Our latest CRI delves into the survey of community needs & concerns conducted by the Moss Park Coalition & explores the importance of community voices when private investments drive development in disadvantaged neighbourhoods (CC Prentiss Dantzler) https://ow.ly/nFoF50XGAir

In her discussion article for the International Journal of Care and Caring, Anna Kuznetsov examines the stories of three unpaid caregivers in Canada to illustrate why and how "vigilantism" is enacted and the toll that it takes. Click here to read the full article: cgsp-cpsm.ca/article/advo...

A recent blog post by the Wellesley Institute introduces a new research project that aims to improve health equity outcomes for personal support workers and early childhood educators at work. Click here to learn more: www.wellesleyinstitute.com/care-economy... #CareEconomies #CareProviders

Immigrant women PSWs keep Ontario’s home care afloat under exploitative conditions

Dr Chandrakant Shah's moving reflection on caring for his wife, who has advanced dementia. www.e-desinews.com/november-202...

Dec 3 event - Caring about Care Workers: Centering Immigrant Women Personal Support Workers in Toronto’s Home Care Sector, co-hosted by @planningtoronto.bsky.social and @torontomet.bsky.social #CareEconomies #CareWork

PRESS RELEASE: Child care advocates from across Canada are gathering in Ottawa this week for the second Child Care for All Summit. www.oxfam.ca/news/child-c...

Looking forward to moderating today's event on #srhr #globalhealth See below for details

Call for Proposals: North American Taiwan Studies Association' 31st Annual Conference, "Resonance/Dissonance — Taiwan Studies, Knowledge Production, and Power Asymmetry." June 26-28, IU Bloomington. Proposal deadline is December 31.

The recording of the latest Care Economies in Context Speaker Series event, featuring Dr. Soonman Kwon, is now available on YouTube. Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Wt... #LongTermCare #Ageing #SocialPolicy

The Toronto Population Network had its very first mini-conference at Hart House last Thursday, and it was such an amazing event!! Thanks everyone for coming & can't wait for what's next 💙 P.S. trying to get the "confidence intervals overlapping" photo pose trending. it clearly has potential, eh?

"If Canada wants to ensure dignity in aging, it must treat #CareWork as essential infrastructure." theconversation.com/why-canada-m...

Check out responses to the 2025 federal budget from progressive policy organizations. (Keep an eye on this page, as it will continue to be updated in the coming days.) @policyalternatives.ca #Budget2025 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Less than ten days remain until the deadline for Canadian/other non-visa-requiring applicants to apply for the 2026 Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy @uoftdlsph.bsky.social @ed4socialchange.bsky.social More info and apply 👉 www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/institutes/c...

Toronto friends, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik, along with contributors Lily Cho, Robert Zacharias, and Sophie Feng, for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT on Nov 12. Food! Drinks! Books for purchase! Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET. Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT ##TorontoLitUp

Melissa Milkie is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. Her research examines the changing work structures and cultural landscapes that shape well-being at work and at home. Click here to read the full interview: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/06/26/r... #CareEconomies #CareWork #VoicesOfCare

From September 18-21, members of the CGSP attended the "Economics and Gender: Care Economy" Conference hosted by the National University of Mongolia. Click here to learn more about the conference: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/10/08/m... #VoicesofCare #CareEconomies #CareWork #CareProviders #UnpaidCare

Join us on Nov. 11 for the next installment of the #CareEconomies in Context Speaker Series: “Healthy ageing and long-term care policies in Asia” with Soonman Kwon of Seoul National University RSVP to attend in-person or online: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/10/08/j... #LongTermCare #Ageing #SocialPolicy

October 29 is the International Day of Care and Support. Care work sustains us yet remains invisible and undervalued. Join the #VoicesofCare movement to demand fair pay, benefits, and protections for caregivers – and honour their vital role in building resilient societies. #CareEconomies #CareWork

Join us on Nov. 11 for the next installment of the #CareEconomies in Context Speaker Series: “Healthy ageing and long-term care policies in Asia” with Soonman Kwon of Seoul National University RSVP to attend in-person or online: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/10/08/j... #LongTermCare #Ageing #SocialPolicy

"Youth unemployment in Canada does not need scapegoats, it needs policy change." New from 2024 Emerging Leader Dael Vasquez at perspectivesjournal....

📣 The 2025 #SSHRCStorytellers Challenge is live! Don’t miss out on your chance to share amazing #SSHRC funded research and win $3000! Submit your story: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/research-... @swc-can.bsky.social

Researcher Spotlight: Izumi Niki Check out our interview with Izumi, a PhD student in Sociology & Care Economies in Context RA, to learn more about her research on ethnocultural long-term care in Canada: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/10/21/r... #CareEconomies #CareWork #VoicesOfCare #CareProviders #UnpaidCare

Care in the news: "How elder care can rupture sibling relationships: ‘I didn’t have much choice’" #CareEconomies www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

We are building a new pop center at UofT and will hold our first mini-conference on Nov 6 - come join us!! Exhibit 1: amazing speaker line-up - featuring friends around the world to discuss why demography/pop center matters! 🤓 Exhibit 2: the iconic castle where this conference will take place 🏰 ✨

The Toronto Population Network is holding a conference on 6 November at Hart House at UofT. Keynote from @ridhikashyap.bsky.social! If you're in Toronto come along and help us build the community of demographers and population researchers here! Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/toronto-po...

