Caledon Institute of Social Policy
1600 Scott Street, Suite 620
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4N7
Telephone: (613) 729-3340
Facsimile: (613) 729-3896
Email: caledon@caledoninst.org
The Caledon Institute of Social Policy does rigorous, high-quality research and analysis; seeks to inform and influence
public opinion and to foster public discussion on poverty and social policy; and develops and promotes concrete, practicable
proposals for the reform of social programs at all levels of government and of social benefits provided by employers and the
voluntary sector. Caledon’s work covers a broad range of social policy areas including income security (e.g., pensions, welfare,
child benefits, Employment Insurance, benefits for Canadians with disabilities), community capacity-building, taxation, social
spending, employment development services, social services, disability supports and health.
[http://www.caledoninst.org/]
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Contact Info
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of
social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.
By combining solid research with extensive outreach, we work to enrich democratic dialogue and ensure Canadians know there are
workable solutions to the issues we face. The Centre offers analysis and policy ideas to the media, general public, social justice
and labour organizations, academia and government.
We produce research studies, policy briefs, books, editorials and commentary, and other publications, including The Monitor, a
monthly magazine. Most of these resources are available at no cost on this site (see the Research and Publications section).
With a national office in Ottawa and provincial offices in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia,
we address local and national issues, as well as globalization and international trade.
[http://www.policyalternatives.ca/index.cfm?act=main&call=03513CE0]
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Canadian Council on Social Development
190 O'Connor Street, Suite 100
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 2R3
Telephone: (613) 236-8977
Fax: (613) 236-2750
Email: council@ccsd.ca
The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, which was founded in
1920. Our mission is to develop and promote progressive social policies inspired by social justice, equality and the empowerment
of individuals and communities. We do this through research, consultation, public education and advocacy. Our main product is
information. Our sources of funding include research contracts, the sale of publications and memberships, and donations.
[http://www.ccsd.ca/aboutus.html]
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
600-250 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6M1
Telephone: (613) 567-7500
Fax: (613) 567-7640
CPRN's mission is to create knowledge and lead public debate on social and economic issues important to the well-being
of Canadians. Our goal is to help make Canada a more just, prosperous, and caring society.
We bring together governments, unions, corporations, ngos, voluntary organizations, academics, and other think tanks to form
networks of users and researchers for each of our research programs. Our neutral space frees all of these players to engage
directly in the research process and benefit from "real time" knowledge transfer. We currently operate four Networks - in
the areas of Family, Health,
Public Involvement and Work.
[http://www.cprn.org/en/about.cfm]
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Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
151 Slater Street, Suite 408
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5H3
Telephone: (613) 563-0681
Fax: (613) 563-0682
TDD: (613) 563-1921
Email: info@criaw-icref.ca
CRIAW is a research institute which provides tools to facilitate organizations taking action to advance social justice
and equality for all women. CRIAW recognizes women’s diverse experiences and perspectives; creates spaces for developing
women’s knowledge; bridges regional isolation; and provides communication links between/among researchers and organizations
actively working to promote social justice and equality for all women.
CRIAW is working to create a world in which women and men, girls and boys of all races, cultures, abilities, sexualities,
identities, ages and experiences fully partake of, and contribute to, a just, violence-free, balanced and joyful society that
respects the human dignity of all. It is a world constantly opening to new ideas, new perspectives, new energy. It is a world
where people and communities share resources and work together, to form an integrated picture in which every contribution is
precious, and all people are valued and useful. And it is a society connected to, and respectful of, the earth and the universe.
[http://www.criaw-icref.ca/indexFrame_e.htm]
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Canadian Review of Social Policy
Lisa Schincariol, Publishing Manager, CRSP/RCPS
Kinsmen Building, York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Telephone: (416) 736-2100 x 70620
Email: crsp@yorku.ca
The Canadian Review of Social Policy/Revue canadienne de politique sociale is a scholarly and bilingual journal of progressive
social policy. It aims to promote the exchange of ideas amongst a network of people involved in education, the public sector
and social movements in the field of Canadian social policy and administration. CRSP/RCSP publishes analyses of historical and
current developments, issues, debates, and reviews of recent publications.
