…released Guidance on the Use of Standards for Race-Based and Indigenous Identity Data Collection and Health Reporting in Canada. The standards have now been implemented in several CIHI data holdings, including the Discharge Abstract Database, the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, and the modernized Health Human Resources Minimum Data Set….
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Federal Budget 2024: Positive steps, but still no targets
…but it is not the amount a person with a disability needs to live a healthy life. Most people who have a disability live below the poverty line. Few are currently at a living wage and very few would meet criteria for having enough resources to thrive. Wellesley Institute has…
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Singles in the city
…after taxes to live a healthy and meaningful life. If you live in Mississauga, the cost is even higher, at $83,680 a year. “The resources it takes to be physically, socially and psychologically healthy in the GTA are far above what a full-time, living-wage worker earns, let alone a minimum-wage…
Thriving in the City: Single, working-age adults
What does it cost to live a healthy and thriving life in the GTA? If you’re a single, working-age adult, it ranges between $61,654 and $83,680, depending on whether you live in Toronto or the suburbs. This is far above what a minimum-wage and even a living-wage worker could earn….
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Ending disparities in auto insurance premiums
…To develop other meaningful and innovative solutions, the government should engage and work with auto insurance companies and stakeholders, including experts and community members, to ensure fairness in auto insurance rates. Acting on this issue now will help get more of the population towards a thriving wage and advance equity….
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From surviving to thriving for persons with a disability
…rise as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Current evidence suggests Canadians living with a disability are not thriving. They have lower workforce participation, lower wages, and higher unemployment rates. They also experience disproportionately high rates of poverty. This is particularly true for women, single parents, those living alone and those with…
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Canada can be a leader in safe long-term care: Submission highlights
…addresses workforce precarity and other issues including low wages, comprehensive health benefits, opportunities for development and safe and inclusive working conditions. Research and evidence has also shown that private, for-profit care is not conducive to decent work and quality care. In the long-term, the federal government should lead provinces and…
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Commentary on the impact of cutting temporary COVID-19 policies
…paid sick days are disproportionately racialized, low-income, women and newcomers. These groups are also more likely to experience gaps in workplace health and safety protections and wages and benefits which further exacerbate health inequities. All workers in Ontario should be able to take time off work when sick to isolate…
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Federal budget 2024: COVID highlights need for health equity
…outcomes is measured and further efforts can be made to reduce inflationary pressures on households without solely relying on increased wages or income supports. Additionally, the federal government should centre health equity in its economic response to inflation and its action towards poverty reduction by establishing what an acceptable level…
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Mayoral platform analysis: Transit
…a Thriving wage. Lastly, aligning transit policies and programs to improve on related social determinants of health. Although several candidates focused on how they would improve public transit safety, including by ensuring cellular access on the TTC, it was unclear how those actions would advance our vision of an equitable…