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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fraud Prevention Month. The theme of this year’s campaign is “20 years of fighting fraud: From then to now. With this theme, we’ll be exploring how certain frauds have evolved with the rise of the digital age, drawing insightful comparisons between the...
Ontario has just become the first province to open its legal gambling market to private internet gaming providers. As of April 4, 2022, Ontarians can play casino-style games online and place bets on sports, including single games, through sites regulated by iGaming Ontario. According to the...
The coronavirus pandemic has tested the limits of Canadians over the past 20 months. What began as a health crisis quickly morphed into an economic crisis, with the spread of COVID‑19 shocking large segments of the economy and leaving many without paycheques. While no generation has been...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the varying labour market experiences and outcomes of diverse groups of Canadians. To mark Asian Heritage Month, Statistics Canada is providing a profile of the employment characteristics of the three largest Asian populations in Canada: South Asian, Chinese...
This report discusses the vulnerability of millions of people in the US who lack adequate emergency savings. A workplace-based solution—rainy day savings accounts— can potentially help workers with low savings weather financial...
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This article is about evolving frameworks for collective impact. CI is now a permanent – even dominant – part of the landscape of community change. We believe that it’s time for an evolution in the revolution. First, there has been enough experimentation with CI, by diverse communities...
Increasing interest in the role that consumer-focused policy interventions can play in improving economic outcomes has led to a host of intervention models in recent years. Financial coaching has emerged as one prominent model in this field, aimed at improving consumer financial outcomes by using...
This report marks the first evaluation that looks at the impact of financial literacy training on 75 street-involved youth, served by Operation Come Home in Ottawa, Canada. The purpose of this evaluation was to measure the impact of financial literacy training on job, school, and housing retention...
This report draws on data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to examine the labour market outcomes of Aboriginal populations for all ten provinces. 2010marks the fourth year for which the Aboriginal identity questions were extended to all provinces in the LFS.1 Although the LFS is a monthly survey,...