November 16, 2009
Over the past year governments, business and non profit sectors, people living in poverty and individual citizens have worked together to create a plan to reduce poverty in New Brunswick....
Government Policy, New Brunswick
March 25, 2009
Organizations in Fredricton, Moncton and Halifax have all released report cards on homelessness in their cities. The report cards are used to try and identify indicators that can be used to measure...
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
December 4, 2008
Some provincial governments across Canada have implemented poverty reduction strategies. The following links have information on these strategies.
Government Policy, Poverty Research, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Government information, Ontario, Québec
December 2, 2008
The New Brunswick government has launched a year long consultation for New Brunswickers, community organizations, business, and the government to come together to create a long-term plan to reduce...
Government Policy, New Brunswick
January 30, 2008
New Brunswick Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission has information on how to submit a claim for injured workers. There is also an online guide, Workers' Compensation: A Guide for New...
Workers' Rights, New Brunswick
November 22, 2007
New Brunswick will be increasing the minimum wage to $7.75 and will continue to review the wage at least once a year to bring the wage in line with standards of living. (Read more on CBC, "N.B.'s...
Workers' Rights, New Brunswick
November 14, 2007
http://frederictonpeace.org/ - Fredericton Peace Coalition Weblog is an extensive blog dealing with issues of war, poverty, violence, inequity, and injustice.
Blogs, Organizing, New Brunswick, General resources
July 13, 2007
http://www.gnb.ca/ - This is the New Brunswick government website. From this site you can link to ministry web pages and government laws and regulations.
New Brunswick, General resources, Government information
February 18, 2007
Across the country there are two projects involving low income women taking photographs of their lives. In Saskatchewan a group of First Nations women are photographing what they see everyday as part...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Women, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan
August 3, 2006
The government of New Brunswick's Department of Family and Community Social Service page for services and programs available to people with disabilities.
Disability, New Brunswick, Government information
July 12, 2006
Ministry of Family and Community Services - Social Assistance - This is the ministry responsible for welfare in New Brunswick.
Ministère des Services familiaux et communautaires - ça c'est le ministè...
Disability, Welfare, New Brunswick
July 10, 2006
This New Brunswick government website entitled Immigrating to New Brunswick has information on programs and services for immigrants to New Brunswick.
Immigrants and Refugees, New Brunswick, Government information
July 7, 2006
http://www.nb-amcc.org/ - a volunteer organization that provides resources and facilitates the adaptation of new immigrants to the rural area of Carleton County.
Immigrants and Refugees, New Brunswick, General resources
July 7, 2006
http://www.mcaf.nb.ca/ - this association assists new arrivals by providing referral services and ESL classes as well as sponsering intercultural events.
Immigrants and Refugees, New Brunswick, General resources
July 7, 2006
http://www.multiculturalassociation-moncton.com/ - an umbrella organization of ethno-cultural associations and individuals in the Greater Moncton Area that is actively involved in the settlement and...
Immigrants and Refugees, New Brunswick, General resources
July 7, 2006
http://www.iha-api.ca/ - a bilingual association whose focus is to increase the positive participation and contribution of immigrants and minorities to the social and economic fibres of the New...
Ethnicity and Race, Immigrants and Refugees, New Brunswick, General resources
July 4, 2006
The New-Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice Coalitions could "write the book" on community organizing. A coalition of over fifty social action, labour, and social justice organization, the...
Organizing, New Brunswick, General resources
April 1, 2006
Vibrant Communities Saint John (VCSJ) was founded in 2004. Saint John community organizers take pride in the rich interwoven relationships that form the basis of their work to identify and remove...
Poverty Research, New Brunswick
October 2, 2005
"If Welfare Owns You, You Can't do Nothing": Life on Social Assistance in New Brunswick (in PDF). This 57 page research report by the Action Research Laboratory of the School of Social Work,...
Welfare, New Brunswick
June 29, 2005
The Fredericton Anti-Poverty Organization and other groups have called the Economic Unit Policy one of the worst examples of discrimination against low income people and are asking for its full...
Organizing, Welfare, New Brunswick
