Prime Minister’s resignation: What the next leader must build on
The passing of the torch from one Prime Minister to a soon-to-be-another is an opportunity to reflect on Canada’s progress…
Affordable, accessible and high-quality universal social programs, such as healthcare, child supports, employment insurance, disability benefits and pensions, have been shown to result in measurable health equity improvements. They mitigate the impacts of low income, social exclusion and discrimination. Social programs across the life course are investments in the necessary conditions to enable all people to thrive.
Honouring migrants means supporting their well-being
People around the world will mark International Migrants Day on December 18. This year’s theme is “Honouring the Contributions of…
Unclaimed Benefits: Too many missing out on Old Age Security in Toronto
Old Age Security is a powerful poverty reduction program. The payments can be a significant portion of an older adult’s…
Unclaimed benefits: 10,000+ eligible low-income Torontonians missing out on Old Age Security
TORONTO (December 10, 2024) – Too many low-income Torontonians are not accessing the Old Age Security (OAS) benefits they are…
Policy Brief: Advancing health equity within Canada’s child-care program
Good child care advances health equity. While the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care initiative introduced in 2021 has improved…
Canadian Dental Care Plan will help more people thrive
Oral health is essential for overall good health and quality of life. Yet due to its high costs, those who…
From surviving to thriving for persons with a disability
More than 6.2 million Canadians live with a disability that impairs their daily activities. In Ontario, 25 per cent of…
Commentary on the impact of cutting temporary COVID-19 policies
Ontario’s decisions earlier this year to end temporary funding for Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons (PHSUP) and eliminate…
Policy Brief: Ontario Portable Benefits Program
The Wellesley Institute is a non-profit and non-partisan institute that works on research and policy to improve health and health…
Election 2022: Seniors’ care
Wellesley Institute’s New Normal is a vision of a better Canada, Ontario, and Greater Toronto Area where everyone thrives post-pandemic.…
A new normal for health coverage
Our current approach to medication, dental care, and extended health coverage is leaving low-income, working-age Canadians behind – in particular…
Budget submission 2022: Prioritizing health equity
Canada has significant health inequities. Wellesley Institute research has shown that social factors such as housing, income, education, discrimination, and…