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The annual Welfare in Canada report enumerates and examines the total welfare incomes of example households receiving social assistance in a given year and details some key features of social assistance programs, in all 13 provincial and territorial jurisdictions in Canada. As the only publicly available resource that compiles and analyses this data, Welfare in Canada is the primary source for evaluating Canada’s progress on fulfilling the human right to an adequate standard of living for households receiving social assistance.

Welfare in Canada was established by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy in 2012 to maintain and build on longitudinal data previously published by the National Council of Welfare in its Welfare Incomes reports. In 2018, Maytree assumed responsibility for updating the series and has added additional data and analysis over time.

Please note: the Welfare in Canada report is expected to be released at the end of July. This webinar offers a preview of the upcoming report.

OMSSA Speakers Series: A Look Ahead at Maytree's Annual Welfare in Canada Report (July 17, 2024)

COVID-19 has changed our world. Through it all, you are still leading a team. A team that is working remotely, with clients, staff and the entire globe living in a pandemic. The pressures are rising, and yet your computer software is still at "the office." This webinar provides tips and tools on how to lead a team remotely. Practical and easy to adopt, these simple tips will help you reduce anxiety and re-think how to create results in these uncertain times.

This is a recording of a webinar delivered on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

OMSSA Webinar Recording: Leading a Team Remotely

OMSSA President and CAO of Rainy River DSSAB Dan McCormick delivers his report at OMSSA's 2021 Annual General Meeting (June 24, 2021)

OMSSA's 2021 Annual General Meeting: President's Report

OMSSA Executive Director Doug Ball delivers his report at OMSSA's 2021 Annual General Meeting (June 24, 2021)

OMSSA's 2021 Annual General Meeting: ED Report

OMSSA Treasurer and CAO of the Kenora District Service Board (KDSB), Henry Wall, delivers his report at OMSSA's 2021 Annual General Meeting (June 24, 2021)

OMSSA's 2021 Annual General Meeting: Treasurer's Report

OMSSA's Executive Director Doug Ball delivers his report at OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting (September 25, 2020)

Executive Director's Report: OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting

OMSSA Treasurer and CAO of the Kenora District Service Board (KDSB) delivers his report at OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting (September 25, 2020)

Treasurer's Report: OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting

OMSSA President and CAO of Rainy River DSSAB Dan McCormick delivers his report at OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting (September 25, 2020)

President's Report: OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting

OMSSA's 2015 Learning Symposium, Leadership in Human Services: Cultivating Innovation, Strengthening Communities took place from June 21-24, 2015 in Chatham-Kent.

It was an inspiring and invigorating three days, as almost 300 delegates from CMSMs and DSSABS, community organizations and the Province came together to explore themes related to leadership, innovation and community building, as well as the evolution of human services in Ontario and the exciting future we have to look forward to as we continue to lead, innovate and evolve.

Here, OMSSA Executive Director Kira Heineck and UNESCO Chair for Education in Sustainable Development Chuck Hopkins share an update about their recent work to partner to develop a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) in Sustainable Development -- a network of formal, non-formal, and informal institution mobilized to deliver education on sustainable development to regional, local communities.

Chuck Hopkins | Past, Present and Future: The Evolution of Human Services in Ontario | #OMSSALS