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Like in the United States, welfare in Canada colloquially refers to direct payments to low-income individuals only, and not to healthcare and education spending. [2] It is rarely used in Canada as the name of any specific program, however, because of its negative connotations. (In French, it is commonly known as le bien-être social or l'aide ...
In 2016, the Ontario government announced changes to OSAP that aimed to make post-secondary education more affordable for lower income families. [1] Starting in the 2017–18 school year, these changes increased the proportion of financial aid in the form of grants, and completely covered the cost of average tuition for families earning less ...
The Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project was a pilot project to provide basic income to 4,000 people in Ontario, Canada.The project followed recommendations made by Hugh Segal in consultation with the population, and would test whether "Basic Income [would] reduce poverty more effectively, encourage work, reduce stigmatization, and produce better health outcomes and better life chances for ...
In Ontario's Basic Income Pilot Project had a budget of $150,000,000, [16] the 4,000 participants received up to $16,989 per year for a single person, less 50% of any earned income; or up to $24,027 per year for a couple, less 50% of any earned income, [17] in monthly installments.
Poverty contributes to increased health expenditure. "It was estimated that in 2007, increasing the income of people in the lowest income quintile in Ontario to a level comparable to those in the second quintile would reduce health-care expenditures by $2.9 billion provincially and $7.6 billion federally." [13]
This list shows the spending on education of various countries as a percentage of total government spending. It is based on data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. [1] The UNESCO dataset does not specify whether education capital expenditures are included, or whether only recurrent expenditures were considered.
The young adults in low-income households had "almost 50% lower odds of voting than those in high-income households." [47] "Low income was also a predictor of not voting." [48] "You might add the 22.9% (of non-voters) who claimed to be "too busy" to vote" [49] How demographic of young voter turnouts emerging ethnic diversification factor?
5.1.2 Low-Income Individuals ... and a program known as the Green Ontario Fund, ... The election set a record for the lowest voter turnout in an Ontario provincial ...