Child Poverty Canada
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COVID-19 benefits suggest income transfers could further reduce child poverty: reportA new report by an anti-poverty group published says child poverty fell across the country in 2020, with 13.5 per cent of Canadian children were living in poverty that year.CanadaFeb 14, 2023
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3.2M Canadians, including over 560,000 children, living in poverty: Stats CanadaAlthough the child-poverty rate changed little at 8.2 per cent, the agency highlighted the 566,000 children in poverty which in comparison peaked at one million six years earlier.CanadaFeb 24, 2020
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Child poverty up in Canada since 1989, new research findsAffordable housing and childcare essential to bring that ratio down, anti-poverty coalition says.MoneyNov 21, 2017
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1.2 million Canadian children living in poverty: censusSeventeen per cent of children are living in low-income households across Canada.CanadaSep 13, 2017
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Canada ranks poorly among wealthy nations for children’s well-being: UNICEFCanada ranks 37th on a list of 41 rich countries for children having access to enough nutritious food, and higher-than-average rates of child homicide and teen suicide also point to a need for action, a UNICEF report says.CanadaJun 14, 2017
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