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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
Senior Research Director
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.

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Improving Access to Food and Essential Needs: Options for a More Generous Cash-Transfer Benefit
(April 11, 2024)
The New Mobility Era: Leveraging Digital Technologies for More Equitable, Efficient and Effective Public Transportation
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National Pharmacare: Laying the Groundwork
(February 14, 2024)
Toward a Universal Dental Care Plan: Policy Options for Canada
C.M. Flood, S. Allin, S.J. Lazin, G. Marchildon, P. Oliver and C. Quiñonez (June 22, 2023)
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, (April 25, 2023)
Early Learning and Child Care in Canada: Where Have We Come From, Where Are We Going?
Gordon Cleveland (October 19, 2022)
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?
Visible Minorities’ Views of the Federation
Antoine Bilodeau, Luc Turgeon, Stephen E. White and Ailsa Henderson (November 18, 2015)

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