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Policy

Maytree advances evidence-based policy solutions that protect and promote economic and social rights for all people in Canada, with an emphasis on prioritizing those most in need.

We build capacity in the non-profit sector with Maytree Policy School, a six-month program that supports organizations with a social policy focus to effectively engage in the public policy process.

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Housing

Our work on housing includes shaping and sharing policy ideas, investing in innovative solutions, and supporting partners working to strengthen communities.

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Income security

Our work on income security includes mapping current income security programs and understanding where those systems are working well, where there are gaps, and how they can be strengthened.

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In this section

Overview

Featured policy publications

Report

Welfare in Canada, 2023 report now available

July 25, 2024

Maytree’s latest edition of Welfare in Canada shows that households who received social assistance continued to live on incomes that were below the official poverty line in 2023.

Resource

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Advocacy toolkit: Preventing Canada Disability Benefit clawbacks

Maytree

July 17, 2024

This toolkit contains documents meant to help organizations advocate and engage with government decision-makers to prevent clawbacks related to the new Canada Disability Benefit in their province or territory.

Policy brief

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Early signs of trouble: Findings from the third-party evaluation of Ontario’s Employment Services Transformation

June 26, 2024

The policy brief reveals critical issues in Ontario’s Employment Services Transformation project. Maytree calls on the Ontario government to commission and publish a new independent review and establish a shared transparency framework.