Latest Research, Reports, and Advocacy Briefs
Sector Scanner 2024: Cascading Challenges (January 2025) -
This year's report highlights the ongoing and interrelated impacts of multiple issues affecting the CDS sector, including insufficient funding, low wages, employee burnout, housing affordability, and PDD'S continued "critical and urgent" referral criterion. Read the full report and the
summary document.
Suspension of Canada-Alberta Job Grant (September 2024) - This advocacy brief outlines the significant impact of the Canada-Alberta Job Grant suspension on training budgets in the CDS sector, with nearly 80% of organizations affected. Read the full brief here.
The Chronic Wage Issue (August 2024) - This advocacy brief highlights the impact of inadequate wage increases, ongoing staffing shortages, and the pressing need for sustained wage parity and inflation adjustments in the CDS sector. Read the full brief here.
Sector Scanner 2023 (January 2024) -
In the inaugural issue of the Sector Scanner, organizations were surveyed to update the financial information originally presented in The Perfect Storm report. Additionally, the Sector Scanner expands on this information by featuring insights from sector leaders on what they sense are the most significant ongoing and upcoming challenges in the CDS sector. Read the
full report and
summary document.
CDS Sector Priorities 2023 – 2026 (July 2023) - ACDS has highlighted seven priorities to guide our advocacy work for the CDS sector and corresponding collaborative opportunities with the Government of Alberta. Read the
two-page summary and the
full report.
ACDS Survey 2022 - Community Disability Services Sector Training Issues and Needs
(April 2023) - Read the
infographic summary here. The full report can be read in the members-only section.
Community Disability Services Workforce: An Essential Foundation for Quality Supports (February 2022) - A summary of workforce issues in the Community Disability Services (CDS) sector, key statistics, and recommendations.
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