Here’s a sample policy brief for social work students, policy
writers, and social workers. I’m an MSW student at UBC; this
policy brief was for my graduate-level Advanced Canadian Social
Policy class. My instructor didn’t give us a sample policy
brief, so I researched “How to Write a Policy Brief” and read a
few dozen actual briefs before I wrote (and rewrote, and edited,
this one). If you have to write a policy brief, you may find
inspiration here… Also – if you’re keen on getting your Master’s
of Social Work, read How to Get Into Grad School – Master’s or
PhD Programs. Social Policy Brief: The Guaranteed Annual Income
(GAI) - Eliminating Income Inequalities and Polarization in
Canada Canada has more inequality and poverty than most
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
countries (the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, 2009). According to
Stats Canada, almost seven million workers earned less than
$20,000 in 2001, and two million workers were paid less than $10
per hour. In 2009, Food Banks C