Opinion: It is critical that the federal, provincial and territorial governments work together to develop trauma-informed workplaces to address LTC workers’ mental health. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

The recording of the latest Care Economies in Context Speaker Series event, featuring Kayla Benjamin and Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, is now available on YouTube in both English and Spanish. Access the recordings through the following link: tinyurl.com/cgsp-links

New report from #StatCan finds that the majority of participants with life-limiting illnesses reported limited access to care outside regular hours but generally received timely care within reasonable wait times. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

Ontario's patient ombudsman, Craig Thompson, and Daniel Nowoselski of Ontario Caregiver Coalition discussed the report and issues it contains on CBC's call-in show Ontario Today with @amanda-pfeffer.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Ontario Patient Ombudsman has published "Investigation Report Findings: Home Care Medical Supplies Disruption," investigating why, beginning in Sept. 2024, many patients stopped receiving supplies necessary for home/ community care. Includes recommendations. patientombudsman.ca/Portals/0/do...

#CareEconomies in the news Ontario home care supply shortages caused by lack of planning, oversight: ombudsman "Affected patients included a person with... Stage 4 cancer whose delivery of supplies to ease their end-of-life pain and nausea was delayed, not arriving until 10 minutes before they died"

Reconciliation includes recognizing Residential Schools are not the only colonial atrocity

In the latest Special Report, JoLee Sasakamoose & Miranda Field find little progress in Canada's healthcare systems on restoring Indigenous wellness systems, creating ethical spaces, or transforming service delivery – showing how institutions remain performative. Full Report linked in bio.

Today is #NDTR – a day for mourning, honouring and (un)learning. It’s a time to listen to survivors and to re-commit ourselves to the calls to action and justice from the final reports of both #TRC (nctr.ca/about/histor...) & National Inquiry into #MMIWG (www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/).

Affiliates & friends - can you help us spread the word? @docdantzler.bsky.social @joannapepin.bsky.social @leafiaye.bsky.social @melissamilkie.bsky.social @ed4socialchange.bsky.social @monjalexander.bsky.social @uoftsociology.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca

UofT grad students - help advance social policy's media presence! Pitch us an opinion piece on social policy. If approved, you'll earn $500 for the completed piece. More info: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/09/22/c...

"In Toronto, who gets evicted isn’t random—it follows the city’s racial and economic divides. Canada’s data practices hide crucial details about who is most at risk." @docdantzler.bsky.social, Khalil Martin & Abigail Meza highlight connections btwn #housing policy, inequities, evictions & data

"Care is work, essential work that ultimately benefits everyone. It should be the central principle of social and economic development around which societies are organized, and reflected in corresponding policies and metrics." Great #CareEconomies piece from #GlobalAllianceForCare

Just 1 week away - sign up today! "Caring for the Caregiver: An Intersectional Analysis of Caregiver Policies in Canada" w/ @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social on the intersections of policy and equitable systems of care. cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/08/18/j...

"Chris Gallaway... said the poor standard of care alleged in Wensley's death is... prevalent in continuing care facilities across Alberta," pointing to chronic understaffing, underfunding and a reactive complaint-driven system as systemic issues. #CareEconomies

Register now for our microcredential program in urban data storytelling (Oct 27-Dec 8). Early- to mid-career professionals will gain skills in data processing, analysis & visualization & learn to use urban data for compelling insights and recommendations schoolofcities.utoro...

We’re hiring! We’re looking for an RA with skills in SQL & Python and experience querying large relational databases to answer analytical research questions. 10 hrs/wk for 6 mo. Learn more and consider joining our amazing team of urban data experts! schoolofcities.utoro...

Don't forget to register for our Sept. 25th event, "Caring for the Caregiver:" An Intersectional Analysis of Caregiver Policies in Canada" w/ @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social !

ONLINE FIRST Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities. Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ

📢 Sept. 25 | "Caring for the #Caregiver: An Intersectional Analysis of Caregiver Policies in Canada" w/ @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social Register to attend in-person or via Zoom: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/08/18/j... @uoftsociology.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social

"Late midlife adults represent one of our nation’s major resources, given the socioeconomic and health-related roles they play as caregivers to young and old. But resources can become depleted: they need care, respect and sensitivity themselves in order to continue in those roles." #CareEconomies

My new article with Ashley Nickels, Brooke Moeller, Emeline Renz, & Miles Davis-Matthews in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social explores how nonprofit developers navigate narratives of gentrification in a changing mid-size city (Grand Rapids, MI). Check it out here… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🚨 Job alert: The Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... I'll be at ASA and would be happy to chat with interested candidates. Please share widely! #Socsky