...In a country as wealthy as Canada, close to one million people continue to rely on food banks to provide themselves with basic necessities each month. Food Banks are used by a wide variety of people within Canada, ranging from children and families, to single people, to even individuals who are employed. People tend to use food banks because they are not able to maintain a healthy lifestyle on their own. Whether it is because of economic, social, or cultural reasons, many people have no other option but to do so. I have determined that the main cause of an increase in food bank usage in Canada is poverty. Within Canada, poverty has been an ever-present issue for many years. Although Canada is rated eighth on the Human Development Index, there continues to be a growing number of impoverished people. Individuals who are not able to provide themselves with the basic necessities of life are at an incredible disadvantage when it comes to maintaining their health and well-being. They can be exposed to many illnesses and life threats because they are not able to provide themselves with the resources needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Things such as food, shelter, and warmth all become optional for an individual living in poverty as they have little opportunity to better their life or living situations. Factors such as housing, education, employment, and environment are all equally important in determining an individuals economic standing. Specific groups such as Aboriginals can...
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...CONNECTION SAI FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face NARENDRA FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY telephone NAVEEN FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY telephone ALI FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY telephone DEEPAK FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY telephone MAHIDAR FRIEND CANADA MONTHLY Face-to-face NEELESH FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face SAI KIRAN RELATIVE BRAZIL MONTHLY telephone BHASKAR FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face ANISH FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face SATISH FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face ASHISH BROTHER US MONTHLY telephone ABHILASH BROTHER AUSTRALIA MONTHLY telephone ABHINAV BROTHER AUSTRALIA MONTHLY Telephone KALYAN RELATIVE US DAILY Telephone PREETHI FRIEND INDIA DAILY Telephone SRAVYA FRIEND DOHA MONTHLY Text messaging AISHWARYA FRIEND US DAILY Telephone MADHULIKA FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY Text messaging BALU FRIEND US DAILY Text messaging ARAVIND FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY Text messaging ESWAR FRIEND INDIA MONTHLY Text messaging JOHN RELATIVE CANADA MONTHLY Telephone PRASAD RELATIVE US YEARLY Text messaging RAJITHA FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face ANITHA FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face TEJA FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face FAHEEM CLASSMATE CANADA DAILY Face-to-face HARISH CLASSMATE CANADA DAILY Face-to-face KRANTHI CLASSMATE CANADA DAILY Face-to-face KATHE CLASSMATE CANADA DAILY Face-to-face RANJITH FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face SAMPATH FRIEND US YEARLY Telephone HAPPY CLASSMATE CANADA DAILY Face-to-face VASANTHI FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face SURYA FRIEND CANADA DAILY Face-to-face SOWMYA...
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...Perhaps everyone agrees with the opinion that hunger is one of the greatest and most outstanding problems of the contemporary world. The images of a child's bloated belly or of a mother searching through rubble in the hopes of finding food are ones that have long haunted our world and that must be changed immediately. Hunger, malnutrition, and poverty infiltrate on a vast majority of the people on the planet and many individuals are affected by these preventable causes. It is time not to just speak out against world hunger but to do something about it. In Canada, the issue of malnutrition is quickly escalating as more and more individuals are experiencing hunger by having little or no food in their presence. HungerCount 2013, a comprehensive report on hunger and food bank usage in Canada shows several detailed findings of dilemmas Canadians are currently experiencing. During a time of apparent economic recovery, far too many Canadians are still struggling to put food on the table. The report explains issues that Canadians are experiencing and seeks address the root causes and provide solutions. There are many inter-connected issues causing hunger and poverty. For instance, low income is one of the most prominent causes since Canada has lost hundreds of thousands well paying jobs over the past 30 years. Manufacturing has fled to other parts of the world where products can be made at a significantly lower cost (Pegg, 2013). The jobs that have replaced them are most likely to be...
