Social welfare in Canada Flashcards
Give some examples of policies or programs for social welfare maintenance?
Pension plan Ontario disability support program Child tax credits Food banks: Mental health services
What different types of welfare programs exist?
hint: 4 main
Universal: provide cash benefits to all individuals who fall in categorie - eligibility is a right of citezenship
ex: health care
Demogrant (can be subset of universal or means-tested): cash payment based on demographic characteristic (usually age)
ex: old age security
Means-tested/ selective programs: based on specific measured needs of individuals in order to fit criteria
Contibutions-based: eligibility is determined based on a degree of imput
ex: employment insurance
What are the different types of government social welfare?
Cash
Goods
Rights-based legislation
Fiscal welfare
What are the different types of privately provided social welfare?
Occupational welfare
Fee-for-service programs
What are the different types of third sector welfare?
Charity programs
Social enterprises
What is employment insurance an example of?
What is old age security an example of?
What is ODSP an example of?
What is garenteed income supplement/spousal support an example of?
*types of programs: eligibility & gov level
Contributions-based
fed
Universal (demogrant - old)
fed
Means-tested
muni
Means-tested (demogrant - divorced)
fed
What are some problems with administration of means-tested social programs?
Application forms What documentation must be provided Who gets to decide/how this is done Ongoing assessment of eligibility Construction of recipients
Three examples of goods based programs?
both levels of gov
The arts, research, national parks/waterways
fed
Healthcare, childcare, social housing and social services
most seem to be universal
What are the two institutions responsible for indigenous services in Canada?
Crown indigenous relations Canada
Indigenous services Canada
reserves also generate their own funds
What kind of support does the taxation system provide? what does this kind of help depend on?
Progressive income tax
Tax write offs (rrsp, tuition credits)
Medical expense tax credit
how much you benefit depends on size of income (means-tested)
What are rights-based policies?
Charter provided - fundemental freedoms
Canada human rights act: protection against discrim
Ontario human rights code: protects from discrimination (on basis of 17 protected grounds such as age and gender)
What are some labour rights for social welfare?
Unions: sick days, overtime pay, maternity leave
Fair workplaces, better jobs act: Increased minimum wage, equal pay for equal work, increased vacation entitlement, increased personal emergency leave
Living wage (1907): Right to be paid an amount that can be lived off of
Examples of privately provided occupational welfare?
Occupational pensions Health benefits Subsided car and/or technology Meals Education
Examples of social welfare provided by third sector/civil society?
Programs for homeless (shelters/day programs)
Food security programs (community gardens and foodbanks)
Addictions programs (safe injection sites)
Programs for particular populations (indigenous peoples)
