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Children and youth
Recommendation 7:
The Government of Canada should increase access to employment benefits (e.g. employment insurance and paid sick leave) for self-employed workers, workers in the gig economy and part-time workers.
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Recommendation 5:
The Government of Canada increase investments in the important social programs and benefits that allow people to meet their needs and keep them from falling into poverty. This includes investments in transportation, health, mental health, food security, educational attainment, skills development, support for families, and for people going through transition periods.
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Recommendation 291:
The following key components must be improved in order to ensure better protection of children and support of families…domestic violence policy and legislation, including transparency and sharing of domestic violence orders and accountability of offenders…(p.96)
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Recommendation 18:
The federal, provincial and local governments should scale up their funding to build thousands of new social and affordable rental housing units and maintain existing affordable housing stock to reduce the number of families in core housing need and to eliminate homelessness. This should include designating additional housing, created by BC Housing, for youth leaving care so they can find an affordable, safe dwelling as opposed to homelessness.
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Recommendation 4:
The federal government, in collaboration with the provinces, the post-secondary sector, and employers, should work toward increased funding and providing incentives for employers to develop and implement work-integrated learning opportunities for all students, including students with visual disabilities, which are available across the breadth of the canadian postsecondary education system.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 8:
The federal government should work with the Canada Revenue Agency to reduce barriers that prevent eligible families from receiving the CCB, Canada Education Savings Grant and the Child Disability Benefit.
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Recommendation 10:
The federal government should provide resources to appropriate notfor-proft agencies and those working in the career transition space to develop and implement effective, measurable, and sustainable youth targeted intervention programs aimed at enhancing the self-advocacy skill sets of youth with visual disabilities – particularly with regard to countering employer attitudes and myths and providing accommodations as necessary. such programs could include training workshops and mentorship activities.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 5:
The federal government should ensure the Canada Child Benefit, in combination with other income measures, raises all families with children above the CFLIM after-tax poverty lines calculated through taxfiler data and ensure access to the benefit for families in groups with higher rates of poverty
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Recommendation 7:
The federal government should ensure the Canada Child Benefit, in combination with other income measures, raises all families with children above the CFLIM after-tax poverty lines calculated from tax filer data.
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Recommendation 7:
The federal government should ensure the Canada Child Benefit, in combination with other income measures, raises all families with children above the CFLIM after tax poverty lines calculated through tax filer data and ensure access to this and other federal benefits for families in population groups with higher rates of poverty.
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