Assessing Active Labour-Market Programs: How Effective is Ontario Works?

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Page Title:Assessing Active Labour-Market Programs: How Effective is Ontario Works? – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Assessing Active Labour-Market Programs: How Effective is Ontario Works?
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/assessing-active-labour-market-programs-how-effective-ontario-works/
Published Date:October 31, 2018
Accessed Date:February 9, 2025

About 450,000 Ontarians are on social assistance, costing the province $2.8 billion annually, according to a new study from the C.D. Howe Institute.  In ‘Assessing Active Labour-Market Programs: How Effective is Ontario Works?’ authors Jason Adams, Ken Chow and David Rosé examine the success of various Ontario Works programs in getting welfare recipients back into the workforce.

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