Centre for Global Social Policy
@cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social
CGSP is a research centre devoted to advancing social policy in Canada and around the world. CGSP is located within the University of Toronto's Sociology Department. https://cgsp-cpsm.ca/
@alexacarson.bsky.social's recent article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies draws on Care Economies in Context research data to identify common rationalizations for senior care. 1/3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Immigration #Caregiving #CareEconomies #Sociology
Thousands of home care workers stuck in limbo as permanent residency stream faces delays. Foreign care workers accepted into a dedicated PR stream have been waiting more than 15 months for next steps from Ottawa, by Vanmala Subramaniam www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @theglobeandmail.com
Thousands of home care workers are stuck in limbo as permanent residency stream faces delays
Foreign care workers accepted into a dedicated PR stream have been waiting more than 15 months for next steps from Ottawa
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Open access article in @cjphrcsp.bsky.social by @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social @fabio-robibaro.bsky.social Jinri Kim, Nicholas Spence & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social examine conditions that produce negative mental health outcomes for unpaid caregivers. 1/3
"Pandemic policy and the care economy: A comparative analysis of care-sensitive social protection in Colombia and Costa Rica" is #OpenAccess! Article's findings have implications for care-sensitive policy in Latin America & beyond. cc @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Great plain language summary of new research from CGSP affiliate @leafiaye.bsky.social Being “half-included” in American society takes a toll on immigrant health, study finds | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Being “half-included” in American society takes a toll on immigrant health, study finds
A new study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that when immigrants have adopted some cultural and behavioural elements of their home country but not others, they have worse ...
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Ontario's care economy is in crisis. New research by ONN reveals how the province is faring on public policies that shape Ontario's care economy. scorecard.theonn.ca
Ontario's care economy is in crisis
New research by ONN, including a report and scorecard reveal how the province is faring on public policies that shape Ontario's care economy. While the findings are grim, there are many ways to build ...
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Congratulations to Care Economies in Context RA @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & co-authors on "Pandemic policy and the care economy: A comparative analysis of care-sensitive social protection in Colombia and Costa Rica"! Read the open access article now -- www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Constraints on immigrant women's economic mobility hurt the entire Canadian economy, writes Nasreen Basheer in @broadbent.bsky.social's Perspectives Journal. perspectivesjournal.ca/immigration-...
In Toronto, transit and care deserts trap many low-income caregivers experience time poverty In @spacing.bsky.social, Obaid Khan argues that Bogota-style “manzanas del cuidado” - areas where care infrastucture is intentionally co-located - are a potential solution. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Great piece on how "manzanas del cuidado" - a progressive urban planning strategy developed in Bogota - might help address Toronto's care crisis. Written by Obaid Khan (@utoronto.ca Rotman MBA candidate) as part of CGSP's Opinion Piece Project.
Spacing@spacing.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat is a "Care Block"? Obaid Khan introduces an urban planning strategy crafted in Colombia that could help address Toronto’s care crisis spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Do you want to learn more about the care economy? Swipe through our mini glossary to explore key definitions - including care work, paid care, unpaid care, and the care economy - and better understand how care shows up across our sector and in everyday life.
"Until caregiving and emotional labour are recognized as shared social responsibilities, rather than private obligations borne disproportionately by women, crises like COVID-19 will continue to deepen existing inequalities."
The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · 3mo agoThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry — and that burden is still being ignored today
"Building faster while ignoring racism means building inequity at scale." Powerful piece from CGSP affiliate member @docdantzler.bsky.social.
Prentiss Dantzler@docdantzler.bsky.social · 3mo agoMore housing won’t automatically mean fairer housing. In my latest piece, I argue that without addressing anti-Black racism, Canada’s housing agenda risks scaling inequality—not solving it. metropolitics.org/Build-Canada...
In @policyoptions.irpp.org, Milad Moghaddas argues that protecting migrant workers from abuse requires a rights-based framework, which would also benefit the Canadian economy overall. He maps out four policy directions for achieving this transition. policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/prot...
Congratulations to @ed4socialchange.bsky.social for this well-deserved award! We are thrilled to have Erica as a member of our Care Economies in Context project.
Dalla Lana School of Public Health@uoftdlsph.bsky.social · 4mo agoDLSPH Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Research & Innovation, Erica Di Ruggiero received University of Toronto’s 2026 Global Educator Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to diverse and inclusive pedagogy. 🎉 Read more: https://ow.ly/lRmf50YzOmC #PublicHealth #UofT
Join us tomorrow for the next POP Speaker Series event: our Student Symposium! Five U of T PhD students will be sharing their latest research and works in progress, come see what’s next in population research. In person or by zoom: utoronto.zoom.us/j/83352385599 utoronto.zoom.us/j/83352385599
Tomorrow, April 17! Spots remain both in-person and online. cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/04/j...
