Thursday, October 7, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed large gaps in sickness and caregiving leave provisions available to workers across the country. To make up for these shortcomings, federal, provincial and territorial governments had to introduce a suite of emergency income-...
Thursday, December 17, 2020
On 3 December 2020, the ISSA Social Security Virtual Summit for the Americas brought together more than 500 administrators, managers and experts in the field from across the region. Under the theme Towards a new normal: Challenges and opportunities, the...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
As the gears of the economy begin to spin again, one expert is warning that without more support for child care, a major group could be left out of the recovery: women. Economist Armine Yalnizyan said we need an economic "she-covery" — one that focuses...
Saturday, April 18, 2020
All of us in the international development space – in Australia, the region and worldwide – have had our work disrupted. What do we do now? We need to debate the big picture issues but we also need to trial and share practical solutions. We propose...
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Monday, January 15, 2018
Last month the federal government expanded parental leave for all — but it’s middle- and upper-income people who stand to gain the most. Canada has long compared favourably to its OECD peers when it comes to parental leave, and last month...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has moved to end its battles with five single mothers after they were profiled in a number of CBC News stories. Four out of five parents featured in articles and broadcasts since November said they received calls from...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Advocates agree that the Saskatchewan government’s move to grant 10 days of unpaid leave from work to survivors of intimate partner violence is a step in the right direction.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
The federal government plans to spend $7 billion over the next decade to help ease the burden of child care costs, part of a slew of new long-term spending targeting families. The details outlined in Wednesday's federal budget estimated that child care...
Saturday, May 21, 2016
41% of mothers outside Quebec don't have enough insurable hours to qualify for parental leave