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Mapping the System of
Income and Social Supports
in Alberta, BC, and Nunavut

A cross-jurisdictional research program building the most comprehensive publicly available maps of income and social support systems in three Canadian jurisdictions — documenting program complexity, adequacy gaps, and realistic reform pathways in partnership with governments and community organizations.

3
Jurisdictions
190+
Programs Mapped (BC)
105
Programs Mapped (Nunavut)
TBA
Programs Mapped (Alberta)
Samuel Shipley
📚 SSHRC Research Assistant
Samuel Shipley
Research Assistant · Alberta Project

Samuel is an MA student in Economics at the University of Calgary and Research Assistant on the Alberta mapping project. He is building expertise in anti-poverty policy and applied public economics through direct engagement with government programs, policy databases, and the evidence-based advocacy process.

MA Student, Economics
University of Calgary
Research Assistant, INCLUSIECON
Alberta
⏳ In Progress · 2025–26
SSHRC · Funder Vibrant Communities Calgary · Partner

Outputs

Forthcoming
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Mapping Income and Social Supports in Alberta: System Complexity, Adequacy, and Reform
Tedds & Petit · Peer-reviewed journal article · In progress

Documents the full landscape of Alberta's income and social support programs, their interactions, and adequacy relative to both the Market Basket Measure and the Alberta Living Wage.

ENABLEForthcoming
⏳ Forthcoming
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Alberta Income & Social Supports: A Technical Report for Policymakers
Tedds & Petit · Technical policy report · In progress

Detailed program documentation including rules, eligibility criteria, and benefit levels, with microsimulation-style analysis of program bundles across household types. To be co-released with Vibrant Communities Calgary.

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⏳ Forthcoming
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Alberta Income & Social Supports: Interactive System Map
Tedds, Petit & Shipley · Interactive database & visualization · In progress

A publicly accessible interactive visualization of Alberta's income and social support programs, modelled on the interactive tools built for the BC Basic Income Expert Panel.

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⏳ Forthcoming
British Columbia
✓ Complete · 2020–2021
Government of BC · Funder & Partner

BC Basic Income Expert Panel — Commissioned Research

2020–2021
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Overview of the System of Income and Social Support Programs in British Columbia
Petit & Tedds · BC Basic Income Expert Panel · 2021

Comprehensive mapping of federal and provincial income and social support programs in BC — over 190 programs. Accompanied by interactive sunburst visualizations showing the full architecture of programs and how they connect.

ENABLEBC Panel
Read ↗ 📊 Interactive Charts
Nunavut
✓ Complete · 2021–2023
Government of Nunavut · Funder & Partner

Nunavut Mapping & Feasibility Study

Commissioned Research · 2021–2023
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Broad Overview of Income and Social Supports in Nunavut
Petit & Tedds · Prepared for the Government of Nunavut · 2021

Maps the full landscape of income and social support programs available to Nunavummiut — federal, territorial, and community-level — establishing the systems-level baseline for understanding how a basic income would interact with existing supports.

ENABLENunavut
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→ Nunavut Charts
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