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Toward a more equitable Canada

Research in this program is aimed at developing policies that improve outcomes for everyone, by addressing challenges such as availability and affordability of basic needs, and inequities in health care, labour markets and education.

 

Shaimaa Yassin
Research Director
514-985-2461 ext. 319
syassin@irpp.org
Twitter: @yass_shaimaa

Shaimaa Yassin is a policy-oriented economist with over a decade of experience in translating challenging academic research into strategic advice for a broad audience. Prior to joining the IRPP, Shaimaa served as senior director at the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) in Montreal.

Papers from prior to April 2022 were previously published under archived IRPP research programs.

Latest Research

Basic Income and a Just Society

Basic Income and a Just Society
Policy Choices for Canada’s Social Safety Net
David Green, Jonathan Rhys Kesselman, Gillian Petit, France St-Hilaire, Lindsay M. Tedds,

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Designing Paid and Protected Employment Leaves for Short-Term Sickness and Caregiving
Eric M. Tucker and Leah F. Vosko (October 7, 2021)
Transitioning Back to Work: How to Improve EI Working-While-on-Claim Provisions
Colin Busby, Stéphanie Lluis and Brian P. McCall (June 16, 2021)
Lifting Singles Out of Deep Poverty: The Case for Increasing Social Assistance Benefits
Nick Falvo (December 2, 2020)
Seeing the Same Canada?
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Antoine Bilodeau, Luc Turgeon, Stephen E. White and Ailsa Henderson (November 18, 2015)

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