INCOME SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE UNCONDTIONAL OR BASED ON NEEDS OR INCOME - CAN ALSO BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE TAX SYSTEM.
What is income security?
100
FEDERALLY ADMINSTERED PROGRAM, THAT PROVIDES A LEVEL OF INCOME REPLACEMENT TO WORKERS WHO ARE TEMPORARILY UNEMPLOYMENT AND MEET STRICT CONDIDTIONS.
What is employment insurance?
100
ONE QUALIFIES BY HAVING A SERVRE AND PROLONGED DISABILITY RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LABOUR FORCE. CONSIST OF FLAT RATE AND EARNINGS RELATED PIECE.
What is disability insurance?
100
IS USUALLY BROUGHT ON BY AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS, SUCH AS LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, DEATH, ILLNESS, FAMILY BREAKP, THE ECONOMY OR DISABILITY.
What is poverty?
100
PROGRAMS AND CENTRES THAT PROVIDE GROCERIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT CANNOT MAKE ENDS MEET.
What are food banks and feeding programs?
200
THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MONETARY ASSITANCE TO THOSE WITH NO OTHER SOURCE OF INCOME. THEY ARE PRIMARILY GEARED TOWARDS THOSE DEEMED TO BE LIVING IN POVERTY AND THE QUANTITY OF ASSITANCE TENDS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY TO MEET BASIC NEEDS
What is minimum income?
200
PROVINCALLY ADMINISTERED BENEFITS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS AGNIST INCOME LOSS DUE TO WORKPLACE INJURY OR DISEASE. ARE FUNDED BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYESS WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO SUE IN CASE OF WORK RELATED INJURY OF DISEASE.
What is workers' compensation?
200
IN THE CASE OF A CONTRIBUTOR’S DEATH THE SURVIVNG FAMILY MEMBERS MAY BE ELGIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS.
What are survivor and death benefits?
200
THIS COUNTRY IS ONE OF FEW THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL POVERTY LINE
What is Canada?
200
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN A PARTICULAR CATEGORY
What is universal income security?
300
THESE ARE UNIVERSAL FLAT-RATE PAYMENTS MADE TO INDIVDUALS OT HOUSEHOLDS ON THE SOLE BASIS OF DEMOGRPAHIC CHARATERISTICS, SUCH AS NUMBER OF CHILDREN OR AGE RATHER THAN ON A BSIS OF NEED.
What are demogrants?
300
A PROGRAM OF LAST RESORT FOR THOSE WITH NO OTHER SOURCE OF INCOME OR SAVINGS – IT IS A PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH SOME FEDERAL FUNDING. MAY HAVE ASPECTS OF WORKFARE
What is social assistance or welfare?
300
THIS BENEFIT IS BASED SOLELY ON THE EXTEENT OF THE DISABILITY AND THE FACT THAT IT IS MILITARY SERVICE RELATED.
What is veterans disability pension?
300
MEASURE OF POVERTY RATE IN CANADA THAT IS BASED ON AVERAGE HOUSHOLD SPENDING PLUS 20% AND VARIES ACCORDING TO FAMILY SIZE AND REGION.
What is Low Income Cut-offs?
300
PROGRAMS LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE IN NEED BASED ON A MEANS TEST OF A NEEDS TEST.
What is selective income security?
400
THESE ARRE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPLEMENT INCOME THATIS OBTAINED ELSEWHERE, WHETHER THROUGH PAID EMPLOYMENT OR THROUGH INCOME SECURITY PROGRAMS. THEY ARE NOT INTEDED TO BE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME
What is income supplementation?
400
A BEENFIT FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. PROVIDES A TAX CREDITTO FAMILIES WHO QUALIFIY FROM LOW INCOME OR MIDDLE INCOME BACKGROUNDS.
What is Canada Child Tax Benefit/ Child Benefit Supplement?
400
A BENEFIT TARGETED TOWARDS THE ELDERLY WITH LOW INCOME AND MODEST INCOME
What is old age security?
400
MEASURE OF POVERTY USED FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARISIONS BASED ON ONE-HALF OF THE MEDIAN INCOME OF A COUNTRY.
What is Low income measure?
400
FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT COMBINED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND WELFARE. REPLACED THE CANADA ASSISTANCE PLAN AND THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM FUNDING.
What is Canada Health and Social Transfer?
500
THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT FOLLOW THE INSURANCE PRINCIPLE OF SHARED RISK. PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE TO INSURANCE PLANS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NOT EVERYONE WILL NEED TO ACCESS BENEFITS.
What is social insurance?
500
IT PROVIDES BENEFITS INCASE OF RETIREMENT, DEATH AND LONG TERM DISABILITY.
What is Canada/ Quebec Pension Plan?
500
PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL BENEFIT PLANS – MAY BE DIRECTLY TIED TO ONE’S WORKPLACE AND INCLDUE RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE BASED BENEFITS
What are occupational benefits?
500
PROPOSED POVERTY MEASURE BASED ON THE COST OF CONSUMPTION RATHER THAN INCOME.
What is market basket measure?
500
FEDERAL BLOCKS OF FUNDING THAT ARE MADE TO EACH PROVINCE AND TERRITORY IN ORDER TO HELP PAY FOR HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS RESPECTIVELY.
What are the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer?