Cost of Living and Incomes

CAPP 11
October 2002

To begin your assignment, click on the "Instructions" button, and continue from there.

R. Derksen,

Students will search for information on the following topics:

Try the Canadian Global Almanac, 2001 for statistical information - 031.02 CAN

Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services, British Columbia Scroll to the end of the page to see some good links to job information
Ministry of Management Services, British Columbia has a lot of good statistics as well
Employment Insurance Online is the official Government of Canada site
Report on Social Services, British Columbia, 2001 NOTE: You'll have to skim through the document to find what you need
Fact Sheet: Poverty Lines 2001 from the National Council of Welfare
Ministry of Children and Family Development, British Columbia presents a large number of links relevant to British Columbia families and raising children
Day Care and Child Care provides links to sites across Canada
British Columbia Day Care and Child Care lists a number of daycare centres in British Columbia. Some of the links are out-of-date, though. Nonetheless, there are some links to informative sites.
Poverty Profile, 1999 from the National Council of Welfare
Earnings from Statistics Canada
Workopolis is a very large job posting site. One word of caution, though. Most job advertisements do not mention salaries.