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Issues - Education

News

Income Assistance for Post-Secondary Education in Nova Scotia

November 15, 2006 - 12:00am

The Nova Scotia government has announced that 50 individuals a year will be able to receive welfare while attending post secondary education. The program will fund any gaps between an individual's resources and current income assistance rates. Read the details of the program on the Nova Scotia government's news release, "Income Assistance for Post-Secondary Education." But according to a CBC article: "Critics slam school assistance program," some are saying that program is too vague and does not help enough students.

( categories: News | Nova Scotia | Education | Welfare )

Too Many Left Behind: Canada's Adult Education and Training System

June 7, 2006 - 11:00pm

"New evidence suggests that adult learning and raising literacy skills have the potential to significantly improve the economic wellbeing of those with relatively low initial education and skills. ... Less educated individuals are likely to experience relatively poor labour market outcomes over the entire course of their career, in the form of lower wages, a higher likelihood of unemployment, and lower status jobs. Differences in labour market outcomes based on education take effect early in a workers’ career, and persist throughout their lives." This information can be found in a new report by the Canadian Policy Research Network (CPRN).

( categories: News | Canada | Education )

Educational Upgrading and Its Consequences Among Welfare Recipients

April 1, 2006 - 12:00am

A report by of the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation’s program of analysis for the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) sponsored by the federal Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). The Self-Sufficiency Project is sponsored by HRSDC. The paper examines the extent and nature of educational upgrading among single parents on welfare. It also investigates whether policies that encourage income assistance (IA) recipients to exit welfare for full-time employment influence participation in educational activity. Read the 64 page report Educational Upgrading and Its Consequences Among Welfare Recipients (in PDF) or see the SSP's report in HTML.

( categories: News | Canada | Education | Welfare )

Online Resources

Kelowna Community Resources

October 29, 2007 - 1:50pm

Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Disability | Education | Family | Foodbanks & Food | Health | Housing | Immigrants & Refugees | Legal Aid | LGBTQ | Mental Health | People of Colour | Seniors/Elders | Welfare | Women )

Online System Fast-Tracks Student Loan Payment Relief

July 16, 2007 - 10:39am

Low-income British Colombians who want a break from repaying their student loans will know if they qualify within hours of using a new online application. To find the online application, go to http://www.StudentAidBC.ca, click on British Columbia Student Loan Service Bureau https://www.bcslservicebureau.com/Content/default.html in the left-hand menu, and log in. The application can be used by all borrowers with direct-lend B.C. student loans.

( categories: Applying For... | Online Resources | British Columbia | Education )

Human Rights Research and Education Centre

July 7, 2006 - 10:54am

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre is housed at the University of Ottawa. The website has links to various Canadian human rights sites. A good place to start if you are doing research related to human rights laws.

( categories: Online Resources | Ontario | Education | Human Rights )
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