The Work Equity Canada Index : Indice WECanada du Travail et de l'équité : où se situent les provinces et les territoires

The Work Equity Canada Index Where the Provinces and Territories Stand Martine Chaussard Megan Gerecke Jody Heymann About the Institute for Health and Social Policy The Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University was created to conduct and support world class research into the impact of social conditions on health and to lead programs designed to translate research findings into p [...] The indicators in the WFEI were selected to provide an evidence-based assessment of policies crucial to the needs of working families in general and low- and middle-income working families in particular. [...] The demographic and social transformations that occurred in North America and Europe between the mid–1800s and the end of the 1900s are continuing to take place worldwide. [...] Our criteria for including a policy on the weight of the research evidence were that the findings regarding the policy’s importance to the health and well-being of working families were strong and statistically significant; had been replicated; and were consistent across time, location, and data source. [...] The review included an examination of published research that documented the conditions faced by and the needs of working families, as well as those that investigated the consequences of existing policies and programs (or lack thereof) for the well-being of working families, their children, and their elderly and disabled members.