Hamilton Roundtable For Poverty Reduction

• Living wage jumps to $19.05 an hour in Hamilton: Ontario Living Wage Network

  The Ontario Living Wage Network has released its latest recommendation on what the province's minimum wage should be for Hamilton and area.

  Economy

  Nov 15, 2022
  
• Living wage rate in Hamilton climbs to $17.20 per hour

  The Ontario Living Wage Network has calculated a new living wage for Hamilton of $17.20 per hour, up from an hourly rate of $16.45 two years ago.

  News

  Nov 1, 2021
  
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• Burlington will not issue fines to drivers who give money to panhandlers

  An idea to ticket drivers who hand over cash to panhandlers at busy intersections will not be pursued by the city of Burlington.

  Sep 18, 2019
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• Ford government’s child benefit cut ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Hamilton anti-poverty advocate

  A Hamilton committee will ask staff to find out what the impact will be on the city should the Ford government go ahead with the planned cut to the Transition Child Benefit (TCB).

  News

  Sep 18, 2019
• Hamilton anti-hate coalition to launch ‘No Hate in the Hammer’ campaign

  A campaign to fight hate in Hamilton is being launched days after a StatsCan report revealed that Hamilton has the most police-reported hate crimes in the country.

  Jul 26, 2019
• Anti-poverty advocates concerned about Hamilton budget in wake of provincial changes

  Hamilton's 2019 operating budget has lost $8.8 million as a result of changes to cost-sharing agreements between the provincial government and municipalities.

  Politics

  May 6, 2019
• Hamilton politicians denounce cancellation of Basic Income Pilot Project

  The basic income pilot project, which launched last year and was set to run for three years, provided payments to 4,000 low-income people in communities including Hamilton, Brantford, Thunder Bay and Lindsay.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2018
• Hamilton politicians finalize payday loan crackdown

  An admittedly "cynical" Ward 6 Councillor Tom Jackson says it's now up to the banks and credit unions to step up and "fill the void" for those in need of emergency financial assistance.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2018
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• Ontario’s basic income pilot project focus of Hamilton town hall meeting

  The Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction is hosting a town hall meeting this evening at the central library to answer questions about the provincial government's "basic income" pilot project.

  Economy

  May 29, 2017