The background report was an amalgamation of ideas and research by the by the Council's Social Planning Council Project Committee. The report itself was put together by Project Committee chairman Dr. John Gandy, Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto; the author of the report and Project director Marvyn Novick, Senior Program Director; and Project Associates Anella Parker and Susan Kee.

Policy report from the the Council's Social Planning Council Suburban. The report itself was put together by Project Committee chairmen Dr. John Gandy, Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto (1977-1980) and Frank O'Donnell, Executive Member of the Council (September 1980-); the author of the report and Project director Marvyn Novick, Senior Program Director; and Project Associates Susan Kee and Roxina Saari.