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    BC’s relief measures for people on income assistance are welcome but more is needed

    On April 2, the BC government announced emergency financial support for some of the most vulnerable British Columbians: an extra $300 per month for people  receiving income and disability assistance and some very low income seniors, for three months. This necessary and welcome measure can’t come fast enough.  BC is…

  • More than 200,000 will be pushed below the poverty line due to taxes owed on CERB

    More than 200,000 people will be pushed below the poverty line due to taxes owed on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) unless urgently needed changes are made, according to a new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

  • Nova Scotia Alternative Budget

    The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces

    Poverty Costs in Nova Scotia Poverty Costs in New Brunswick 

  • Nova Scotia Alternative Budget

    How much poverty costs in each Atlantic Province is detailed in a new report

    Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS), along with partners in each Atlantic province, released The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces. The report provides the total cost of poverty in the Atlantic provinces, which ranges from $2 billion per year in Nova Scotia to $273 million…

  • CCPA Review: Poverty Reduction and the Politics of Setting Social Assistance Rates

    Over the past ten years, we have begun to see provincial governments across the country implement poverty reduction plans in various forms. Manitoba is the most recent to introduce anti-poverty legislation. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Act includes requirements for the government to take its poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy…

  • Good Economy Project
    Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    A $15 minimum wage for BC would put a serious dent in working poverty

    BC is a prosperous province in a prosperous country, but we have done a poor job of sharing that prosperity. Inequality in BC has increased substantially over the last 30 years and we’ve had the worst or second worst poverty rate in Canada for several years running. Inequality and poverty…

  • Our take on BC Budget 2020

    BC Budget 2020 is light on new announcements. It largely marks the final year of implementation of the ambitious three-year plan set out back in 2018 to tackle some of our biggest social and economic challenges head on. The good news is that it delivers on key commitments made (and…

  • Anti-poverty movement, meet the culture of medicine.

    The evidence for the burden of income inequality on health is plentiful and convincing, with inequity and its health impact both increasing in British Columbia in recent years. Many voices are calling for attention to poverty reduction and a living wage. But what happens when you add doctors into this conversation? Progress and challenges both.…

  • Nova Scotia Alternative Budget

    Fast Facts: Let’s Make Poverty Reduction a Priority

    In Nova Scotia, 75,000 people—including children, people with disabilities, seniors, parents, and single people— live in circumstances that compromise their health because they are deprived of basic needs such as adequate food, clothing, and housing. Poverty takes its toll on individuals, families and communities, but failure to address poverty costs…

  • Manitoba Research Alliance

    Winnipeg Without Poverty

    Calling on the City to Lead Download 4.14 MB60 pages This report, endorsed by more than 90 organizations, calls on Winnipeg’s Mayor to be a champion for poverty reduction and commit to leading the development of a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. Up to 107,000 Winnipeggers are living in poverty. The…

  • Manitoba Research Alliance

    Reducing Poverty to Improve Educational Outcomes

    What a School Division and a Local Community Can do Together Download 906.23 KB36 pages Many Manitobans express concern when international ratings of students’ educational achievements such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) are released. “What is wrong with our educational system,” people ask when Manitoba is seen…

  • Now, more than ever, Canadians count on Premiers’ leadership to reduce poverty

    Canada has been plunged into a worldwide recession that is harsher than any economic downturn since the Great Depression. Now, more than ever, citizens are counting on their governments for vision, compassion, and leadership. This week’s upcoming Premiers’ talks create a vital opening to start now on an economic recovery…