Thank you for joining us last night for our exhibition of photography and stories from St. James Town youth! The display featured aspects of the neighbourhood that are perceived to play a role in multicultural youth health and wellbeing. There was a great turnout and we received a lot of positive feedback from various community […]
Looking deeper into racism and health care in Canada
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 tremendous success. Clearly, that the issues raised by the report are of immense interest to health researchers, health care workers, social scientists and community activists. One of the […]
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Actions to address the impact of cuts to refugee health benefits
As we have previously blogged, the federal government recently cut health benefits for many refugees. In The Real Cost of Cutting Refugee Health Benefits, the Wellesley Institute argued that these cuts would have an unfair and inequitable impact on some of the most vulnerable people in Canada. It is totally predictable that the costs for […]
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Ontario Budget: Earn more, Keep more, Restore
In 2008, the Ontario government committed to reduce child poverty by 25 percent in 5 years. 2013 marks the final year in the province’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy, and while some progress has been made, there is a long way to go to meet our target. A new campaign – Earn More, Keep More, Restore – […]
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The Children’s Fitness Tax Credit: Nice Idea, Shame about the Inequities
In 2007, the federal government implemented the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit (CFTC) with the goal of promoting physical fitness and reducing obesity among children. Parents with children aged up to 16 can claim a non-refundable income tax credit up to a maximum of $500 for each child if they register them in an eligible fitness […]
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Driving Health on the Gardiner
There has been heated discussion about the future of the stretch of the Gardiner Expressway east of Jarvis Street. The debate has focused on commute times, urban development, economic impacts and environmental concerns – all of which are important to consider. But missing from the discussion is health and health equity. How a highway overpass […]
The Real Cost Of Cutting Refugee Health Benefits
Recently, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, announced changes to the Interim Federal Health Benefit, which provides basic health insurance for refugees. The changes, which come in the context of the government creating categories of preferred and non-preferred refugees, will substantially reduce and in some cases completely eliminate access to health care […]
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Low Wages, No Benefits
One-third of workers in Ontario do not receive employer-provided benefits. Seniors and those receiving social assistance are eligible for some level of public coverage, however, low-income Ontarians who are employed, are falling through the cracks without any health coverage at all. Living with low income and experiencing a lack of resources can increase the risk […]
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Access Alliance-Photo Voice project
Access Alliance celebrates their 20 year anniversary with a photo exhibit: Many Faces, One People: view the world through our lens.
Wellesley Institute and UforChange give an emotional performance at Migration and the City conference
There was colour, music and tears at the joint presentation of UforChange, a youth arts project for immigrant and newcomer youth, which shared preliminary findings at the Migration and the Global City conference yesterday at Ryerson University. A graduate youth from East Africa spoke about how the project had changed her life, exposing her to the world […]