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The real costs of cutting refugee health benefits are coming
June 28, 2012 by
Canada is now just a few days away from cutting health benefits for refugees. The cuts will substantially reduce, and in some cases completely eliminate, Continue Reading…
SEXPRESS Forum: Intricacies of Newcomer Youth Sexual Health Care Preferences
June 1, 2010 by
The Toronto Teen Survey’s new release, Newcomer and Longer-Term Immigrant Youth Bulletin, reports on how immigrant youth access sexual health information Continue Reading…
Rethinking Refugee Rights on Refugee Rights Day
April 4, 2013 by
April 4th is the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in 1985: Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration. The Singh decision Continue Reading…
Refugees are feeling the real cost of cuts to health benefits
July 12, 2012 by
Nearly two weeks have passed since the federal government cut health benefits for many refugees, and the real costs are beginning to show. Dr. Anna Banerji, Continue Reading…
Precarious Employment, Income Insecurity and Adverse Health Impacts
July 5, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute has a long been committed to strengthening community-based research and, as part of this commitment, we fund a number of CBR Continue Reading…
New income numbers confirm growing income inequality
May 1, 2008 by
Canada’s growing income inequality is causing increased housing insecurity and is, in turn, leading to growing health inequities, according to the Wellesley Continue Reading…
New Federal Changes to Refugee Healthcare Make a Bad Situation Far Worse
December 14, 2012 by
The federal government today released its list of Designated Countries of Origin The dangerous health impact will be that refugee claimants from these Continue Reading…
Multicultural Youth Voices: Neighbourhood, Health and Well-Being
July 15, 2011 by
In the summer of 2009 and 2010, 21 multi-cultural youth from St. James Town completed a Photovoice projectand disseminated their findings in a community forum Continue Reading…
Looking deeper into racism and health care in Canada
February 14, 2012 by
Sheryl Nestel, Guest Blogger The launch last week of Colour Coded Health Care: The Impact of Race and Racism in Canadians’ Health, was, by all measures a Continue Reading…