Centre for Global Social Policy@cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 5mo agoOn April 17 from 10 – 11:30 AM, Alexa Carson and Ito Peng will present “Care peaks, plateaus, and loops: Narrative insights on stress from family caregivers for seniors.” This hybrid event is part of the Care Economies in Context Speaker Series. Click here to register: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/04/j...
Nathania's argument is a powerful one, and she provides straightforward policy directions for dismantling the conditions that produce rampant abuse and exploitation. All policymakers should be listening. Nathania wrote this piece through CGSP's Opinion Piece project: cgsp-cpsm.ca/opinion-piec...
Canadian Dimension@canadiandimension.bsky.social · 4mo agoCanada’s care economy depends on migrant women, but our immigration system exploits them. If the workers who enable others to work cannot remain safe or healthy, the economic system they sustain becomes unstable, writes Nathania Ebegbare.
Next Friday, April 17! cc @uoftsociology.bsky.social @trecresearch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca @tpn-uoft.bsky.social @uniglobalunion.org #caregiving #care #eldercare #seniorcare #careeconomy #sociology
Centre for Global Social Policy@cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · 5mo agoOn April 17 from 10 – 11:30 AM, Alexa Carson and Ito Peng will present “Care peaks, plateaus, and loops: Narrative insights on stress from family caregivers for seniors.” This hybrid event is part of the Care Economies in Context Speaker Series. Click here to register: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/04/j...
Canadian caregivers are providing 5.7 billion hours of unpaid care every year. Working caregivers put in an average of five hours per day on top of their jobs and incur average out-of-pocket expenses of almost $8,000 per year. Christina Palassio reports. thephilanthropist.ca/2026/04/addr...
Addressing the caregiving crisis in Canada - The Philanthropist Journal
Coming to grips with the “existential” crisis in care amidst an increasingly austere economic environment requires not just financial support for caregivers, but broader system investments and reforms...
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CGSP's Opinion Piece Project helps grad students develop and publish op-eds. Check out the impactful pieces that have been published over the past few months! Sylvia Okonofua: "We can’t build a truly universal healthcare system without race-based health data" in Healthing 1/6
Earlier this month, Hui Zheng presented "Immigrants' Mental Health Dilemma" as part of the Care Economies Speaker Series. The recording is now available on our website: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/18/r... #MentalHealth #Immigration #Sociology
On April 17 from 10 – 11:30 AM, Alexa Carson and Ito Peng will present “Care peaks, plateaus, and loops: Narrative insights on stress from family caregivers for seniors.” This hybrid event is part of the Care Economies in Context Speaker Series. Click here to register: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/03/04/j...
"The fastest growing green jobs in the world are care jobs. Low-carbon, community rooted & essential. This means formalizing care work, ensuring living wages, social protections, safety of working conditions & access to training and career progression." #CareEconomies @uniglobalunion.org
🍃🚨Climate issues are labour issues! 🍃🚨
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“I used to think it was only me.” For years, Stella Rodríguez believed the injuries & stress of caregiving were simply part of the job. In Colombia caregivers are now learning to recognize risks & demand recognition. #Care4Carers #InvestInCare
Colombia caregivers break isolation and reclaim dignity through training
Colombia caregivers break isolation and reclaim dignity through training
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Very proud that 2 of the 5 most-cited articles published in ASA journals in 2025 were led by sociologists from our dept! Way to go Toronto 💙 and congrats to everyone else on the high-impact work as well!! www.asanet.org/top-cited-ar...
Top Cited Articles | American Sociological Association
The following table shows the top 5 most cited articles that were published in 2025, across all ASA journals.
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Department of Sociology | UofT@uoftsociology.bsky.social · 5mo agoResearch by Faculty and Graduate Students in #Sociology @utoronto.ca has been recognized among the most-cited articles across journals of the @asanews.bsky.social 📊🙌 Read more: www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/uoft-so...
March 17 | Hybrid event at @uoftlaw.bsky.social "Intertwined Inequities in the Long-term Care Economy" presented by Mary Crossley of Univ. of Pittsburgh Law 12:30 - 2pm ET. Solarium, Falconer Hall, 84 Queen's Park, Toronto Online - utoronto.zoom.us/j/81650723094 (passcode: 216416)
Join us on March 17 for the next installment of the #CareEconomies in Context Speaker Series: “Immigrants' Mental Health Dilemma” with Dr. Hui Zheng at the University of Toronto. RSVP to attend in-person or online: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2026/02/03/j...
"If we truly value entrepreneurship in all its forms — including the one million self-employed women who already power Canada’s economy — then we must build a social safety net that reflects the reality of modern work."
Care is work: Why Canada needs a universal parental income support plan
The gender pay gap among self-employed Canadians is significantly larger than among those in traditional employment. Over 50 per cent of self-employed women earn less than $50,000 annually.
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