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STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
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Community Wellbeing

Dufferin County Equity Collaborative
DCEC
  "Yes We Can! Federal Policies that Reduce Poverty"

L ast August, Canada released its first-ever poverty reduction strategy with an official poverty line and a goal to reduce poverty by 20% by 2020. On March 7th of this year, Employment and Social Development Canada reported that this target had been achieved, and 825,000 fewer Canadians were living in poverty in 2017 compared to 2015. Canada’s current poverty rate of 9.5 percent is also the lowest in history, thanks to programs such as the Canada Child Benefit and the top-up to the Guaranteed Income Supplement.

The Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (ESDC) says the Plan is working - short term changes to programs and policies are providing immediate relief, long term investments will ensure Canadians do not fall into poverty, and we will achieve Canada’s more ambitious target to reduce poverty by 50% by 2030.


WORKPLACE REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

Information Session Wednesday, July 31st
9.00-11.00 am
Sunbridge Hotel
30 Fairway Road
Kitchener

WORKPLACE REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION

We invite you to attend an interactive information session to help businesses learn about a great opportunity for a Workplace Refugee Sponsorship Program.

If you’ve ever considered or wanted to sponsor or hire refugees, you’ll be provided answers to the following questions:

What is a Workplace Refugee Sponsorship Program?
Why should my company participate in Workplace Sponsorship?
Who’s already doing this and what has been their level of success?
How can my company get involved?

In Partnership with:
Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region
Mennonite Central Committee
Ottawa Refugee Hub

F or more information contact jeremy@workforceplanningboard.com
Cost: $20
Light refreshments served

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