Evidence-based policy recommendations have been a mainstay of Roundtable work from its inception.
Basic Income
Social Assistance
CERES is a collaboration between the School of Labour Studies, the Department of Political Science, and the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, and is supported by funding from MITACS and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Ontario Workers, Workplaces and Families 
and the 2024 follow up:
Not Back to Normal: Social Assistance in Post-Pandemic Ontario
Coming soon!
Evaluation of Employment Services
Working with researchers to assess the new Integrated Employment Services reform, introduced in 2021, to ensure its responsiveness to evolving needs.
The Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction is partnering on this research, supporting efforts to ensure affected voices are included. Surveys were conducted throughout 2024, with plans for a joint event in 2025 to disseminate the findings and discuss policy implications.
