Based upon FAFIA’s budget de-brief, the following info has been compiled. It has been organized into four categories:

• Poverty Measures
• Tax Breaks
• Social Programs
• Values.

While we have tried to be comprehensive, we have not been able to cover everything. Analyses of changes to the equalization formula, the new Registered Disability Savings Plan, Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) or the announcement of $1.26 billion in infrastructure spending for unspecified Public-Private Partnerships are not yet included in this document.

We welcome your comments, contributions and corrections.
Please email FAFIA at info@fafia-afai.org [1] or call us at 613-232-9505, x222.

A special thanks to Shelagh Day, Nancy Peckford, Lisa Philipps, Emily King, Kim Brooks, Leilani Farha, and Anu Bose who helped to make this document happen.

To read this report please click the attachment below:

Not a Budget for Women - FAFIA’s 2007 Budget Overview.pdf [2]
Not a Budget for Women - FAFIA’s 2007 Budget Overview.doc [3]

To download a copy of the quick facts based upon Statistic Canada’s report ‘Women in Canada 2005’ click here:
Quick Facts on Women’s Economic Realities in Canada.doc [4]

In its 2007 budget, the federal government implemented a solution to the fiscal imbalance through the additional transfer of dollars to provinces and territories. The ways in which this money is transferred, and how it will be spent by provincial and territorial governments, will greatly affect women’s access to social services and programs.

To read FAFIA’s overview on the fiscal (im)balance, and what it means for women, click here:
Fiscal Imbalance
[5]

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has recently published a new budget response examining whether the 2007 Federal Budget adresses inequality and poverty.

To download this report, click here:
Budget Response.pdf [6]