Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada
Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada

Author: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

Publisher: IIGR, Queen's University

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0889118493

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In Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada the authors provide comprehensive assessments of the current state of governance within the areas of income support for the unemployed, active labour market measures, and youth policy. The analysis focuses on how the current state of governance reflects a combined commitment to specific social policy goals, principles of federalism, and democratic oversight of the policy making process.;This volume sheds new light on the complex nature of the intergovernmental regimes governing labour market policy. It makes recommendations concerning how different governance structures might better serve both Canadians and the federation.

Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Author: Delia Ferri

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-07-13

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 150996245X

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This book shines a light on the still unexplored relationships between federalism and disability rights. It investigates how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is implemented by different federal systems around the world. It analyses the effects that the obligations undertaken under the CRPD have on federal governance and on the constitutional division of powers within 14 federal systems, including those in Germany, Canada, Brazil, India, the UK and Italy. The book also considers the trends and patterns of disability rights governance in federal systems and looks at the future developments of comparative disability federalism.

Improving the Odds
Improving the Odds

Author: Cameron Crawford

Publisher: North York, Ont. : Institut Roeher = Roeher Institute

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13:

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This research on employment programs for people with disabilities draws on focus group sessions, specially designed & administered surveys, interviews with employers, and analysis of several of Statistics Canada's large population surveys. Chapter 1 describes the employment situation of people with disabilities and chapter 2 explores the intergovernmental, funding, & program context for addressing the low employment of people with disabilities. Chapters 3 to 10 look at a range of measures needed for participation in education, training, & employment and key issues that people with disabilities are encountering related to these measures. The measures include labour market integration programs, assessment & counselling services, labour market information services, education & training programs, disability supports, financial & technical supports, general community employment measures & opportunities, human rights and anti-discrimination measures, and supports for employers. The final chapters summarize the findings and suggest some potential solutions to further the employment of people with disabilities.

Training the Excluded for Work
Training the Excluded for Work

Author: Marjorie Griffin Cohen

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780774810074

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In recent years job training programs have suffered severe funding cuts and the focus of training programs has shifted to meet the directives of funders rather than the needs of the community. How do these changes to job training affect disadvantaged workers and the unemployed? In an insightful and comprehensive discussion of job education in Canada, Cohen and her contributors pool findings from a five-year collaborative study of training programs. Good training programs, they argue, are essential in providing people who are chronically disadvantaged in the workplace with tools to acquire more secure, better-paying jobs. In the ongoing shift toward a neo-liberal economic model, government policies have engendered a growing reliance on private and market-based training schemes. These new training policies have undermined equity. In an attempt to redress social inequities in the workplace, the authors examine various kinds of training programs and recommend specific policy initiatives to improve access to these programs. This book will be of interest to policymakers, academics, and students interested in policy, work, equity, gender and education.

Urban and community development in Atlantic Canada, 1867-1991
Urban and community development in Atlantic Canada, 1867-1991

Author: Carleton University History Collaborative

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1772824062

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This book offers the first comprehensive overview of community development for the Atlantic Provinces. The authors take a collaborative approach to their research question and contribute more than just a survey on urban development. They also create a framework for understanding the relationship between the development of towns and cities in Atlantic Canada and in other parts of the country.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

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Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Sixth and Seventh Reports of Canada Covering the period April 1999 - March 2006 Canada's Sixth and Seventh Reports on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women FOREWORD The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations Gener [...] The present report was submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2007 and covers the period of April 1999 to March 2006. [...] By facilitating sharing of information and best practices, the CCOHR ensures awareness of treaty obligations, including the views of treaty bodies, which can influence policy and program development, and in turn contribute to the implementation of the treaties. [...] The CCOHR also facilitates the preparation of Canada's reports to the UN on its implementation of human rights treaties and discussion of the concluding observations. [...] Canada has also integrated gender equality into its development cooperation with countries in conflict, post-conflict, and reconstruction, for example, support for victims of sexual violence, technical assistance in the area of gender equality, which resulted in the creation of family violence units in police forces and the establishment of women's shelters, and research on the involvement of girl.