Welfare to What? After Workfare in Toronto

Ernie Lightman, Andrew Mitchell and Dean Herd

International Social Security Review, 2005, vol. 58, issue 4, 95-106

Abstract: An employment survey among people in Toronto who left Ontario Works — a classic “work‐first” regime — shows clear secondary labour market status. Most interventions typical of work‐first programmes did not have a positive effect on job quality: contrary to the “stepping stones” theory that poor initial jobs lead to better jobs, those who changed jobs after leaving assistance experienced poorer job quality. A shift in orientation to “sustainable employment” is required to address the employment needs of those on social assistance. Policy must also address the fact that the social assistance caseload includes a size able group that face significant barriers to employment other than education or skills.

Date: 2005
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