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Recommendation 12:
The government should invest in improving the accessibility of transition houses for women with disabilities fleeing violence, and in building new ones. Transition houses need adequate resources to enable them to meet their duty to accommodate women with disabilities.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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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 6:
The Government of Canada should collaborate with provinces and territories to build on its COVID-19 response and strengthen existing strategies, programs and policies. This would ensure a coordinated and robust social safety net in Canada by collectively providing income support that is at least at the level of Canada’s Official Poverty Line.
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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 1:
The Government of Canada implement the recommendations from Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Recommendation 193:
The following key components must be improved in order to ensure better protection of children and support of families…Victim support and safety planning, including access to housing and practical supports for victims of domestic violence and their children. (p.96)
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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 13:
The federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments should consider notifying the technology sector that from this point forward (one year warning) they will, as a group, no longer purchase technology that is not assistive.
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 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 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.
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