Canada
Briefing paper
Lifting singles out of deep poverty: the case for increasing social assistance benefits
Most single working-age adults in Canada on social assistance are living in deep poverty, due to provincial governments’ efforts to curb welfare dependency and maintain work incentives. In this paper, the author calls on provincial policy-makers to increase social assistance benefits for singles to help meet their basic daily needs and counter the debilitating effects...
Journal article
Mobile primary health care clinics for Indigenous populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States: a systematic scoping review
This review identifies geographical gaps in the implementation of primary health care mobile clinics for Indigenous populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
Report
An international intellectual property and digital trade strategy for Canada
To remain competitive on a global scale, Canada needs to enhance its domestic intellectual property (IP) and digital trade strategies with an international approach that can respond to constantly changing global economic conditions.
Policy report
The Superclusters Initiative: an opportunity to reinforce innovation ecosystems
It has already been two and a half years since the Canadian government announced the launch of the Innovation Superclusters Initiative, the centrepiece of its plan to reverse Canada’s deteriorating innovation performance. This study shows that the potential benefits of the superclusters are huge, but the key to their success will be to ensure they...
Policy report
Canada’s forgotten poor? Putting singles living in deep poverty on the policy radar
This report presents the findings of extensive research about employable singles on social assistance undertaken by Toronto Employment and Social Services, in partnership with the Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation. The report highlights these individuals’ characteristics, their complex needs, and the barriers they face in moving off social assistance and into employment.