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...SEVA FOOD BANK: INTAKE FORM Preamble Sikhs Serving Canada (SSC), operating as Seva Food Bank, will be collecting your information to determine your eligibility into the program. All information collected will be kept on your client files. SSC is committed to respecting the personal privacy of our service users and safeguarding your information. SSC employs reasonable administrative and technical measures to ensure the security of personal information. DEMOGRAPHICS ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Last Name First Name ___________/___________/___________ Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy) Gender: Male Female Transgender Marital Status: Single Common-law Separated Married Divorced Widowed _______________________________________________________|__________________ Street Address Postal Code Housing Status: Band Owned Own Home With Family/Friends Emergency Shelter Private Rental Youth Home The Street Social Housing (subsidized/co-op/non-profit) __________________________________ ( )________________________ E-mail Phone Languages Spoken At Home (please circle all that apply) English French Urdu Polish Punjabi Arabic Chinese Spanish Mandarin Cantonese Tagalog Portuguese Gujarati Tamil Hindi Vietnamese Italian Ukrainian German Russian Malayalam Hungarian Other: ____________________________ Ethnicity: Visible Minority Metis N/A First Nations...
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...Background Richard Loat, founder of the non-profit organization, Five Hole for Food, begins his successful operation in 2010, in an effort to raise food donations for the Food Banks in Canada. His initial idea of organizing street hockey games on a cross-Canada road trip tour using online social media and volunteers, with the goal of gaining food donations to benefit the Food Banks in various cities along his journey proves to be successful. Much to his surprise, his adventure turns out to be, not only lucrative and rewarding; it becomes an opportunity to raise awareness for the growing cause of people in need. He goes on to his second year, gaining momentum with sponsors, volunteers, support for the games and most of all, food donations which greatly exceeds their expectations. The remarkable reputation of Loat and his talent for continued success in gaining help on a volunteer basis via his internet network, as well as 100% of the donations going directly to the Food Bank, leads them to find ways of perpetuating the organization. Problem With the full responsibility of organizing and operating Five Hole for Food, Loat becomes concerned with the fate of his charity and looks for ways to perpetuate the cause without compromising his grassroots basis. He looks at options for future success of the organization where his legacy can continue on a volunteer basis, with the majority of donations going to those in need, along with for ways to keep up with increasing demands for expansion...
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...centre. A new copy of this Backgrounder, together with Additional Information about the company and a supplement of formulae and tables, will be provided at the writing centre for the Case Examination. Only the following models of calculators are authorized for use during the Case Examination: 1. Texas Instruments 2. Hewlett Packard 3. Sharp TI BA II Plus (including the professional model) HP 10bII+ (or HP 10bll) EL-738C (or EL-738) Candidates are reminded that no outside research on the industry related to this case is required. Examination responses will be evaluated on the basis of the industry information provided in the Backgrounder and the question paper (Additional Information). © 2014 The Society of Management Accountants of Canada. All rights reserved. ®/™ Registered Trade-Marks/Trade-Marks are owned by The Society of Management Accountants of Canada. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the copyright holder. Backgrounder Practice Case Examination – M3A5 RomaCorral Foods Ltd. (RCFL) Backgrounder Overview RomaCorral Foods Ltd. (RCFL) is a Canadian public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) but controlled by its parent company – Entertainment, Food, and Leisure PLC (EFL), a British...
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...Introduction 3 Environmental Scan 3 Market Description 4 Marketing Strategy 5 Product Decisions 5 Pricing 6 Distribution 7 IMC 7 CRM and Internet Marketing 9 Bibliography 10 Introduction * Our product is designed to provide a balanced nutritional meal in a fast, convenient and inexpensive form. Product Idea: * V10 instant noodles provide the user a full serving of vitamins and minerals along with fiber and other essential nutrients that are required for good health. Our company intends to use wholesome organic ingredients and will be an environmentally friendly and socially responsible organization. USP: * Eating healthier has never been easier. Environmental Scan Competition: (See Appendix 6) * We will be competing in both the instant noodles and health foods market. The noodles market is well defined; there are some well established brands with large market share. * Competition in the organic and health foods market is very intense. The market is flooded with many new products with no clear leader. * Key Competitive Factor- It is the most efficient way for consumers to reach their healthy eating goals. * Competitive Barrier- Our competition has a cost advantage since they are large volume producers. * We plan to compete directly with other noodle companies by enforcing the better nutritional value of our product and finer quality of ingredients versus other health products. Economy: * The Canadian economy is in...
