In Canada, both the federal and provincial governments regularly monitor regional
differences in various variables in Canada, for several reasons. The federal government needs
to make sure that its policies are not having unanticipated unequal effects on Canadians living
in different regions of the country, and needs to be prepared for provincial demands to
mitigate any perceived unfairness in federal policies. Similarly, provincial governments want to
keep informed about the performance of their province’s economy relative to those of the
other provinces, so that they can respond to any deficiencies in performance either by
modifying their own policies or seeking help from the federal government.
Your task for this assignment is to retrieve data and prepare a brief report on disparities
between provinces or urban areas in some indicator (or indicators) related to welfare. Your
written report should consist of 4-6 pages of written text, plus tables, figures, and references.
More details are provided attached. I recommend that you use Excel to prepare graphs and do
calculations.
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