“The cost of actually fully implementing a bold, comprehensive poverty reduction plan is less than half of that.” Klein said according to the organization’s calculation, the cost of ...
As Statistics Canada describes ... there clearly continues to be an urgent need for a comprehensive poverty reduction plan for B.C. with legislated targets and timelines. Despite the numbers ...
The B.C. ombudsperson is investigating the distribution of social assistance cheques during the Canada Post strike ... of Social Development and Poverty Reduction has reported that, as of last ...
Manitoba has the highest child poverty rate among all Canadian provinces, at 27 per cent, the report says — well above the national average of 18 per cent, based on 2022 Statistics Canada data.
More than 70% of graduate students in Canada are living below the poverty line, Hennessey’s survey found, and one-quarter are worried about whether they will have enough money to complete their ...
Service providers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) have mixed reactions to the mayor’s plans to transform the neighbourhood.