[http://www.yorku.ca/crsp/index_e.html]
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Canadian Social Research Links
Created and maintained by Gilles Seguin, a former civil servant in the Social Policy Directorate of the Strategic Policy Branch in
HRDC (now called the Social Policy Directorate of the
Policy and Strategic Direction Branch), this outstanding site provides
annotated social program and policy links. The following is an edited index (10 March 2006):
Centre for Social Justice
489 College Street
Suite 303
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6G 1A5
Telephone: 416-927-0777
Fax: 416-927-7771
Toll free: 1-888-803-8881
Email: justice@socialjustice.org
The Centre for Social Justice is an advocacy organization that seeks to strengthen the struggle for social justice.
We are committed to working for change in partnership with various social movements and recognize that effective change requires
the active participation of all sectors of our community. Although the Centre is based in Ontario, our work increasingly takes
us across Canada and into the international arena. The programmatic content of the Centre's work may change from year to year,
but there is an on-going interest in working strategically to narrow the gap between rich and poor, challenging the corporate
domination of Canadian politics, and pressing for policy changes that promote economic and social justice.
The Board of Directors is drawn from our partnerships with community and faith groups, unions and universities.
The Centre for Social Justice
- conducts research, education and advocacy in a bid to narrow the gap in income, wealth and power, and enhance peace and human security.
- brings together people from universities and unions, faith groups and community organizations in the pursuit of greater equality and democracy.
- supports social movements in the struggle for social justice.
- offers a non-partisan perspective on political, social and economic issues.
- uses creative communications to educate Canadians about public policies
[http://www.socialjustice.org/index.php?page=about]
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Council of Canadians
700-170 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5V5
Telelephone: (613) 233-2773 or 1-800-387-7177
Fax: (613) 233-6776
Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians is Canada’s largest citizens’ organization, with members and chapters across the country.
We work to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, safe food, public health
care, and other issues of social and economic concern to Canadians.
We develop creative campaigns to put some of the country’s most important issues into the spotlight. We organize speaking tours,
days of action, conferences and demonstrations. We also produce research reports, create popular materials, and work with
individuals and organizations across the country and around the world. We do all of this to ensure that governments know the
kind of Canada we want.
[http://www.canadians.org/]
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Institute for Research on Poverty (U.S.)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1180 Observatory Drive
3412 Social Science Building
Madison WI 53706-1393
Telephone: (608) 262-6358
Fax: (608) 265-3119
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) is a university-based center for research into the causes and consequences
of poverty and social inequality in the United States. It is nonprofit and nonpartisan.
The Institute was established in 1966 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, the
organization given responsibility for reducing poverty in America. In the years since then, the Institute's multidisciplinary
affiliates have formulated and tested basic theories of poverty and inequality, developed and evaluated social policy alternatives,
and analyzed trends in poverty and economic well-being.
[http://www.irp.wisc.edu/aboutirp/overview.htm]
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Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty at the Weingart Center (U.S.)
566 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
Telephone: (213) 689-2280
Fax: (213) 689-2268
Email: institute@weingart.org
The Institute is a nonprofit, non-partisan, research and policy organization located at the Weingart Center, in the heart
of downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row. The Institute delivers reliable analysis, data and solutions to institutions and individuals
to spark new collaborations and foster new initiatives, policies and programs to better understand and address homelessness
and poverty.
Our clients include universities and academics, elected officials and government staffers, direct service agencies, policy and
advocacy organizations, the media, philanthropic organizations, policymakers and other concerned members of our community.
