Community Action articles from October 2005

Community Action archives from October 2005

If immigrants come.(COMMENTS)
October 24, 2005... Canada intends to admit more immigrants. The number arriving each year will rise to 320,000 from 220,00, on average. The new policy will give preference to immigrants with higher levels of education and skill. The reasons for this change are...

Australia's "child care Wal-Mart" heading for Canada, expert says.(CHILD & FAMILY)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- The "Wal-Mart of child care" is heading for Canada, Australian child care expert Lynne Wannan warned Canadians during a three week speaking tour of Canada. She told her audiences that the ABC Learning Centres control 25% of the child...

New spending rules for charities and flexible enforcement powers for CRA.(NON-PROFIT SECTOR)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Newer and clearer spending rules are being applied to registered charities under the amendments to the Income Tax Act. At the same time the Canada Revenue Agency's Charities Directorate has acquired stronger and more flexible means to...

Move Ontario's problem gambling programs to gaming panel, reviewer says.(HEALTH)
October 24, 2005... TORONTO -- Move responsibility for problem gambling programs from Mental Health and Addiction Branch of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is a major recommendation of the Review of the...

BC job plan savings will not exceed cost.(INCOME)
October 24, 2005... VICTORIA -- "A large numbers of people referred to Job Placement do not benefit from the program," a report on BC government's job placement and training programs for social assistance recipients indicates and "it is unlikely that the...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar)
October 24, 2005... Nov. 2-4: Annual Conference: Canadian Association for Community Living; Saskatoon; register@seatoskymeetings.com Nov. 3-5: Home Care Summit conference: Canadian Home Care Association; Banff, AB www.cdnhomecare.ca Nov. 4-5:...

Foreign calendar.(Calendar)
October 24, 2005... Nov. 9-11: International Conference on Restorative Communities; Manchester, England; www.iirp.org Nov. 9-12: International Conference on Drug Policy Reform: Long Beach, California; w.drugpolicy.org/events/ dpa2005 Nov. 15-17:...

Cohabitation not equal to marriage Vanier study reports.(CHILD & FAMILY)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Cohabitation and marriage are not equivalent unless accompanied by equivalent levels of commitment, fidelity and stability, all of which are far more often lacking in cohabiting relationships, York University professor Anne-Marie...

Fed's and Quebec parental leave insurance.(CHILD & FAMILY)
October 24, 2005... MONTREAL -- The federal and Quebec governments signed an agreement that will enable the province to have its own its own parental leave insurance. The Quebec made program will be more generous than the federal maternity/parental leave and...

Upper income pay bigger tax share because they earn much more, CCPA report.(INCOME)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- "Despite recent reports to the contrary, Canada's high-income earners do not pay a disproportionately large share of personal income tax." said Prof. Neil Brooks of Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto in a Canadian Centre for Policy...

U.K. allows new fathers six month leave, but no extra benefits.(INCOME)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2005... LONDON -- The United Kingdom government announced that fathers will have the right to six months' unpaid paternity leave even if the female spouse also take maternity leave. In the new plan a father will receive no additional benefits and...

Immigrants still face experience gap.(INCOME)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants (2003) to Canada indicates that two years after they arrived in Canada, prime working-age immigrants had made progress integrating into the labour force. However, after two years, most newcomers...

Funding.
October 24, 2005... Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa 819-953-6238 Human Settlements Development Workshop (Guelph, Ontario) and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (Waterloo). Building a post-conflict model of community-based...

Women charity CEOs in U.S. show significant salary gains.(NON-PROFIT SECTOR)
October 24, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Women who head the USAS largest charities showed significant gains in earnings compared to their male counterparts in fiscal year 2003, the latest edition of the GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report reveals. Male CEOS still...

Canada will now purchase 50% of food aid from developing countries.(NON-PROFIT SECTOR)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- The Canadian Government is changing its food aid policy. Up to 50% of Canada's food aid can now be purchased in developing countries, according to Minister of International Cooperation Aileen Carroll, Minister of Agriculture and...

If ill gotten gains are the source, should charities reject gifts?(NON-PROFIT SECTOR)
October 24, 2005... ST. CATHARINES -- Should charitable organizations be expected to give up gifts derived from ill-gotten gains? The legal question is: can they do so voluntarily? The issue has been raised by a group of us investors that is suing Ridley...

