Mary Katharine Ross's blog

The Community Social Planning Council has a new resource on the business and public policy case for Community Investment Funds.  A policy brief published today is available on our website.  The brief outlines the experience in other places with similar community investment opportunities that offer a social and economic return.  Recommendations are made in the brief, calling on the BC Government to introduce similar tax incentives and enabling regulations as exist in places like Nova Scotia. 

2014 living wage calculation: you need to work almost two full-time minimum wage jobs just to make ends meet in Greater Victoria. “The living wage is an important tool to illustrate the problem of child poverty and working poverty in Greater Victoria,” says Rupert Downing, Executive Director of the Community Social Planning Council. “It calls on employers to pay wages that reflect the actual costs of living in our community, and policymakers to step up to the plate to protect affordability for everyone.”