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    Canada set a poverty reduction goal. We’re falling behind.

    Canada vowed to end poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions.

  • Beyond Recovery

    An unexpected consequence of the pandemic: Poverty declined sharply in Canada

    Pandemic supports, mostly from the federal government, contributed to the largest one-year reduction in poverty in nearly 50 years.

    Pandemic supports, mostly from the federal government, contributed to the largest one-year reduction in poverty in nearly 50 years.

  • Failing Grade: Manitoba Poverty Reduction Strategy and Budget 2019

    Download 326.39 KB 12 pages “I grew up poor. I appreciate the reality that many Manitobans face. It’s very difficult for many Manitobans right now. The month runs out a lot of times after the money has run out…. I want to work with anyone who wants to address the…

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    Time for a real poverty reduction strategy in Ontario

    Ontario's most recent five-year plan to reduce poverty, from 2020, has been a flop. How can the next one be stronger?

    The word “poverty” has been conspicuously absent from the Ontario government’s 2025 budget and any plans to “protect Ontario” from tariff-related uncertainty. This is bad news for the increasing number of Ontarians who live in poverty. 

  • All across Canada, children are growing up in poverty

    We mapped out child poverty rates across Canada.

    We mapped out child poverty rates across Canada.

  • Time to address the cost of poverty in the Atlantic provinces

    We are far less likely to recognize households living in poverty as a public health issue, societal crisis or economic problem that we should solve collectively.

    We are far less likely to recognize households living in poverty as a public health issue, societal crisis or economic problem that we should solve collectively.

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    2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Kids Can’t Wait

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX/KJIPUKTUK – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Kids Can’t Wait. Findings based on 2020 data: Nova Scotia’s child poverty rate in 2020 decreased by 24.3%. This is the most…

  • 2024 Report card on child and family poverty in Nova Scotia: Swift action is needed for child and family wellbeing

    Halifax/Kjipuktuk – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) just released the 2024 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Swift Action is Needed for Child and Family Wellbeing. This report records the highest single-year increase in child poverty in the 35 years since the federal…

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    Five ways BC Budget 2019 could pave the way for a comprehensive poverty reduction plan

    This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019 provincial budget. Find more from the series at: policynote.ca/budget2019 In a province where poverty was ignored for too long, BC’s current government deserves credit for…

  • Nova Scotia has the worst provincial child poverty reduction record over 30 years—shows the 2021 Report Card

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2021 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Worst Provincial Performance over 30 Years. This report provides the 2021 Child and Family Poverty rates for Nova Scotia, based on…

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    BC’s first-ever poverty reduction strategy: An important step forward, but does it go far enough?

    After ten years of community calls for action, BC has at long last joined the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. BC’s new strategy, TogetherBC, was unveiled yesterday. It sets out a framework to achieve the government’s legislated targets to reduce child poverty by at least 50…

  • Deep poverty: BC government can—and should—end it

    The BC government’s public consultations into the development of a poverty reduction plan have ended. Now the ideas and recommendations from hundreds of British Columbians are in the hands of the government as they turn all that input into the official plan. We’ve been told to expect enabling legislation—including legislated…