Food Banks Canada has given B.C. a near-failing grade on its 2024 poverty report card, saying much needs to be done to address shortfalls in housing and food security.

Rates of child and family poverty in Canada are on the rise, according to a new report. From 2021 to 2022, the child poverty rate in Canada rose by 2.5 percentage points, or a total of 195,170 ...

3:58 Poilievre blames Liberals for ‘record-smashing’ 25% of Canadians living in poverty A new report from Food Banks Canada suggests the number of Canadians living in poverty may be higher ...

The base amount for each child under six is $7,787 per year — which translates to a maximum monthly benefit of $648.91. For children between six and 17 years old, beneficiaries will receive up to ...

Despite some progress, Canada can do more to protect its children from poverty TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - A report published today by UNICEF's Office of Research - Innocenti reveals that Canada ...

Food Banks Canada used the Material Deprivation Index (MDI), which calculates the proportion of Canadians living in poverty because they can't afford two or more essential items. This affects 30% ...

In Canada, poverty is a half-full, hall-empty glass kind of situation. On the positive side, the poverty rate has declined to 7.4 per cent in 2021 from 14 per cent in 2015, according to the latest ...

it has no viable program to offer workers looking for a way to overturn the horrendous levels of social inequality and poverty in Canada. The report hails the “value of Canadian labour market ...

"Earlier research has shown that a cold indoor temperature is associated with an exacerbation of some chronic diseases, so energy poverty is cause for concern," says Mylène Riva, the Canada ...

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 ...