This report began by exploring the concept of working poverty. It was determined at the outset that while much work had been done on the traditional working poor – that is those low earning “working households” – little ...

The City of Winnipeg and 15 surrounding urban and rural municipalities form the Capital Region of Manitoba (see Figure 1). Between 1996 and 2001, these surrounding municipalities captured a large majority of the region’s ...

This paper provides an overview of life on Skid Row in Winnipeg. The focus is on social and economic phenomena, and, to a lesser degree, the rules of behaviour that are specific to Skid Row subculture.

The purpose of this report is to examine what Canadian banks say they are doing to address financial exclusion by identifying what banks understand about its causes, consequences, and solutions. Relevant bank-related ...

This report examines structural and business sector attributes of eight major suburban shopping nodes in Winnipeg. It is based on data assembled during August and September 2001.