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Recommendation 67:
Increased and sustained funding to manage additional expenditures of housing and supporting youth. Funding for wages should be adequate, so organizations are able to hire qualified and trained staff to offer meaningful support to youth.
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Recommendation 80:
Increase youth’s safety and security around online activities to mitigate risks of exploitation and online bullying.
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Recommendation 10:
Increase youth’s access to housing-focused workshops that assist them in learning about their rights and responsibilities. For example, the Rent Smart Workshop.
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Recommendation 3:
Increase workplace prevention requirements by explicitly naming violence—including sexual violence, intimate partner violence, bullying and harassment—as workplace hazards in the Workers’ Compensation Act.
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Recommendation 54:
Increase the province-wide stock of all forms of social housing.
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Recommendation 75:
Increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by June 2019 for all workers with no exemptions, and increase it annually till it reaches a living wage that matches the cost of living.
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Recommendation 1:
Increase supply of appropriate and affordable housing for women and their children who have experienced violence.
- There is an immediate need for more housing to reduce the bottleneck within VAW services.
- The inability to secure long-term housing has perpetuated a cycle of violence against women and their children.
- The need for housing is province-wide and uniquely experienced based on location.
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Increase speeds offered in affordable access programs to meet targets in order to help facilitate equitable and meaningful connectivity for all.
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Recommendation 7:
Increase public transportation options in rural and remote areas.
- Increased accessibility to public transit will reduce the violence experienced by women in rural areas and also increase use of VAW services.
- Route frequency should be considering when assessing efficiency of transit routes.
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Recommendation 15:
Increase investment in both capital and operating costs for shelter-rate housing, including through the Empty Homes tax, borrowing, reducing the annual police budget, and taxing homes worth over $5,000,000. Invest specifically in permanent new Indigenous housing. Promote family reunification by providing family-sized, culturally safe units in new permanent shelter-rate and social housing.
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