Tag: sherri torjman
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Caledon Institute of Social Policy Releases a New Report on Welfare Incomes: “Welfare in Canada 2013”
Today, the Welfare in Canada 2013 (pdf) report by Anne Tweddle, Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman, is released from the Caledon Institute of Social Policy in Ottawa. “The welfare incomes in this report represent the total amount that four typical family types would receive over the course of a year. The households are: a single…
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Caledon Institute of Social Policy: “Old Age Insecurity?” – Insights For Canadians
Regarding the controversy over raising the age of entitlement for Old Age Security from 65 to 67 for Canadians, the Caledon Institute of Social Policy provides us with valuable insights on: the future of Canada’s Old Age Security program the negative effects on low-income seniors positive compensatory changes to benefit poor seniors aged 65 and…