- CCSD's AGM and Briefing Notes Session about the documentary Poor No More. [June 13, 2008]
CCSD participated in the Canadian Criminal Justice Association's 2007 Congress (October 31-November 3, 2007)as part of the Coalition on Community Safety, Health and Well-being.
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Jason Mogus was the keynote speaker at CCSD's AGM on October 26th, and spoke about Web 2.0 and its potential benefits for non-profit organizations. An audio recording of Jason's speech is available here, as well as his speaking notes and Powerpoint presentation.
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg: Annual General Meeting
Marcel Lauzière, President of the CCSD, was the keynote speaker. His topic: Social Development in New Zealand: Lessons for Canada.
Canadian Institute Conference: Grants and Contributions
December 4-7, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
Katherine Scott, delivered the opening keynote on the subject of New Directions in Funding: Improving Funding Practices to
Achieve Program Goals.
CCSD's Gail Dugas made a presentation at a meeting of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Washington, DC, on the subject of the CEC's Children's Initiative. [June 28, 2006]
- Growing Up in North America:
Child Well-Being in Canada, the United States and Mexico
A tri-national research team, including CCSD researchers Katherine Scott and Louise Hanvey, is contributing to a new knowledge base about children across the continent including measures of child well-being and the contexts in which families live.
Growing Up in North America is the first paper in the Children in North America series. The 40 page report and accompanying reference material are now available online.
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Wayne Helgason, incoming Chairman of the CCSD Board of Directors, conducted a workshop on the Canada Social Transfer at the ACSW Conference Social Work Matters, in Edmonton, Alberta (March 23-25, 2006).
Katherine Scott, CCSD's Vice President of Research, presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa, March 21-23. Principal partners in organizing this event were the University of Western Ontario and the National Association of Friendship Centers, with support from other national Aboriginal organizations and 19 federal government departments. Katherine presented on the subject of determinants of Aboriginal employment.
Best Start Conference
Louise Hanvey, project director of the CCSD's Progress of Canada's Children and Youth was keynote speaker at the Best Start conference in Toronto(January 16-18, 2006). Louise's keynote featured some highlights from the soon-to-be-released edition of the Progress report.
Finding Common Ground: Working Together to Reduce Domestic Violence
Dr. Ekuwa Smith, one of CCSD's senior researchers, presented at the conference Finding Common Ground: Working Together to Reduce Domestic Violence on November 30. Ekuwa's presentation was entitled Beyond Dialogue: Taking Action to End Violence Against Immigrant Women.
Diverse Voices: Family Violence Conference
Dr. Ekuwa Smith presented at the Diverse Voices conference in Edmonton on December 6th. The 2005 Diverse Voices is a conference that considers the impact of family violence across generations, from Aboriginal and multicultural perspectives.
Lessons from Down Under...
A CCSD “Briefing Notes Session” with Australian social policy and child care analyst Lynne Wannan on October 20, 2005 [more...]
Canada Social Transfer - The Political Moment is Now!
The Ottawa Council of Women hosted a public meeting about the Canada Social Transfer at the Ottawa Public Library Auditorium on October 18th, 12:00-1:15 pm. CCSD's President, Dr. Peter Bleyer, was one of the speakers. For more information please contact Helen Saravanamuttoo at 613-241-6911 or Denise Mattok at 613-728-2533.
National Day of Action to End Child Poverty - October 17
CCSD Vice President of Research Katherine Scott took part in a panel discussion at the Campaign 2000 National Forum on Poverty in Ottawa. Scott focused on women in poverty.
Dialogue on Poverty, Welfare and the CST
CCSD President, Dr. Peter Bleyer, keynote speaker at the University of Regina’s Dialogue on Poverty, Welfare and the CST: September 30, 2005 [more...]
Funding Matters...For our Community
Phase 2 of the Funding Matters project included workshops for non-profit organizations facing funding challenges
12th Biennial Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference - Forging Social Futures - Fredericton NB, June 16-18 2005
Childcare & Early Learning Conference,
November 12th to 14th, 2004 - Winnipeg
Child Care for a Change! Shaping the 21st Century
Social Transfer Luncheon featuring the Honourable Roy Romanow, October 14, 2004.
The full text of Roy Romanow's speech is now available.
The 2004 Annual Consultation of Social Service Administrators, Winnipeg, October 3 - 6, 2004
CCSD Luncheon on June 11, 2004 with guest speakers Susan Pigott and Charles Pascal.
On March 8, 2004 (International Women's Day), CCSD held a press conference in Toronto to launch a major national study about violence against women. The study, Nowhere to Turn? Responding to Partner Violence Against Immigrant and Visible Minority Women is available on our website.
Proceedings and Final Report on the Working Conference on Strategies to
Ensure Economic Security for All Canadians, by Sally Lerner, University of Waterloo. (24 pages, PDF file)
The 2003 Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference (Social Development in Canada: It's Time to Act) (June 15-17, 2003)
2003 Social Inclusion Research Conference
Marcel Lauzière, President of the CCSD, spoke at the Policy Knowledge and Response Network's interactive teleconference on March 13, 2003. The subject was "The Policy Making Process". Learn more about the PKRN and the event here (pdf file, 1 page).
Working Conference on Strategies to Ensure Economic Security for All Canadians (January 2003).
2002 Annual Consultation of Social Services Administrators [PDF file, 4 pages, 25kb]
Building Momentum: Putting Social Development at the Centre of the Public Agenda (a conference in partnership with the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations and United Way Canada/Centraide Canada). [PDF file, 257Kb]
2001 Social Inclusion Conference
2001 Mt. Tremblant Think Tank on Social Development
