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A BC poverty reduction plan is long overdue
As the BC government prepares to table its budget on February 21 and political parties try to convince British Columbians to vote…
The federal role in poverty reduction
Days after the 2015 federal election, a Globe and Mail opinion piece pointed out something many anti-poverty advocates already knew: “Every province…
BC home to Canada’s second highest poverty rate
New report: Province must stop rejecting need for poverty reduction plan READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – BC’s poverty rate is…
Infographic: BC is the only province without a poverty reduction plan
BC’s poverty rate is virtually unchanged from where it was a decade ago – yet the province remains the only one in…
Long Overdue
Why BC needs a poverty reduction plan Download 1.86 MB 44 pages BC is Canada’s only province without a poverty reduction plan.…
Study calculates living wage for Halifax and Antigonish
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX/ANTIGONISH, NS—Two working parents with two children need to each earn a minimum of $19.17…
The year as we saw it: 10 charts that defined Ontario in 2016
The experts at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Ontario office have been tracking economic developments in Ontario throughout the year. Some…
Fast Facts: 62 recommendations and the Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair
“The social and economic conditions that render children vulnerable to abuse and neglect are well beyond the scope of the child welfare…
Further investment is needed now to end child poverty
25 years ago, Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child. Among the rights enumerated in that Convention, children…
22.5% of N.S. children living in poverty: 2016 Child and Family Poverty Report Card
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—While there was a slight decrease in child poverty nationally between 2013 and 2014, the child poverty…
2016 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Another Year, No Improvement Download 841.61 KB32 pages This year’s Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia finds that…
Fast Facts: Community looking for action plan from province on poverty
When Lieutenant Governor Janice Filmon delivers the throne speech on November 21, a plan for poverty reduction should top the government’s priority…