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March 24, 2026

Housing Policy Trends: Housing Insecurity in Later-Life Affects Homeowners Too

Alex Bierman Fahimeh Mehrabi

March 19, 2026

Health Policy Trends: Virtual Primary Care

Myles Leslie

March 17, 2026

The Homelessness Income Cut Off: A Further Exploration

Kneebone, Ronald Gres Wilkins, Margarita

March 12, 2026

Social Policy Trends: Income Support Caseloads in Alberta

Kneebone, Ronald Gres Wilkins, Margarita

March 10, 2026

For Canada, a Shift from IEEPA to Section 232 Tariffs Will Be a Transition from National to Provincial Impacts

Carlo Dade Sharon Zhengyang Sun

February 26, 2026

Social Policy Trends: Police and Justice Costs of Domestic Violence Perpetration

Wells, Lana Boodt, Casey Kneebone, Ronald

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Social Policy Trends: Fixing Holes in the Social Safety Net – Holiday Issue 2025

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Social Policy Trends: Social Assistance and Inflation

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Social Policy Trends: It’s Not Just the Cold

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Social Policy Trends: The Homeless Income Cut Off

December 7, 2022

Social Policy Trends: Reindexation of Social Assistance Incomes

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Social Policy Trends: Material Deprivation and Low Income

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About Us

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Recent Publications

Housing Policy Trends: Housing Insecurity in Later-Life Affects Homeowners Too

Health Policy Trends: Virtual Primary Care

The Homelessness Income Cut Off: A Further Exploration

Social Policy Trends: Income Support Caseloads in Alberta

For Canada, a Shift from IEEPA to Section 232 Tariffs Will Be a Transition from National to Provincial Impacts

Social Policy Trends: Police and Justice Costs of Domestic Violence Perpetration

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Data That Makes A Difference 2026

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SPP Forum: Sustainability Today

SPP Forum: The ‘Hidden’ Carbon Tax – How TIER Affects Cost Structures in the Oil Sands

social assistance

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Social Policy Trends: Fixing Holes in the Social Safety Net – Holiday Issue 2025

Social Policy Trends: Social Assistance and Inflation

Social Policy Trends: It’s Not Just the Cold

Social Policy Trends: The Homeless Income Cut Off

Social Policy Trends: Reindexation of Social Assistance Incomes

Social Policy Trends: Material Deprivation and Low Income

The Sensitivity of Food Bank Visits to Social Assistance, Housing and Labour Market Conditions in Toronto

Social Policy Trends: Under Pressure: The Adequacy of Social Assistance Income

Social Policy Trends: Percentage of Alberta and Ontario Households Reliant on Social Assistance