A report card on child and family poverty in Ontario
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.
About the authors
Randy Robinson
Ricardo Tranjan
Ricardo Tranjan directs the research program for the CCPA-Ontario. Ricardo’s expertise centres on Ontario public finances and the political economy of social policy, especially public education funding, income support programs, and rental housing. He is the author of multiple books, including The Tenant Class (2023).
