschool Children: Promises to Keep (Spring 1999)
The report reviews the status of children in Canada and the programs
in place across the country. We recommend a range of policies that can be
pulled together in an integrated, national family policy that makes
sense. We recommend one program in particular, and that is child care.
This report looks at the value and the costs of creating a flexible and
integrated system of early childhood care and education that provides
child care for those families with parents in the work force and early
childhood education programming for all families who choose it - whether
parents are in the paid work force or not. We then propose a way to put
such a system in place.
105. A New Poverty Line: Yes, No or Maybe? (Winter 1998-99)
A discussion paper about different ways of measuring poverty in Canada.
The paper compares the low income cut-offs of Statistics Canada with
other poverty lines that are based on the cost of a "market basket" of
goods and services.
104. Child Benefits: Kids are Still Hungry (Autumn 1998)
A further critique of the Canada Child Tax Benefit and the clawback of
benefits from families on welfare. The report estimates that only
17 percent of poor single-parent families and 59 percent of poor
two-parent families with children are better off financially because
of the new federal benefit. The rest of the families have the increase
in benefits clawed back by provincial or territorial governments.
103. Banking & Poor People: Talk Is Cheap (Summer 1998)
The report discusses the problems poor people have in getting access
to banking services. It recommends legislation to require financial
institutions to publish detailed data about their business and personal
lending activities. It also urges the federal government to be absolutely
certain the public interest is protected before approving any bank mergers.
The report contains 18 recommendations.
102. Poverty Profile 1996 (Spring 1998)
101. Profiles of Welfare: Myths & Realities (Spring 1998)
The report is a gold mine of statistical information about welfare in
Canada in the 1990s which has never appeared in print before. The report
presents the data by family type, reasons for assistance, length of
current spell on welfare, age, level of education, other sources of
income and housing arrangements.
100. Welfare Incomes 1996 (Autumn 1997)
99. Another Look at Welfare Reform (Autumn 1997)
An update of Welfare in Canada: The Tangled Safety Net and Welfare
Reform. The report focuses on changes in provincial and territorial
welfare policies from 1992 through mid-1997.
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98. Healthy Parents, Healthy Babies (Summer 1997)
The first of a planned series of reports on issues of concern at different
stages of childhood. The first report deals with prenatal care and the
first year of life and focuses on different kinds of "interventions" that have proved to be successful.
97. Child Benefits: A Small Step Forward
(Spring 1997)
96. Poverty Profile 1995 (Spring 1997)
95. Welfare Incomes 1995 (Winter 1996-97)
94. Gambling in Canada (Winter 1996)
An analysis of the latest Canadian research on gambling, including
information on gambling frequency and problems related to gambling.
The report contains ten recommendations, including an outright ban
on video lottery terminals outside of casinos or casino-like settings.
93. Improving the Canada Pension Plan
(Autumn 1996)
92. A Guide to the Proposed Seniors Benefit
(Summer 1996)
91. A Pension Primer (Summer 1996)
90. Poverty Profile 1994 (Spring 1996)
89. Welfare Incomes 1994 (Autumn 1995)
88. The 1995 Budget and Block Funding (Spring 1995)
87. Poverty Profile 1993 (Spring 1995)
86. Legal Aid and the Poor (Winter 1995)
An exhaustive analysis of the extent and quality of legal services
available to low-income Canadians in each province and territory.
The report concludes that the current system does not meet the needs
of the poor and recommends sweeping changes.
85. A Blueprint for Social Security Reform
(Autumn 1994)
84. Welfare Incomes 1993 (Summer 1994)
83. Social Security Backgrounders 1-5 (Spring 1994)
82. Poverty Profile 1992 (Spring 1994)
81. Incentives and Disincentives to Work (Autumn 1993)
80. Welfare Incomes 1992 (Spring 1993)
79. Poverty Profile Update for 1991 (Winter 1993)
78. Poverty Profile, 1980 - 1990 (Autumn 1992)
77. The 1992 Budget and Child Benefits (Autumn 1992)
76. Welfare Reform (Summer 1992)
75. Welfare Incomes 1991 (Summer 1992)
74. Welfare Incomes 1990 (Winter 1991-92)
73. Funding Health and Higher Education:
Danger Looming (Spring 1991)
72. The Canada Assistance Plan: No Time for Cuts
(Winter 1991)
71. Welfare Incomes 1989 (Winter 1990-91)
70. Health, Health Care and Medicare (Autumn 1990)
69. Women and Poverty Revisited (Summer 1990)
An update of the 1979 report Women and Poverty, which is no longer
available. It includes detailed poverty statistics for women in 1987
and numerous comparisons with earlier years. Also included are
35 recommendations to improve the status of women.