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...When individuals are advocating for the abolition of food banks, naturally it gives one reason to pause; it portrays the advocate as unsympathetic, callous and cruel. However, after carefully consideration it appears the reasons are justified. Abolition is not the primary concern; it is the delivery! Should food be edible waste provide by corporations? Or government funded options, like safe farming techniques, or a livable wage to choose healthy culturally acceptable options? Poppendieck (1994) outlined a detailed history of the emergency food system; whose journey began a temporary measure and has now become a staple in our society to supplement a recurring issue. Food is a basic human rights referenced in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948, it states that “….The right to food is the right of every individual, alone or in community with others, to have physical and...
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...Italian community of Montréal. During the seventies, Saputo acquired several production operations and food distributors, and developed its national distribution network, positioning itself in Canada as a leading producer of mozzarella. During the 1980's, Saputo established itself outside of Canada for the first time with the acquisition of 2 plants in the United States. In 1997, the Company completed its initial public offering in TSX. Saputo’s immediate family controls 35 per cent of the company, while his extended family including aunts, uncles and cousins controls roughly another 25 per cent. In 2006 Saputo enters the European market by acquiring controlling interest in a cheese producing company based in Germany. In 2007 Saputo once again enters the European market by acquiring controlling interest in Dansco Dairy Products Limited based in Wales, in the United Kingdom. On February 25, 2013, the Company announced the closure of its facilities in Europe. On January 22, 2014, Saputo has passed the critical 50 per cent mark in its takeover target Warrnambool Cheese and Butter. Saputo's holding in WCB is currently 52.7%. Structure The company operates its business through two sectors and five divisions, the Dairy Products Sector and the Grocery Products Sector. The Canada, Europe and Argentina (CEA) Dairy Products Sector consists of the Dairy Products Division (Canada), the Dairy Products Division (Europe) and the Dairy Products Division (Argentina); The USA Dairy Products...
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...RomaCorral Foods Ltd. (RCFL) - Strategic and Operational Recommendations To: Senior Management Team at RCFL From: Alicia King, CMA Date: August 1, 2012 Executive Summary The purpose of this report to is address strategic and operational issues currently experienced by RCFL in order to achieve target of 5% growth in net profit margin as well as a dividend payout of $2 per share. The report includes a current situational assessment, quantitative and qualitative analysis of the strategic alternatives as well as recommendations on best course of actions. An implementation plan is also provided to guide RCFL for their next steps. Strategic alternatives considered are the expansion of Roma/Corral resturants, investing in a coffee shop chain and outsourcing bread products. It is recommended that RCFL pursues the launch of coffee shops as it provides more than 10% return on investment and allows RCFL net profit margin to grow by 5% for the next two years. Operational issues such as ethical and internal control issues are looked into for the best interests of RCFL. For instance, selection of contractors should be based on best quotes. RCFL will also attempt to improve their consistency in customer service as well as have higher retention rate for their high quality servers. With the introduction of 30 Roco coffee shops in Canada, RCFL will be well-positioned to mitigate risks of the current economic downturn. It will be diversifying in the market that is relatively...
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...Information, the supplement and, if applicable, a USB key containing electronic answer files must be sealed in the examination envelope and submitted to the presiding officer before the candidate leaves the examination room. Candidates writing the examination electronically must keep the Instruction Sheet to Electronic Exam Writers, which provides instructions for uploading their responses following the examination. Only the following models of calculators are authorized for use on the Case Examination: 1. Texas Instruments 2. Hewlett Packard 3. Sharp TI BA II Plus (including the professional model) HP 10bII+ (or HP 10bll) EL-738C (or EL-738) v) © 2014 The Society of Management Accountants of Canada. All rights reserved. ®/™ Registered Trade-Marks/Trade-Marks are owned by The Society of Management Accountants of Canada. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the copyright holder. Additional Information Practice Case Examination – M3A5 RomaCorral Foods Ltd. (RCFL) Additional Information Update As a result of the economic recession that began at the end of 2010, Canadian consumers continued to reduce...
