…need a place to call home, those households will add pressure to an already unhealthy rental housing market across Canada facing rising rents and shrinking vacancies. The latest federal action to shore up the mortgage market underlines the urgent need for a comprehensive federal housing plan, with a particular focus…
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Remembering Abner William ‘Bill’ Buss: Let’s all demand an end to homelessness
…a heavy burden of illness and premature death (as noted in the Street Health report, Unequal City and other research documents) – but his death stands as an urgent call to action to ensure that all the residents of Toronto have access to the basics for good health – including…
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New Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development
…University) and Deena Ladd (Workers Action Centre) will be teaching a new course at Ryerson in May/June this year on community engagement. People who are working in community agencies, immigrant settlement agencies, community projects are encouraged to attend. The course will be examining models of community engagement from here and…
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Transit Funding: Is The Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?
There is a consensus building that the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) needs to invest in transit. Voices as diverse as the Labour council, Civic Action and Toronto Board of Trade have campaigns to support it. Even a columnist for the Report on Business has come out in support….
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Five Good Ideas to Decrease Workplace Stress
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…problems, which impacts the ability to function in various roles. In the workplace stress can lead to problems with performance, job satisfaction, absenteeism, and presenteeism. It can increase staff turnover, undermine working relationships and productivity. One of the main causes of stress is change. If an organization wants to succeed…
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Ontario Supportive Housing Policy Brief
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Ontario has set a goal of ending chronic homelessness. A significant proportion of those who are homeless either have mental health problems, are youth or are Indigenous. Ending chronic homelessness requires action on these groups. This policy brief focuses on the 2 to 3 percent of the population that lives…
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A Shared Housing Agenda highlighting 6 priorities released today
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Ontario has a housing crisis that affects people of diverse ages, income levels, family types, and cultural backgrounds. Affordable housing of decent quality is essential for the health and well-being of all Ontarians. In response to this, several organizations led by Housing Action Lab, United Way (Toronto and York Region),…
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WI backgrounder: 15 times more money for roads than for homes?
…third goals (high quality sickness care and a sustainable public health care system). Just a tiny fraction of health spending goes to public health and health promotion – critical components of a health equity agenda. The government says that “keeping Ontarians healthy” is a key health priority, but the budgetary…
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Sustaining Ontario Social Housing
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Housing that is affordable and in good condition is important for health and well-being. Non-profit, public, and co-operative housing provides this for disadvantaged people who cannot afford market rental. A first step is to preserve our existing affordable housing. Ontario needs an action plan, with ongoing provincial funding, to keep…
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Closing The Health Council Of Canada: Another Missed Opportunity
…limited performance monitoring and improvement lies in a third key success condition: tying performance measuring and management to resource allocation, funding incentives, accountability mechanisms and other system drivers. In other words, giving performance measurement teeth and traction. HCC did not have this kind of power; nor does any other current…
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