68. Fighting Child Poverty (April 1990)
67. Pension Reform (February 1990)
66. The GST and the Poor (January 1990)
65. Help Wanted: Tax Relief for Canada's
Poor (November 1989)
64. A Pension Primer (September 1989)
63. The 1989 Budget and Social Policy
(September 1989)
62. Social Spending and the Next Budget (April 1989)
61. 1989 Poverty Lines (April 1989)
60. Child Care: A Better Alternative (December 1988)
59. Poverty Profile 1988 (April 1988)
58. 1988 Poverty Lines (April 1988)
57. Welfare in Canada: The Tangled Safety Net (November 1987)
56. Testing Tax Reform (September 1987)
55. Tax Facts (1 - 9) (June 1987)
54. 1987 Poverty Lines (March 1987)
53. Progress Against Poverty (October 1986)
52. 1986 Poverty Lines (June 1986)
51. The Impact of the 1985 and 1986 Budgets on Disposable Income
(April 1986)
50. Poverty Profile 1985 (October 1985)
49. Giving and Taking: The May 1985 Budget
and the Poor (July 1985)
48. Poverty on the Increase (March 1985)
47. Opportunity for Reform (March 1985)
46. 1985 Poverty Lines (March 1985)
45. Better Pensions for Homemakers (May 1984)
44. Pension Reform (May 1984)
43. A Pension Primer (April 1984)
42. 1984 Poverty Lines (March 1984)
41. Sixty-Five and Older (February 1984)
40. Poverty and Public Policy (December 1983)
39. 1983 Poverty Lines (April 1983)
38. Poverty in Canada: 1981 Preliminary
Statistics (April 1983)
37. Family Allowances for All? (March 1983)
36. Financing the Canada Pension Plan
(December 1982)
35. Revised 1982 Poverty Lines (August 1982)
34. The June 1982 Budget and Social Policy
(July 1982)
33. Medicare: The Public Good and Private Practice
(May 1982)
32. Measuring Poverty: 1982 Poverty Lines
(January 1982)
31. Poverty in Canada: 1980 Preliminary Statistics
(January 1982)
30. Submission to the Parliamentary Task Force
on Federal/Provincial Arrangements (May 1981)
29. The Working Poor: People and Programs
(March 1981)
28. Measuring Poverty: 1981 Poverty Lines
(February 1981)
27. In the Best Interests of the Child
(December 1979)
26. Women and Poverty (October 1979)
25. The Hidden Welfare System Revisited
(March 1979)
24. The Refundable Child Tax Credit:
What it is ... How it works (December 1978)
23. Working Together (August 1978)
22. Bearing the Burden, Sharing the Benefits
(March 1978)
21. The Federal Government and Social Services
(March 1978)
20. The Working Poor (June 1977)
19. Jobs and Poverty (June 1977)
18. Appendix to the Hidden Welfare System
(November 1976)
17. The Hidden Welfare System (November 1976)
16. Support/Supplementation: Who Will Benefit?
(November 1976)
15. Guide to the Guaranteed Income (July 1976)
14. One in a World of Two's (April 1976)
13. Organizing for Social Action: Three
Canadian Experiences (April 1975)
12. Poor Kids (March 1975)
11. Beyond Services and Beyond Jobs:
People's Need to Grow (September 1974)
10. Prices and the Poor (April 1974)
9. Incomes and Opportunities (November 1973)
8. Bookkeeping Handbook for Low-Income
Citizen Groups (October 1973)
7. The Press and the Poor (August 1973)
6. One Child, One Chance (March 1973)
5. Poor People's Groups (February 1973)
4. Directory of Low-Income Citizen
Groups in Canada (January 1973)
3. Guaranteed Incomes & Guaranteed
Jobs (June 1972)
2. Legal Services Controversy
(September 1971)
1. Statement on Income Security
(April 1971)
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