Chapter 1

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Canada Assistance Plan CAP

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1966-federal government , income security, social services, education and health care programs into one system ,cost sharing arrangement

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Caledon institute of social policy

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Npo that completes research and analysis to help encourage public awareness and debate on the role of social policy I’m Canadian society

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Canada Health and Social Transfer CHST

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Replacing CAP and established programs financing EPF the 1996 CHST set the funding formula for Social Assistance, social services, and health care services and post-secondary education

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Canada Health Transfer CHT

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Replacing the CHST, provides federal funding to the provinces for health care services

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Demogrants

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Universal flat rate payments made to individuals or households based in demographic characteristics ex. Number of children or age INSTEAD OF BASIS OF NEED

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Canada Social Transfer CST

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Replacing the CHST federal funding to the provinces for Social Assistance, social services, and post-secondary education

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Economic Globalization

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The growing integration of international markets for goods, services, and finance characterized by free trade and investment expansion, concentrated transnational corporation power, enforcement and rights protection

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Established Program Financing (EPF)

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Under CAP federal governments contributions to health care and post-secondary education were funded through ETF since 1979. CAP and ETF were replaced with the CHST 1996

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Federalism

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A system of government in which a number of smaller states join to form a larger political entity while still retaining a measure of political power.

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Income redistribution

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Is a principle that underlies social welfare systems in capitalist countries. Involves “evening out” income levels somewhat across the population - taking from the rich and giving to the poor without undermining social inequality altogether.

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Income Security

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Provides monetary or other material benefits to supplements income or maintain minimum income levels ex. EI,SA,OAS, and WC

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Income supplementation programs

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Programs that supplement income that is obtained elsewhere, through paid employment or through other income security programs. They are not intended to be the primary source of income. Ex. Child benefit , guaranteed income supplement

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Institutional approach

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Social welfare is a necessary public response that helps people attain a reasonable standard kid life and health. Accepted that people cannot always meet all of their needs through family and work. Legitimate to help people through a set of publicly funded and organized systems of programs and institutions. Tempts to even out rather than promote economic stratification or status differences

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Minimum income programs

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Type of income security that provides monetary assistance to those with no other source of income. Ex.SA or welfare

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Non-profit and for-profit welfare agencies

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=government cutbacks ,more sources if income security protection are provided by these agencies . Food banks and regency shelters are increasingly helping people with low incomes while people with more material means are turning to private for profit pensions and insurance programs to ensure their future economic security

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Private welfare

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Non-profit , for profit or in kind benefits to those lacking income. In kind= food, emergency shelter, and other bar necessities -governed and regulated

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Public Welfare

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3 levels of government fund and deliver monetary benefit programs

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Residual Approach

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Social welfare is limited, temporary response to human need, implemented only when all else fails. it is based on the premise that there are two natural ways through which an individual needs are met : through the family and market economy. The residual model is based on the idea that government should play a limited role on the distribution of social welfare

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Selective programs

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Target benefits at those who are in need or eligible based on a means test /income/needs test

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Social insurance programs

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Fundamental element of a modern welfare state is a social insurance scheme. You pay premiums and then have a right to benefits ex. EI and WC

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Social policies

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The rules regulations laws and other administrative directives that set the framework for social welfare activity

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Social programs

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The various targeted initiatives that are created to put social policies into practice

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Social safety net

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The social welfare system. Income security programs and social services provide protection for all Canadians if and when they need them. Under great stress

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Social services

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Personal or community, help people improve their well-being by providing non-monetary help To people in need ex. Probation, drop in , child protection services

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Social union framework agreement SUFA

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The 1999 government act affecting income security and social services aims to smooth out federal provincial relations after the fallout from the unilateral discontinuation of CAP and the implementation of CHST.

-a range of programs ex. Medicare ,social devices and education. Also addresses how these programs are funded administered and delivered

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Social protection floor initiative

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Aimed at bringing together in a agencies NGOs development banks and other developmental organizations to support national social protection floors for their citizens
- make governments responsible for the promotion of essential universal and social guarantees = more comprehensive social welfare system

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Social welfare system

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Combination of income security programs and social services

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Structural approach

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Considers the operation of economic markets to be essentially exploitative: while social welfare is necessary to assist those in need it only further perpetuates the inherently oppressive capitalist structure rather than forcing a chance in society

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Tax expenditures

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Foregone tax revenues resulting from special exemptions, deductions,rate reductions, rebates,credits,and deferrals that reduce the amount of ya that would otherwise be payable

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Universal programs

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Are for everyone in a specific category on the same terms and right of citizenship

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Welfare state

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A system in which the state protects the health and well-being of it’s citizens, especially those in social and financial need
-key functions: state power to achieve desired goals 2) altering the normal operation of the private marketplace 3)using grants, taxes, pensions, so oak services, and minimum income programs such as welfare and social insurance