By Jennifer Zwicker and Stephanie Dunn Canadians with disabilities, disability tax credit, DTC, eligibility requirements, impairment, low income, RDSP, vulnerable persons
It’s time to look beyond the CRA Breaking Down Barriers is the galvanising theme of a recent report from the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology that outlines urgently-needed recommendations to improve access to underutilised federal disability supports: the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Some of our […]
By Arjumand Siddiqi and Odmaa Sod-Erdene health concerns, health issues, higher minimum wage, income support, inflation, low income, policy measures, poverty, precarious job conditions, social assistance
Poverty is linked to poor health outcomes Public health researchers have long known that poverty and poor health are linked, but new evidence suggests that social assistance — the government system designed to provide those in poverty with income support — is not succeeding at protecting health. Using data from national government surveys, we studied […]
Saskatchewan budget misses opportunity on rental housing assistance
By Nick Falvo affordable housing, disabled people, homeless, housing, housing affordability, low income, rental costs, Rental Housing Supplement, rental rates, Saskatchewan, social assistance, vulnerable people
In the recent Saskatchewan budget, the Moe government made the surprise announcement that it would slowly phase out a rental housing assistance program known as the Saskatchewan Rental Housing Supplement. Given current rental housing market realities, the government ought to have done the complete opposite and expanded the program. That’s because high vacancy rates create […]
By Carolyn Shimmin and John Millar Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
By Erin Schryer and Nicole Letourneau Canada, Child well-being, childhood development, equality, health, history, low income, low income neighbourhood
National Child Day has been celebrated across Canada every November 20th since 1993 to commemorate the United Nations’ adoption of two documents describing children’s rights: The 1959 United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
By Loubna Belaid and Valery Ridde child mortality, childbirth, low income, maternal health, maternal mortality, quality of care
The government of Canada recently participated in the G7 Health Ministers meeting in Japan to discuss concrete actions to improve global health.
By Ryan Meili and Christine Gibson Child health, Child poverty, chronic illness, Health care costs, low income
When parents bring a child into the clinic, they do so hoping for help to treat an acute illness or a longer-term problem.
By Dane Wanniarachige Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
What I learned as a medical student working with low-income families in Toronto
By Lita Cameron and Elizabeth Lee Ford-Jones Child poverty, children, children's health, health risks, Homelessness in Canada, kids, low income, orthiopaedic, poverty
As a medical student taking part in a Social Paediatrics course at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), I was recently immersed in the lives and healthcare needs of low-income families in Toronto. This experience reshaped the lens through which I now view healthcare and helped me recognize that societal factors greatly influence the emotional and physical wellbeing of children and their families.
By Carolyn Shimmin Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.