A recent article written by Garima Talwar Kapoor and Elizabeth McIsaac on Maytree discusses why cutting taxes on EI benefits for new parents may not be good policy, as proposed by some federal parties in the election campaign. One problem is that to claim maternity/parental EI benefits, a new parent outside MORE
The BC Government currently has a consultation open to discuss making leave paid for employees fleeing violent relationships or domestic violence and/or who have experienced sexual violence, instead of its currently unpaid model. Organizations and individuals can provide feedback on how future changes could impact you as an employer, an employee, MORE
The BC Federation of Students is currently rolling out their ‘Our Time is Now’ campaign to encourage young voters to vote in the upcoming Federal election. On September 5th they released their report “The Youth Vote: Why Young Voters Can’t Be Ignored.” It shows that for the first time in MORE
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has launched the One Earth One Vote petition that the Government of Canada must: Implement a strong climate action plan that meets our international commitments to keep global warming below catastrophic levels Establish economic equality and ensure social justice Respect and promote the MORE
Generation Squeeze released a petition calling for affordable homes for young Canadians. The petition notes that, “Canada’s housing market is out of control and people in their 20s, 30s and 40s are feeling the squeeze.” For this upcoming Federal Election, Generation Squeeze is encouraging you to add your signature to get federal MORE
UNICEF Canada recently launched the Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-Being. This is a framework to communicate to Canadians what Canada is like for kids from birth to age 18, track progress for their rights and well-being, and guide action to address the greatest challenges. Canada’s middle position among its MORE
According to recent research earlier this year from Dr. David Hammond at the University of Waterloo, youth vaping rates in Canada have increased significantly and, even more troubling, so have youth smoking rates. The study found that among those 16-19 years old, vaping increased by a stunning 74% from 2017 to 2018, MORE
October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The Dignity for All Campaign for a Poverty Free Canada is organizing their annual Chew on This! Campaign. It is a non-partisan cross-country campaign to raise awareness about poverty in Canada by engaging with people on the street, in schools, MORE
The Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare recently released their final report after conducting a year of studies and interviews. The report found that approximately 20 per cent of Canadians have inadequate drug coverage or no coverage at all and must pay out of pocket. A recent study found almost MORE
Statistics Canada recently launched their Statistic on Indigenous Peoples webpage that hosts data on a variety of topics including Indigenous children, crime and victimization, and income and spending. Each topic holds dozens of research articles and reports on the breadth of research within that topic.
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The UNICEF report — Are the world’s richest countries family-friendly? Policy in the OECD and EU — ranks countries based on their national policies, including the duration and pay of parental leave and access to child care for children from birth to 6 years old. Canada ranks 19th in paid MORE
The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) recently released their third fact sheet and background paper in a series of tools aimed at promoting a more robust review of how we are doing in Canada with regard to children’s rights. The first fact sheet focused on child welfare; MORE
Plan International Canada and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation recently released the first-ever Youth-Led Roadmap for Gender Equality in Canada. Throughout the process in creating this document, diverse youth across Canada started a conversation about gender equality with more than 300 youth in Canada about the pathways we can take to MORE
Children’s Rights in Canada are under review by the United Nations and the federal government’s official 5th-6th report on our compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was filed in February 2019. Government’s report is inadequate and does not meaningfully address the UN’s 2012 recommendations to the Canadian MORE