More Canadian children lived in poverty in 2022 than before the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report card on child poverty in Canada. The report characterized the increase in child ...

They found that 25 per cent of children under six in the province live in poverty, the highest recorded in Canada. That’s ...

Single working-age adults experience the highest rates of poverty and receive the lowest amount of government income supports TORONTO, June 15, 2023 /CNW/ - Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) has ...

Half of children under the age of six who live in Nunavut are living in poverty — the highest rate in the country — according to a new report released Tuesday. The report, from advocacy group Campaign ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has the highest child poverty rate in Canada, with one in five kids considered statistically poor, says a report that calls for quick action to alleviate a worsening ...

If you’re like me, you’ll be impressed by the chart that accompanies this column. I know I was when I first saw it in the University of Calgary School of Public Policy’s “Social Policy Trends” series.

At first glance, Canada ranks among the top third of countries for its work in addressing child poverty. But that isn’t the whole story. Based on current rates of and overall progress in reducing ...

Nearly seven million Canadians are struggling to put food on the table as the cost of living and housing crisis continues to bite, according to a new report. Food Banks Canada released its inaugural ...

Toronto had the highest poverty rate of any city or municipality in Canada with a population over 500,000 people in 2022, a new report says. The report, authored by national anti-poverty group ...

Increases in wages and earnings only partially make up for lost purchasing power. Those working in lower paying industries are less likely to see their wages rise. Canada’s inflation rate has started ...

If eliminating poverty were a school course, Canada just barely passed its last semester. In its inaugural poverty report released Tuesday, Food Banks Canada assigned the nation an overall D+ grade, ...

An advocacy group says child poverty in British Columbia decreased in 2020 due to government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but any progress may be wiped out by the rising ...