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Fast Facts: Community Economic Development in Manitoba and the Inclusive Economy
Manitoba is a province of economic growth and economic disparity. It is a province with low unemployment rates, diverse development, and incredible…
Research for Communities
Poverty and Education in a low-income suburb It is outrageous that large numbers of children starting school in Winnipeg year after year…
Low income Manitobans falling behind in 2018
As we roll into 2018, low income Manitobans are falling further behind. While minimum wage in Ontario went up on January 1…
Poverty solutions must address racial, gender and neighborhood inequities in HRM-new report on child and family poverty
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX — 13,690 children, almost one in five, were living in poverty in Halifax in 2015, according to…
Fast Facts: The View from Here Hasn’t Changed
Last week the Manitoba government held a community consultation to help with the development of its poverty reduction plan. The Manitoba Poverty…
Fast Facts: No Poverty Reduction Strategy in Speech from the Throne
Tuesday morning, I received a phone call from a Make Poverty History Manitoba member. He lives on a disability benefit that provides…
Time for a new social contract to eradicate child and family poverty in Nova Scotia
The annual child and family poverty report card, published in partnership with Campaign 2000, is a reminder of how broken our social…
Time for a New Social Contract to Eradicate Child and Family Poverty
Halifax – The 2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia reveals that 35,870 children or more than 1…
2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Download 1.14 MB46 pages This year’s Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia identifies a slight decrease in child…
Research for Communities: Justice Starts Here
A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba In the report Justice Starts Here: A one-stop shop approach for achieving…
Income Security to End Poverty in Manitoba
Download 785.91 KB32 pages According to the Low-Income Cut Off-After Tax (LICO-AT) measure, there were 105,000 Manitobans (approximately 8.9%) living in poverty…