AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoOverdose response in B.C.: In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the province is opening new recovery-focused facilities aimed not just at reversing overdoses but helping people get off drugs, with “connection” supports like detox, housing, showers and laundry. First Nations economic partnership: Mississauga First Nation and the Town of Blind River are joining a national First Nation–municipal community economic development initiative (CEDI) to build long-term planning and capacity. Housing policy debate in B.C.: An urban planning expert says the federal–B.C. plan to buy and convert 2,200 unsold condos into affordable housing may also be about stabilizing the financial sector, with key details still unclear. Refugee resettlement model shift (NZ, Canada-linked): New Zealand is making its Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) permanent and scaling it up, explicitly citing approaches used internationally including Canada and the UK. Manitoba byelection: A byelection is set for July 21 in The Pas-Kameesak after the death of MLA Amanda Lathlin. Gender pay gap spotlight (Atlantic Canada): A new report finds Atlantic Canada has both low and high pay gaps, with larger gaps for racialized, Indigenous, immigrant women and women with disabilities.
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