HR council for non-profits set.(NON-PROFIT SECTOR)(Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development provides funding)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Belinda Stronach, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced funding to create the HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector. The Council is a new independent, non-profit organization that will bring...

CIDA allocates $1 million to groups working in Asia earthquake zone.(DISASTER ZONES)
October 24, 2005... TORONTO -- The Honourable Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced the allocation of $6 million for support of humanitarian assistance and relief efforts in the areas affected by the earthquake in South Asia. Of...

UNICEF worker in Pakistan.(DISASTER ZONES)(United Nations. Children's Fund)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Keeping children who survived the devastating Pakistan earthquake alive in the days and weeks ahead must be a priority of the international relief effort, UNICEF said. Canadian Michael Bociurkiw, from Sidney, British Columbia, is...

CRC worker in Asia quake zone.(DISASTER ZONES)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Shehryar Sarwar, a Canadian Red Cross worker has gone to the earthquake zone in Pakistan to carry out a two-week assessment mission for the Canadian Red Cross. Sarwar has worked in international development for 10 years and has been...

CRC initiates relief efforts in Central America.(DISASTER ZONES)(Canadian Red Cross Society)(Hurricane Stan, 2005)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- The Canadian Red Cross announced an additional $100,000 for Hurricane Stan relief efforts in Central America from Canadian donations. When the disaster struck, the Canadian Red Cross responded immediately with a $200,000...

Publications.
October 24, 2005... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. To obtain copies contact the publisher. The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material published in Canada and by Canadian authors. Publishers...

Periodicals received.
October 24, 2005... Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Autumn 2005 Connections, Ontario Association of Credit Counselling Services, Grimsby ON, Summer 2005 Dialect, Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, Saskatoon, Fall/Winter 2005...

Psychiatric advocate wants security guard law sensitive to mental illness.(HEALTH)
October 24, 2005... TORONTO -- Exclude the use of force and intimidation specifically from security personnel duties, the Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office is asking an Ontario legislature committee as it considers amendments to the Private Investigators and...

Many varieties of coverage in health care programs.(HEALTH)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Comparison of health expenditures between Canada and other countries with a large percentage of public-sector health care funding can be a problem. Every country chooses to offer coverage in different ways. according to a new report...

Wide range of differences in health service use for mental health.(HEALTH)
October 24, 2005... Wide differences, up to a twofold difference, in the type of health service used for mental health reasons are found among the provinces, according to a report in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (Oct. 2005), "Service Use for Mental Health...

Mental health admissions down.(HEALTH)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- Fewer patients diagnosed with mental illness are being admitted to hospital and those that do spend fewer days in hospital. However, hospitalization remains an important part of treatment for mental illness, particularly for...

Senior volunteers live longer.(HEALTH)
October 24, 2005... Seniors who engage in volunteer activities are likely to live longer, according to a study reported the Journal of Health Psychology (Oct. 2006) Based on The Longitudinal Study of Aging which assessed the health and social functioning of a...

"Visitable" housing is aim of Manitoba's new housing design advice program.(GENERAL)
October 24, 2005... WINNIPEG -- A new term has entered the discussion of accessible housing. The term used by Manitoba's Family Services and Housing Minister Christine Melnick is "visitable" which means making as many residences as possible accessible for any...

No Manitoba Legal Aid for suspected gang members.(GENERAL)(Brief Article)
October 24, 2005... WINNIPEG -- Manitoba changed the rules for suspected gang members who seek Legal Aid when they are charged with a crime. They will now have to prove they are not able to pay their legal fees before qualifying for legal aid. "If a person is...

Canada Revenue looking at eligibility of umbrella organizations.(GENERAL)
October 24, 2005... OTTAWA -- The Canada Revenue Agency is holding consultations on the eligibility of Umbrella Organizations, for registration as charities under the Income Tax Act. The policy draft deals with Umbrella Organizations * established to...

Housing projects planned.(AFFORDABLE HOUSING)
October 24, 2005... Nuc-Tuct Non-Profit Homes Corporation will be building 53 apartments at Pearson Place in Toronto. Non-Tuct is a partnership of the Newtonbrook United Church and the Taiwanese United Church of Toronto. The apartments are for families, seniors...

New affordable housing opened.(AFFORDABLE HOUSING)
October 24, 2005... Peel Youth Village was officially opened in Mississauga, ON. Operated by the YMCA of Greater Toronto, it will provide transitional housing and supports for homeless youth, as well as programs and recreational activities for the surrounding Acom...