Inequality and poverty

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Ontario is a wealthy province in a wealthy country, yet child poverty remains a pressing social concern in every community. In 2019, the most recent year for which data are available, one in six children across the province lived with the day-to-day reality of never having enough. Despite recent progress—the child poverty rate fell from 23.4% in 2013 to 17.6% in 2019—half a million children still lived in poverty in 2019. This report calls on governments to treat poverty reduction as an urgent priority.
L’Ontario est une province riche dans un pays riche et pourtant, la pauvreté infantile demeure un problème social préoccupant dans chacune de nos collectivités. En 2019, l’année la plus récente pour laquelle nous disposons de données, un enfant sur six dans cette province n’en avait jamais assez quotidiennement. Malgré quelque progrès récemment—le taux de pauvreté infantile étant passé de 23,4 % en 2013 à 17,6 % en 2019—un demi-million d’enfants vivent encore en situation de pauvreté en 2019.
This report provides 2021 child and family poverty rates for Nova Scotia, based on 2019 data, the most recent available data. Between 1989 and 2019, child poverty rates decreased in every province and territory. However, Nova Scotia has performed the worst in reducing child poverty from 1989 levels.  Nova Scotia has the highest rate in Atlantic Canada and the third-highest provincial child poverty rate in Canada, a consistent ranking over the last several years. 
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 2019 data, the most recent available data. Between 1989 and 2019, child poverty rates decreased in every province and territory. However, Nova Scotia has performed the worst in reducing child poverty from 1989 levels.
TORONTO—Un demi-million d’enfants grandissent en situation de pauvreté en Ontario, révèle un nouveau rapport publié par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA).
TORONTO—Half a million Ontario children are growing up in poverty, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) revealed today.
Previously published by CBC online November 21, 2021
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