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"Social Welfare in Canada: Understanding Income Security", Second Edtion provides an overview of the income security system in Canada - its historical development, its programs, and the major policy dbates in this field. With this introductory text, students will develop an understanding of the many income security programs and policies in Canada, how they fit together, and how they work (or fail to work) in practice.
"Provides an overview of the income sercurity system in Canada, its history, the programs, and the major policy debates in the field."--Back cover.
Informed observers and policy makers are well aware that in recent years social welfare systems on both sides of the Atlantic have been subject to growing scrutiny, debate and controversy, especially due to high unemployment rates and extreme interest rates experienced during the last recession as well as important demographic changes such as the increase of women into the labour market and the aging population. The papers included in the colloquium discuss the situation of social welfare policy in three stages: historical developments and forces for change; the influence of the political process on social security developments; and, the nature of policy responses to demographic change.
The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive & easy to read description of Canada's income security programs. The first four chapters each begin by outlining the historical evolution of the income security programs in the following categories: child benefit programs; social assistance & other income supports; programs that provide replacement for lost earnings (unemployment insurance, workers' compensation); and the retirement income system. These historical reviews explain how & why the programs were established. This is followed in each chapter by more detailed descriptions of individual programs as they are currently designed, including information on the characteristics & intent of the program, benefits available & how people qualify, numbers receiving support, and the value of individual & total benefits paid. In the final chapter, each of Canada's major income security programs is re-examined in relation to its impact on the incomes of Canadians, and the role of each program for different types of households is analyzed. Includes glossary. The appendix outlines changes to programs that were introduced in 1998.
Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious labour, stagnant wages, a climate crisis, and the steady creep of automation—an ever-louder chorus of voices calls for a liveable and obligation-free basic income. Could a basic income guarantee be the way forward to democratize security and intervene where the market economy and social programs fail? Jamie Swift and Elaine Power scrutinize the politics and the potential behind a radical proposal in a post-pandemic world: that wealth should be built by a society, not individuals. And that we all have an unconditional right to a fair share. In these pages, Swift and Power bring to the forefront the deeply personal stories of Canadians who participated in the 2017–2019 Ontario Basic Income Pilot; examine the essential literature and history behind the movement; and answer basic income’s critics from both the right and left.
This paper is based on the views expressed at an informal workshop on income security reform organized by the Institute on 23 September 1986. It contains an overview, which provides a synthesis of the major issues discussed at the workshop, including a statement of areas where the workshop reached consensus as well as areas where disagreement remains. It includes suggestions as to a possible strategy for reform, and presents the background papers prepared for the workshop.
Seven experts, representing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, discuss specific reform efforts in a number of social welfare policy areas and identify the jurisdictional fremework of policy-making in Canada's federal system as a factor of significantly affects these efforts.