Nine organisations involved with education in BC have sent an open letter to the provincial government calling for action on issues around education standards, capacity, and school safety.
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The BC Council for Families has partnered with SPARC BC to produce a series of infographics about family demographics in regional districts across BC using the results of their 2015 Let’s Talk Families BC! survey.
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The $10aday childcare campaign is currently running a petition and is planning a week of action at the beginning of March.
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The EDI BC: 2016 Provincial Report explores patterns and trends in early child development outcomes in BC through the use of EDI data.
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The findings of the 2015-16 CAPC-CPNP and Associated Activities Evaluation completed in March 2016 have recently been made available.
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In partnership with the BC Health Coalition, First Call has set up a petition to ensure quality neonatal care coverage through MSP for Canadian-born infants in BC whose parents have precarious immigration status.
Read MoreEarly childhood educators are often an early point of contact for refugee families. In this AMSSA video, Emily Mlieczko, Executive Director of the Early Childhood Educators of BC, applies the 8 Guiding Principles of early childhood education to the specifics of serving the children of recently arrived refugee families.
Read MoreGlobalChild is an electronic reporting platform for signatory countries of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is being developed by an international team led by Dr. Ziba Vaghri of UVic’s School of Public Health and Social Policy. The launch date in Canada is planned for 2021.
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The first payments of the new Canada Child Benefit went out on July 20, 2016, in a program designed with hopes to both reduce the number of children in Canada under the poverty line and provide a stimulus to the Canadian economy.
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Registration is now open for the following PHAC CAPC, CPNP and AHS Regional Training Events: Kootenays, Okanagan and Northern Regions.
Read MoreThe Provincial Office for the Early Years released an update of their 2013 BC Early Years in May 2016. Click here to read details.
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The Coalition of Childcare Advocates have produced a range of materials around the $10 a Day Plan for childcare in BC. Their factsheet outlining the basics of the plan is now available in Chinese, Filipino, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English.
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Some of your participants may not yet have had an opportunity to complete their census, and it is important for them to know that it’s not too late to complete their census questionnaire. Find out how you can support your participants, particularly ESL participants and those who may not have computer access.
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Click here to learn more about the upcoming 2016 Census and how you can advertise job opportunities in your community.
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The Canadian 2016 Census is taking place in May. Statistics Canada will be hiring approximately 35,000 people across the country, around 5,000 in BC alone, to assist in the collection of the census. For more information about job opportunities and information to familiarize your participants with the 2016 Census, including Education Kits, click here.
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In a recent AMSSA webinar, Professor Dan Hiebert of the Geography Department at UBC, who is engaged internationally with governments and agencies in monitoring and responding to the Syrian refugee crisis, gave a background overview and analysis of the current situation in respect of the crisis.
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In the 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card released in November, First Call highlights the continuing high child poverty rates in BC and the lack of a strategic plan to address poverty reduction in the province.
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The Prime Minister’s office have made public the Ministerial Mandate Letters sent to the new cabinet outlining the government’s priorities—here are the ministerial mandates with particular relevance for agencies working with families with children at risk aged 0-6.
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National Child Day, on November 20, 2015, is a day to celebrate the rights of children in Canada and it is quickly approaching! Share and discover ways to celebrate, and learn more about child rights.
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Stop Family Violence, a joint project between PHAC and Canada’s Family Violence Initiative, is a one-stop resource on family violence for families and professionals.
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