Reports & Resources

Report to Regional Council Regarding Early Learning and Child Care System in Peel

Jan. 24, 2012: KPMG Report Now Available (for information)

Position Statements

Region of Peel’s Position Paper for the Ontario Social Assistance Review - September, 2011
(Executive Summary and Full Report, Full Report-.pdf, 64 KB, 12 pages)
Human Services Position Statement on Affordable Housing
- Last Updated: September 30, 2010
Position Statement Welfare/ Labour Market Reform - Last Updated: May 13, 2008
Position Statement: Poverty - Last Updated: June 23, 2010
Position Statement: Early Learning And Child Care - Last Updated: May 13, 2008
Position Statement: Immigration - Last Updated: May 13, 2008

Other Reports

Human Services Plan 2009 - 2011
Poverty in Peel - A Presentation to the Ontario Cabinet Committee on Poverty in Ontario - June 2008
Strategic Review of Poverty in Peel - November 2005
Portraits of Peel 2005 - United Way of Peel Region

Position Statements

Region of Peel’s Position Paper for the Ontario Social Assistance Review
- September, 2011
(Executive Summary and Full Report, Full Report-.pdf, 64 KB, 12 pages)

Ontario’s social assistance system has experienced a number of changes since its last major review in the 1980s, resulting in a complex system with as many as 800 rules. In its 2008 Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Ontario government committed to reviewing social assistance with a focus on removing barriers and increasing opportunities for people to work.

In July 2011, the Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee held a forum to engage community members in a consultation regarding changes to Ontario’s Social Assistance review. The result was a position paper of recommendations that was submitted to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario. The Commission’s report of recommendations will be released in June 2012.

Human Services Position Statement on Affordable Housing
- Last Updated: September 30, 2010

Between 2001 and 2006, Peel was one of three municipalities (along with York and Durham), out of a total of twenty-four FCM QOLRS municipalities, to record an increase in core housing need.

Position Statement Welfare/ Labour Market Reform - Last Updated: May 13, 2008

We support Welfare and Labour Market Reforms that enable low income or vulnerable individuals to find meaningful work, that support full participation in the community and the workforce by new immigrants, and that reduce child poverty by ensuring all Peel residents can gain and maintain sustainable work and have an income above the poverty line.

Position Statement: Poverty - Last Updated:June 23, 2010

Peel Social Services is committed to collaborating with community groups, businesses, other levels of governments and other municipalities in the planning, design, placement and improvement of innovative services that meet the needs of vulnerable groups and reduce poverty and mitigate its effects.

Position Statement: Early Learning And Child Care - Last Updated: May 13, 2008

We support a national vision of early learning and child care founded on quality, universality, accessibility and developmentally appropriate programming.

Position Statement: Immigration - Last Updated: May 13, 2008

We're committed to providing services that meet the needs of residents of diverse backgrounds.

Other Reports

Human Services Plan 2009 - 2011 - The Human Services Plan identifies current trends influencing human services in Peel region, ranging from an inadequate and unstable funding regimen, to increasingly complex client needs, and the current economic downturn. It also defines six objectives for the next three years, and describes actions that will be undertaken between 2009 and 2011 to achieve them.

Poverty in Peel - A Presentation to the Ontario Cabinet Committee on Poverty in Ontario - June 2008 (PDF 204 KB, 8 pages)
Poverty is a serious problem in Peel. In 2006, 15% of Peel’s population or 167,000 people were living below the Low Income Cut-off, up from 11.5% or 115,000 in 2001. The Peel Poverty Strategy Committee has been formed in response to this growing problem. It is chaired by the Region of Peel and United Way Peel Region and comprised of a diverse number of agencies, grassroots organizations, stakeholders as well as local governments committed to reducing poverty in the region.

If you have any questions about the document please contact:
Adaoma C. Patterson
Specialist - Peel Region Poverty Strategy
Human Services - Region of Peel
10 Peel Centre Drive 6th Floor
Brampton ON L6T 4B9
(905) 791-7800 x 4015

Strategic Review of Poverty in Peel - November 2005 (PDF 661KB, 13 pages)

Five Regional departments join community agencies and Peel Regional Police to identify poverty prevention as an important priority for the future of the community.

Portraits of Peel 2011 (PDF 1.6MB, 35 pages)

A comprehensive look at the social and economic challenges within the Peel population.