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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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7 Key Steps to a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace
Charity Village
The acronym DEI, which stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is circulating rapidly across workplaces around the globe. We know DEI is something to strive toward, but do we really understand what it means, or more importantly, how to implement a DEI plan effectively?
Diversity in the workpla
Leadership empathy needed with new modes of work
Jim Wilson, Canadian HR Reporter
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life and 82 per cent of employers believe it has forced a change in leadership style, according to a report from Randstad.
More than one in three (34 per cent) of business leaders say they are now more flexible, and 28 per cent say they’re taking additional time
Blog: The Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities
Edmonton Social Planning Council
COVID-19 has impacted all Albertans in devastating and widely different ways, but people with disabilities have pre-existing, unique, and complex concerns that have been exacerbated by the crisis.
People with disabilities are more likely to experience poverty, isolation, unemployment, and child wel
CanAge works with federal Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to protect pensioners
CanAge
On June 8th, CanAge presented to the federal Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on the topic of better protections for Canadian pensioners.
Specifically, we asked them to support Bill C-253, which safeguards defined benefit pensions by addressing the unfairness of current bankru
CanAge contributes to article on the hidden dangers of UTIs in seniors
CanAge
CanAge recently contributed to an article published by the IFA about Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and the serious implications they have on older people.
Excerpt from the article:
Considering the impact of urinary tract infections (UTIs) across the life course they are both underdiagnosed and
Move for Your Mental Health
Canadian Men's Health Foundation
Move for Your Mental Health is the theme of Canadian Men’s Health Month, a series of virtual events, fitness classes, and movement pledges to encourage Canadian men and their families to get active while raising funds supporting men’s mental health.
READ MORE HERE
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Reports listed here were issued or created by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). These digital copies can be accessed or duplicated at no charge from the NCTR’s website. All reports are in the public domain.
Full print copies of the TRC reports can be purchased from McGill-Q
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place
The National Inquiry’s Final Report reveals that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada’s staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people.
The two volume report c
Truth and Reconciliation Resources
Calgary Public Library
"Last week, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
This national tragedy must be acknowledged.
As noted in the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and the City of Ca
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