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...Food Wastage At the moment, it is hard to tell whether the world has sufficient food supplies or not.Most of developed countries claim to have people who are still not able to access food while at the same time, still report of more food wastage than the third world, developing nations. That indicates a big mishap in the food cycle as it so happens that most of the food either finds itself in the dumpster or on the plates of the very rich. China, USA, Canada, South Eastern Asia, and Europe have been amongst the countries hit by this storm of food wasting. While Britain is said to be throwing away about thirteen pounds of food per week, Canada is struggling with same problem. The United States is not spared either. Food and Agriculture Organization, abbreviation as FAO says that about a third of the world produce is wasted. By 2007, FAO projected that the increase ought to have gone high by sixty percent so that the emerging wealthier generation could be fed totally. While people could focus on increasing production, it is worth noting that reducing the amount of food waste in most cases would see to the situation being placed under comtrol, albeit for a bit (Barclay, 2014). Globally, around 1.3 billion ton of food goes to waste. Food is wasted from initial agricultural production, all the way to the final household consumption. The medium and high income countries are the leaders in the food wasting melee. Food is thrown away despite being still suitable for human consumption...
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...RECOMMENDATION We recommend that DragonCare Ltd expand its footprint to Canada through a fully owned subsidiary by the name of “DragonCare Canada Ltd”. Awareness of alternative health medicine is increasing rapidly in Canada. The Canadian Natural Health Products (NHP) industry (Market Size: $2620 million), of which the herbal medicines have a 40% share (Market Size: $1048 million), is growing at 20% annually. The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) segment in particular is highly fragmented with no major brand in the marketplace. Market share of none of the current players exceeds 5%. In this respect, the market condition in Canada is similar to what exists in DragonCare’s current markets and provides DragonCare a good opportunity to create a niche for itself by building a brand on the strength of its scientific research capabilities and experience of operating in such markets. ------------------------------------------------- ROLL OUT STRATEGY DragonCare Canada should employ a phased approach in introducing its products, its geographic expansion in Canada and introduction of its full value proposition to the Canadian customers. DragonCare should enter Canada with two patented women’s healthcare products preferably for nutritional benefits & immunity development which have the highest demand in Canada. The strategy is to develop these products as DragonCare’s “Flagship” products in Canada. Introduction of other products will be after the “DragonCare Brand” is established...
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...analysis are IMF World Economic outlook and RBC Economic research for year 2012 and forecast for year 2013. This paper includes several economic issues such us economic recession and growth, risk, Labour market and Inflation additionally monetary policies for central banks. Researcher and forecasters compared those issues for different countries and they aim to differentiate and discuss for each of the countries and market situation. Overall, the world economy faces significant challenges in the recent years and is expected to grow by 3.5% this year. Authors stated some significant issues and problems and explained them in detail. For example, paper includes several subtitles about European risk and recession situation, Finding the right policy for Europe, China is in slow growth stage, Canada and US economic situation and factors that impacted in positive and negative ways on the economy, Labour market volatility, Housing market, Households income and debt status, Consumer spending shift, Businesses that are supporting market, Canada’s dollar appreciation, Fed and other central bank policy, US labour market trend and the Fiscal policy. In the conclusion as discussed in the whole paper, I would say in Canada and US economy have good news for most of the indicators such us GDP growth unemployment rate inflation rate trend in next years rather than European area and Chinese market. Part 2. Macroeconomic concepts referring to the article This paper is all about macroeconomic...
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...Dear sir/madam, I am submitting for your consideration this thorough analysis to support your plan to use FRACKING technology in a number of oil and gas wells on a private land in Adams County, Colorado. Your approval is required so that we can move to the next step of the project’s lifecycle. PRELIMINARY ACTIONS Seismic investigation is the first step that should be taken prior to a formal analysis of business opportunities. It is vital to ensure that expected revenue will justify cost of operation and result in reasonable profits expected by our customers. Communications Plan is in the pipeline to assure stakeholders that the fracking activity will not connect to the aquifer, since the oil and gas deposits are separated from any useable aquifers by nearly 5,000’ of impermeable shale, and that the cement wall to be used is solidly sealed. There are two resources that will be produced once project reaches its operational phase - OIL and NATURAL GAS. OIL PRODUCTION To minimize transportation costs it would be appropriate to use refining capacity in other US states where production presently exists. The refineries are configured to deal with specific types of crude. Therefore, it is important to examine compatibility of the oil to be produced from this project with target refineries. For example, Commerce City Refinery located in Commerce City, Colorado is going to be our primary target due to low transportation costs of oil to the refinery, as Colorado State is a promising market...
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