…July 12, 2019, from https://www.ontario.ca/page/realizing-our-potential-ontarios-poverty-reduction-strategy-2014-2019. [ii] Monsebraaten, L. (2018). Making sense of Ontario’s social assistance reforms. Toronto Star. Retrieved June 26, 2019, from https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/11/19/making-sense-of-ontarios-social-assistance-reforms.html. [iii] Centre for Disease Control. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences. Retrieved July 3, 2019, from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/index.html. [iv] MacDonald, D., and Friendly, M. (2016). A Growing Concern: 2016…
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Ontario’s holiday gift to Toronto restores some of housing and homeless funding that was cut
Toronto will get a $12.3 million holiday gift from the province – partial repayment, for one year only, of $21 million in housing and homelessness funding cutsthat took effect on January 1st. The Ontario government rushed out its announcement of $42 million in transitional housing and homelessness funds to municipalities…
Policy Brief: Ontario Portable Benefits Program
…No Benefits. Wellesley Institute. https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Low-Wages-No-Benefits-Wellesley-Institute-Feb-2015.pdf [9]. Daily Bread Food Bank & North York Harvest Food Bank. (2022). Who’s Hungry Report 2022. https://www.dailybread.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DB-WhosHungryReport-2022-Digital-1.pdf [10]. Busby, C. & Muthukumaran, R. (2016). Precarious Positions: Policy Options to Mitigate Risks in Non-standard Employment. C.D. Howe Institute. https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary%20462_0.pdf [11]. Daily Bread Food Bank & North…
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Policy Brief: Ontario Portable Benefits Program
…Wages, No Benefits. Wellesley Institute. https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Low-Wages-No-Benefits-Wellesley-Institute-Feb-2015.pdf [9]. Daily Bread Food Bank & North York Harvest Food Bank. (2022). Who’s Hungry Report 2022. https://www.dailybread.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DB-WhosHungryReport-2022-Digital-1.pdf [10]. Busby, C. & Muthukumaran, R. (2016). Precarious Positions: Policy Options to Mitigate Risks in Non-standard Employment. C.D. Howe Institute. https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary%20462_0.pdf [11]. Daily Bread Food Bank &…
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Housing: HEIA in the 2014 Mayoral Election
…Connections, Monthly Statistical Report, June 2014. Accessed Aug 21, 2014. http://www.housingconnections.ca/PDF/MonthlyReports/2014/Monthly%20Report%20-%20June%202014.pdf. ↩ Toronto Community Housing, State of Good Repair. Accessed August 26, 2014. http://www.torontohousing.ca/sogr_repair_needs. ↩ City of Toronto, Daily Shelter Census. Accessed August 26, 2014. http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=4ec8c0e9f7301410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=c0aeab2cedfb0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD. ↩ City of Toronto, 2013 Street Needs Assessment Results, 2013. Accessed August 26, 2014….
Access to housing – HEIA in the Federal Election
…housing needs of this population, but more is needed. They could direct a portion of any additional federal housing funding toward the urgent housing needs of this population. Download Access to Housing 12.5% of households, either unaffordable, in disrepair, or crowded, CMHC standards, CMHC, from 2006 Census, http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/hoficlincl/homain/stda/data/data_024.cfm; Gaetz, Stephen…
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Toronto’s 2012 Budget: Issue Update, Reports and Resources
…groups working hard to maintain and expand Toronto’s services and programs. Learn more by visiting their websites and get involved in their work: One Toronto – www.onetoronto.ca Commitment 2 Community – www.commitment2community.org Tenants for Social Housing – http://tenantsforsocialhousing.com/ TTC Riders – http://www.ttcriders.ca/ Toronto Stop the Cuts Network: http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/ …
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Healthier Cities and Communities Hub: Request For Proposals
…is a research and policy institute that works to drive policy, community and social changes that will improve the health of all who live in the Greater Toronto area Toronto Public Health is committed to reducing health inequity and improving the health of the whole population through championing healthy public…
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…Institute Newsletter Winter 2022 10/07/2021 – Wellesley Institute Newsletter Fall 2021 08/05/2021 – Wellesley Institute Newsletter Summer 2021 05/13/2021 – Wellesley Institute Newsletter Spring 2021 02/19/2021 – Wellesley Institute Newsletter Winter 2021 11/25/2020 – Wellesley Institute Newsletter Fall 2020 08/14/2020 – Wellesley Institute Newsletter Summer 2020 12/10/2019 – Wellesley Institute…
Community Knowledge Program: Community of Practice
…communities of practice in business and health care sectors: a systematic review. Implement Sci, 4, 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-4-27 Mooney, E. (2021). Research and knowledge mobilization in the GTA’s immigrant and refugee-serving sector: A needs assessment. https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Needs-Assessment-CKP.pdf Shields, J., & Evans, B. (2015). Building a policy-oriented research partnership for knowledge mobilization and…
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