[http://www.weingart.org/institute/about/]
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Mazon Canada
788 Marlee Avenue, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6B 3K1
Telephone: (416) 783-7554
Fax: (416) 783-5470
Toll Free: 1-800-660-3062
Email: info@mazoncanada.ca
5800 Cavendish Rd., Suite 411
Cote St. Luc, Quebec, Canada H4W 2T5
Phone: (514) 483-6234
Fax: (514) 483-5244
MAZON Canada is the national Jewish Response to Hunger. MAZON Canada raises funds primarily from within the Jewish
community and distributes those funds, on a non-denominational basis, to Canadian organizations battling hunger on the
front lines. Based on the tradition of "tikkun olam" (healing the world), our organization strives to link public
awareness about the issue of poverty and hunger with the mitzvah (obligation) of tzedakah (justice/charity)...
...[O]ur goal is fourfold:
- to do something practical from the Jewish perspective about the tragedy of hunger in Canada;
- to make a moral connection between our simcha food expenditures and the increasing social inequities in our communities;
- to educate - primarily but not exclusively - the Jewish community about hunger in general and our Jewish historical
and current response to hunger;
- inform, outside the Jewish community, about the Jewish community's commitment to tzedakah, to tikkun olam -- how we are
taught to "heal the world".
• Supported Organizations
[http://www.mazoncanada.ca/whatis.html]
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Policy.ca
Mailing Address:
Mapleleafweb.com
Department of Political Science
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4
Telephone: (403) 329-2286
Fax: (403) 382-7148
This site consists of a constantly growing database of online public policy research publications, as well as information on
policy organizations, institutes and researchers. This unique clearinghouse for public policy is carefully managed and updated
to provide users with a balanced review and examination of current developments in public policy. [http://www.policy.ca/]
Policy.ca is a non-partisan resource for the public analysis of Canadian policy issues. The site’s purpose is to offer a meaningful
forum for informed discussion – be it for interested policy makers, members of the academic community, or the attentive public.
[http://www.policy.ca/about/]
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Policy Libary
Email: enquiries@policylibrary.com
Policy Library is a social, economic and foreign policy resource - updated daily with the latest jobs, research, and events.
Policy Library members reach an audience of hundreds of thousands of policy makers, politicians, academics and students.
Research: World | US | Canada | UK | Australia & New Zealand | Germany
[http://www.policylibrary.com/]
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Social Policy in Ontario - An Online Guide
Email: dmatheson@nickel.laurentian.ca
This site is designed as a tool for public reporting about social programs in Ontario.
Initiated with the help of SSHRC funding, the Online Guide to Social Policy in Ontario combines the resources of faculty and
students at Laurentian University with those of staff and volunteers at the Ontario Social Development Council (OSDC), and
the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO), to generate a 'macro' view of the human service system.
Using electronic technology, it updates and expands upon a pattern established in « The Province of Ontario, Its Social Services: A Handbook on the Human Services », formerly published by
the Ontario Social Development Council. SPO, the online guide, affords opportunities for access to current information, analysis,
and exchange, heretofore unavailable.
Five points of entry - service sectors, policy issue roundtables, the history of program development, Ontario's social context,
and community planning links - highlight different aspects of a 'system', which is complex, dynamic and rarely understood.
This site aims to promote informed critical analysis, and public participation in the development, assessment, and enhancement
of social programs.
[http://spo.laurentian.ca/frames.html?about]
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Social Policy Shop
109 Guigues Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 5H8
Telephone: (613) 562-0951
Fax: (613) 562-0915
Email: info@havidave.com
The Social Policy Shop is home to the tools, documents and information needed by those seeking to develop or influence social
policies and programs. An outgrowth of the Social Policy Update, it is intended to put the Internet to work for those interested
in social policy issues, particularly in Canada, but also internationally...
This shop is maintained by Havi Echenberg, consultant in social and fiscal policy, public affairs, and organizational
development. Most of the site is available to all visitors; parts of it are available only to subscribers. These parts,
called Update, require a password, and include the most time-sensitive information. Most of this information will be
moved to the public part of the site within three months of being posted...
[http://www.havidave.com/sps/]
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