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Manitoba tax changes need to target wealthy to reduce poverty
Basic Personal Exemption (BPE) increases are being brought in by the new provincial government under the auspices of reducing poverty. The BPE…
It’s time for a meaningful increase to BC’s minimum wage
Today, BC’s lowest paid workers get a 40-cent raise. The latest increase of the provincial minimum wage—now $10.85 per hour for most…
Fast Facts: 4 things to know about women and homelessness in Canada
First published on CCPA’s Behind the Numbers Anywhere between 30,000 and 200,000 people are homeless in Canada, with another 1.7 million unable…
3 positive steps toward ending poverty in Canada
Program Change People lifted out of poverty (LIM-AT) New Canada Child Benefit 397,000 GIS Top-up for single seniors 37,000 New Alberta Child…
Work Life: Inaction Threatens to Stagnate Manitoba Minimum Wage
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press July 18, 2016 Unless immediate action is taken, 2016 will be the first time in…
The hidden epidemic of working poverty in Metro Vancouver
We are often told that the solution to poverty is for the poor to “get a job” or for various sectors to…
Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver
Download 4.09 MB36 pages This study examines Metro Vancouver working poverty trends by neighbourhood pre- and post- the 2008 recession. We are…
Working poverty on the rise in most Metro Vancouver municipalities
JUNE 29, 2016 (Vancouver) Contrary to stereotypes about poverty being concentrated mainly in Vancouver and Surrey, a new study finds the growing…
Infographics: Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver
Click to enlarge (files open in a new window). You can also download maps (PDF) via the links below. Read the news release…
Hidden poverty on reserves revealed
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Study reveals Canada’s shameful Indigenous child poverty rates
60% of First Nation children on reserve live in poverty CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Indigenous children in Canada are…
Fast Facts: Manitoba Ranked Highest for Indigenous Child Poverty
Children need to feel and see they are important members of their communities and treated as such. A new study out Tuesday…