Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is frequently referred to as “Canada’s poorest area code.” The community is home to the largest population of people experiencing poverty and homelessness in Vancouver. A number…
British Columbia is one of Canada’s most diverse provinces. With European settler influence establishing English and French as Canada`s national languages we have lost the richness of more than 30…
Vision: Developing policy to create, maintain, and foster safer environments for Indigenous people, racialized Newcomers, persons with disabilities, those impoverished, and LGBTQ2S+ (two-spirit), people for all-gendered communities. The purpose of…
The repatriation of childbirth back to Indigenous communities in the Northern Health Region of British Columbia (BC) is beneficial to holistic and Indigenous-led healthcare. Policy interventions internationally, federally, provincially, and…
Canada has an ambitious three-year plan to bring 1.3 million immigrants to the country between 2018 and 2021. Today, more than 40% of Canadian population is either a first- or…
A majority of Newcomer residents in Vancouver, unceded homelands of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, do not feel they belong to the city.2 To support integration, a federally funded…
According to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, every six days a Canadian woman dies after facing violence by an intimate partner. Domestic violence is a socially complex issue that impacts individuals,…
The history of Indigenous people’s interactions with residential schools, Indian hospitals, and the long-term effects of colonization has not been previously taught in mainstream Western academia. Lack of education on…
The BC Poverty Reduction Strategy recognizes that “poverty doesn’t affect all people equally. Indigenous peoples, transgender people, people of colour, refugees, and people with disabilities all face more barriers and…