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Income insecurity and benefits
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 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 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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Recommendation 6:
The federal government should ensure maternity and parental leave benefits are universally available to all new parents (regardless of work status) and that the benefit levels are not less than the CFLIM after-tax poverty lines.
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Recommendation 9:
The federal government should ensure maternity and parental leave benefits are universally available to all new parents (regardless of work status) and that the benefit levels are not less than the CFLIM after-tax poverty lines.
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Recommendation 7:
The federal government should enhance Employment Insurance to expand access, duration and levels of benefits to prevent and reduce child and family poverty.
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Recommendation 10:
The federal government should enhance Employment Insurance to expand access, duration and levels of benefits to prevent and reduce child and family poverty.
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