Report on Temporary Foreign Workers and CERIS blog
Posted on 31. May, 2010 by Jeremy in News, Reports
On Thursday, February 4, OCASI, CERIS and Social Planning Toronto hosted the 2010 Research Roundtable: “Permanently Temporary: Temporary Foreign Workers and Canada’s Changing Attitude to Citizenship and Immigration”. Over 200 people were in attendance exploring Canada’s changing attitude to new comers, within both a local and global context; the program’s impact on income security, social services, and agency and organizational service delivery; and labour responses to the program.
The event brought together community-based organizations, researchers, policy analysts and activists to share information on current research initiatives, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and explore the possibility of connecting research and community work to policy change in face of the impacts of a rapidly expanding temporary foreign worker program in Ontario.
For more information please download the proceedings from the event and take a look at the CERIS hosted blog.
Community News
- Check out the latest issue of our e-Bulletin, released today!
SOUNDBITES, the Social Planning Toronto e-Bulletin, is back with an improved format and some new features. Our goal is to provide a fortnightly update of news, events, and information from Social Planning Toronto and our partners, to further our work in “promoting equitable, effective, and inclusive policies for improving the quality of life in Toronto.” [...]
- Make Sure Toronto District School Board’s Budget Meets the Needs of Inner City Students
Social Planning Toronto is an active member of the Toronto District School Board’s Inner City Advisory Committee (ICAC). With this committee we have been bringing to the board’s attention the need for more focused funding and programming to address the poverty that exists in Toronto’s inner city and is hampering the success of the city’s neediest students. We need your support to further this cause. Recently, the ICAC passed a motion asking the school board to specifically allocate more money in its 2010-11 budget to address the effects of poverty in the school system.
- Federal Town Hall Forum and Homeless Memorial
DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
TIME: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
PLACE: Church of the Holy Trinity (just west of the Eaton Centre between Dundas and Queen Street).While Parliament is prorogued until March 3, it is vital that individuals and community organizations come together to talk about the experiences and needs in neighbourhoods and communities, and to put forward the expectations we have of our Federal government and political parties to meet these needs.
Recent Reports
- Video of today’s SPT Report Release Event for “Policy Without Practice”
- SPT Report Released: “Policy Without Practice”
- A Recovery-Free Zone: The Unyielding Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario
- Register for the “Policy Without Practice” SPT report release event.
- Register for “Nonprofit Recession Rages On” SPNO report release event
- Report on Temporary Foreign Workers and CERIS blog
- Pre-Budget Submission to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
