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@AbigailBimman Up to $6K for *families* with incomes under $30K
Also you can work while on maternity leave without getting whacked up to $1K a month, $250 a week! Yay?
More paragraphs on how you'll get time off if your child dies or you suffer a stillbirth/miscarriage than info on childcare.
Also you can work while on maternity leave without getting whacked up to $1K a month, $250 a week! Yay?
More paragraphs on how you'll get time off if your child dies or you suffer a stillbirth/miscarriage than info on childcare.
@AbigailBimman Note: if Ontario (largest labour market) had signed a deal with the feds, the pledge to drop parent costs by 50% in 18 mths, $10/day average in 5 yrs would mean parents would save much more $.
For infant care in Toronto ($1685/mth) difference at 50% is $4k/yr more with Lib plan!
For infant care in Toronto ($1685/mth) difference at 50% is $4k/yr more with Lib plan!
@AbigailBimman The two biggest voting blocs, ON and QC would be worse off.
1. QC doesn't have a cost problem, so the refundable tax credit, even for the poorest families, wouldn't offer much "cash for care" help. It has a "not enough good care" problem, but this platform doesn't address need.
1. QC doesn't have a cost problem, so the refundable tax credit, even for the poorest families, wouldn't offer much "cash for care" help. It has a "not enough good care" problem, but this platform doesn't address need.
About a month ago I started thinking about time, its role in recovery, and in our lives.
futureofworkers.substack.com/p/time-is-money
futureofworkers.substack.com/p/time-is-money
Soon after, @anima_tk invited me to have a deeper dive with her on the 4-day work week, a trendy policy idea emerging from pandemic pressures.
I don't think so. Here's why. And what I think will *have* to happen re shorter work time. #FutureOfWorkers theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-d…
I don't think so. Here's why. And what I think will *have* to happen re shorter work time. #FutureOfWorkers theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-d…
But the reason I'm writing this thread is that staycation has permitted the time to listen to/read some weird and wonderful ideas (and play in the garden, which provides a type of surprise/joy I don't get from anything else 👇🏽).
So I want to tell you about ...
So I want to tell you about ...
Have been crunching numbers on the relative size of the #CareEconomy in Canada, re paid work and contribution to GDP.
First, definition: health services (includes eldercare, home care, long-term care, social assistance) and education services (from childcare through PSE).
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First, definition: health services (includes eldercare, home care, long-term care, social assistance) and education services (from childcare through PSE).
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Why include education services? Because it develops the potential of our youngest citizens, labour market entrants, and those with jobs or displaced from jobs.
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Pre-pandemic (2019) the Care Economy's % of GDP: 12.3% [health 7%, educ 5.3%]. Was 12.25% in 2020.
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Real estate: 12.7% (13.7% in 2020)
Manufacturing: 10% (9.5% in 2020)
Construction: 7.2% (7.3%)
Finance/Insurance: 6.9% (7.6%)
Oil and Gas: 5.6% (5.6%)
Retail: 5% (5.2%)
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Real estate: 12.7% (13.7% in 2020)
Manufacturing: 10% (9.5% in 2020)
Construction: 7.2% (7.3%)
Finance/Insurance: 6.9% (7.6%)
Oil and Gas: 5.6% (5.6%)
Retail: 5% (5.2%)
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"Immigration" debates that only focus on permanent newcomers are myopic.
The stunning trends in CDA's reliance on the temporary are embarrassing.
Cd @marcomendicino's plan to up "immigration" offer an opportunity to reduce this insanity?
thestar.com/news/insight/2…
#FutureOfWorkers
The stunning trends in CDA's reliance on the temporary are embarrassing.
Cd @marcomendicino's plan to up "immigration" offer an opportunity to reduce this insanity?
thestar.com/news/insight/2…
#FutureOfWorkers
"Ironically, admitting more immigrants may be the surest path to a more equitable recovery"
"Though hard to imagine right now, we will soon be looking at widespread labour shortages"
So will every other rich nation dealing with population aging. Expect competition for newcomers!
"Though hard to imagine right now, we will soon be looking at widespread labour shortages"
So will every other rich nation dealing with population aging. Expect competition for newcomers!
Recipe for more immigration: More transitioning of temporary residents to permanent residents, please @marcomendocino.
Reverse these trends, that only started mid 2000s, and which defy one of foundations on which Canada became the 10th largest economy in the world: immigration.
Reverse these trends, that only started mid 2000s, and which defy one of foundations on which Canada became the 10th largest economy in the world: immigration.
Hello Alberta
I was comparing which province's women saw the most roll-back of gains in employment equity due to the pandemic.
It's you guys.
Women's employment rate in 2020 was back at the level it was in 1984.
P.S. More AB women had paid work than anywhere in CDA not long ago
I was comparing which province's women saw the most roll-back of gains in employment equity due to the pandemic.
It's you guys.
Women's employment rate in 2020 was back at the level it was in 1984.
P.S. More AB women had paid work than anywhere in CDA not long ago
cc. @LindsayTedds
It won't get any prettier, because the AB gov't is focused on balancing its budget, so is cutting the one good source of paid work for women: public service jobs.
It won't get any prettier, because the AB gov't is focused on balancing its budget, so is cutting the one good source of paid work for women: public service jobs.
Who's next in the pandemic parade?
Ontario.
The share of women with paid work is back at 1993 levels. (BTW this includes full- and part-time work, well paid and crappy jobs.)
Ontario peaked in the share of women doing paid work in 2007.
Ontario.
The share of women with paid work is back at 1993 levels. (BTW this includes full- and part-time work, well paid and crappy jobs.)
Ontario peaked in the share of women doing paid work in 2007.
Dear "why not cut everyone a $2K cheque" crowd:
I will be talking about this tomorrow at the Broadbent confab about basic income Thurs aft 1 pm ET, register here: broadbentinstitute.ca/would_a_univer…?
A few thoughts about the key issue: how much?
I will be talking about this tomorrow at the Broadbent confab about basic income Thurs aft 1 pm ET, register here: broadbentinstitute.ca/would_a_univer…?
A few thoughts about the key issue: how much?
There are as many definitions of what people mean by Basic Income as the number of people using the term.
It is almost NEVER universal, and when you start asking questions the speakers usually walk some of their talk back.
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It is almost NEVER universal, and when you start asking questions the speakers usually walk some of their talk back.
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To clarify what problem the speaker hopes BI will solve, ask what amount of BI.
This will reveal if the goal is reducing poverty, or streamlining the thicket of administrative/eligibility rules; stabilizing volatile income, or readying for when the robots eat allathe jobs.
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This will reveal if the goal is reducing poverty, or streamlining the thicket of administrative/eligibility rules; stabilizing volatile income, or readying for when the robots eat allathe jobs.
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I am re-doing this thread cuz I flubbed it and it's super important to know.
Highlights:
The # of gig workers in Canada was up by 70% between 2005 and 2016 (~1 million to 1.7million), and the % of Canadians trying to earn via gigwork is up 49% (5.5% to 8.2%)
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Highlights:
The # of gig workers in Canada was up by 70% between 2005 and 2016 (~1 million to 1.7million), and the % of Canadians trying to earn via gigwork is up 49% (5.5% to 8.2%)
#FutureOfWorkers /2
