The Canada Social Transfer and the social determinants of health : Transfert canadien en matière de services sociaux et les déterminants sociaux de la santé : rapport final

Income Security in Canada Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the [...] Discussion linking and comparing all three provinces, and illustrating the relationship of income security to other social determinants, and the significance of these variations and the recommendations needed to transform the CST towards playing a more positive role in shaping the health of Canadians follows. [...] The federal government provides funds to the provinces for the delivery of social programs in the area of social services, post-secondary education and childcare through provision of the block funding of the Canada Social Transfer. [...] In the 2011-2012 fiscal year the federal government transferred a total of $11.9 billion dollars to the provinces and territories in the form of the Canada Social Transfer.