Allison Williams - Knowledge portal on caregiving
Achieving a caregiver-friendly workplace standard for Canadian carer-workers: An Assessment of Potential Uptake
This report (24 pages) explores the adoption of recommendations to better support Canadian workers who juggle caregiving responsibilities.
Canada’s Compassionate Companies Evolution and Sustainability : Collaborative Partnership with Canadian Hospice & Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
This research brief (3 pages) looks at an assessment of the Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association’s Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC) program.
Social participation and depressive symptoms of carer employees (CEs) of older adults in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
This research brief (2 pages) presents a Canadian study on how the social participation of carer-employees (CEs) impacts their quality of life and mitigates the symptoms of depression.
Caregiving Experiences of Immigrants and Indigenous Caregiving-Employees during COVID-19
This series of three research briefs presents the findings of a multi-part study examining the experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic of Indigenous, European immigrant and visible minority caregivers who live and work in Ontario, with a specific focus on those who support a person living in another province or country.
Determining the Value of Carer-friendly Workplace Policies and Social Support on the Mental Health of Carer-employees
This research summary (2 pages) focuses on a study that examined the relationship between the mental health of employed caregivers and the workplace supports provided by their employers to help balance work and caregiving responsibilities.
New CSA Standard B701-17. Carer inclusive and accommodating organizations & Handbook
This webinar (41 min) presents the handbook developed to support the implementation of CSA Standard B701-17, Carer inclusive and accommodating organizations.
Caregiver Tax Credit Uptake in Canada between 1998-2015: An Analysis of the Longitudinal Administrative Databank
This research report (20 pages) investigates federal programs intended to provide financial support to caregivers, with a view to informing policymakers about the underuse of these programs.
