The increasing segregation of Toronto by income is also driving an increase in health inequalities. Michael Shapcott’s presentation to the Lakeshore interagency group at LAMP in September of 2010 outlines the realities of growing segregation by income in neighbourhoods throughout Toronto, and the corresponding increase in health inequality.
Economic inequality
More Than 50% of Canadians Living Precariously
A recent survey by the Canadian Payroll Association shows that 6 out of every 10 Canadians would struggle if they missed just one paycheque, with younger people (aged 18-34) and single parents being most vulnerable to hardship. We have also documented the precarious financial situation of specific populations (e.g., those who are on a low-income who often […]
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Federal Government Can Take Action On Health Challenges: Housing, Community Innovation And Equity
The Wellesley Institute 2011 Federal Pre-budget Submission offers two major recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as it starts consultations for the 2011 federal budget. First, a down payment on a 10-year national housing plan as set out in detail in the Wellesley Institute’s Precarious Housing in Canada report (the federal government […]
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Ontario Social Assistance Review Advisory Council Report Released
The province urgently requires a more effective system of income security programs that meet the needs of Ontarians in a rapidly shifting economy, says a new report by the Social Assistance Review Advisory Council (SARAC). Appointed by the government of Ontario, the Council was mandated to recommend a scope and terms of reference for a […]
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Coming Together: Homeless Women, Housing And Social Support
The final report for Coming Together Project shares the voices and insights of women and transwomen with experiences of homelessness. This report expands on an earlier community report on a Community-Based Research project using staged photography.
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Evaluating Collaboratives Of Community Change
In 2009, two Hamilton multi-sector collaborations – the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction (HRPR) and the Jobs Prosperity Collaborative (JPC) undertook an evaluation process. The evaluation surfaced a number of lessons and questions. Drawing from the evaluation report the HRPR and JPC have produced the short working tool. Five key lessons are highlighted here. Evaluating […]
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‘Cutting through the fog’ aims to make sense of poverty measures
“If we don’t make sense of poverty measures, we will limit our ability as a society to make good decisions about poverty and related issues.” That’s the conclusion of a powerful new paper from the Metcalfe Foundation called Cutting through the fog. The paper, written by social policy analyst John Stapleton and research consultant Richard Shillington, […]
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Ontario income assistance changes will make it harder to get healthy, nutritious food
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About 162,000 Ontarians with special nutrition needs were told in yesterday’s Ontario budget that their special diet allowance is being cancelled and will be replaced, at some point, with an unspecified new mechanism. Access to nutritious food is one of the most important fundamentals for good health. Sick and Tired, research funded by the Wellesley Institute, demonstrates […]
Ontario releases cautious 2010 budget
The Ontario government’s 2010 provincial budget sets out a cautious fiscal plan for the coming year. In our 2010 pre-budget submission, the Wellesley Institute encouraged Ontario to invest in equity and innovation to ensure a healthy future. Here is a first glimpse at the Ontario budget and the three core recommendations proposed by the Wellesley Institute:
Federal budget 2010 and housing: Last year’s promises will be kept, but no new dollars
Today’s federal budget confirms the housing promises made last year (about $2 billion in new spending, mostly for new homes and repairs to existing housing), but adds nothing new (see page 236 of the main budget document).