Social Assistance in Canada - January 1994

Manuscript (full text of the completed questionnaire)

Note: In the following pages, you will find the actual text of the completed questionnaire which was submitted by the Social Policy Branch in March 1994 to the University of York in England. It is included here for its possible value to social researchers who might be interested in this area.

This report does not cover changes in Canadian social assistance programs since March 1994, such as the introduction of the Canada Health and Social Transfer.

University of York, Social Policy Research Unit International Comparative Study of Social Assistance SchemesQuestionnaire for National Government Officials
January 1994

Introduction

The questionnaire is in six parts, divided as follows:

1. The Structure of Social Assistance
2. Other Assistance-linked Benefits
3. Administration
4. Finance and Expenditure
5. Statistics on Claimants of Social Assistance
6. The Legislative and Policy Background