Poverty Rates

• ‘Quite dire’: N.S. has the highest poverty rate in Canada, says new report

  At a press conference, the United Way says Halifax has the highest poverty for Canadian cities as part of a new report released to help bring attention to the growing problem.

  Canada

  Jan 24
  
• Winnipeg advocate calls for empathy following theft of donation box at Tim Hortons

  A woman allegedly involved in a theft of a donation box at a Tim Hortons in Winnipeg raised questions about the importance of having empathy for those suffering from poverty

  Crime

  May 15, 2023
  
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• Lethbridge CMA youth poverty rate 15.2%: report

  The 2022 Lethbridge Child and Family Poverty report finds 15.2 per cent of children aged zero to seventeen are living in low-income environments.

  Economy

  Oct 17, 2022
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• Edmonton Social Planning Council waits to see how city fares with new poverty rate

  The national statistics office is looking at changes to the federally adopted poverty line which, if approved, could mean more people are considered to live below the low-income threshold.

  Politics

  Dec 23, 2019
• Nova Scotia still has highest rate of child poverty in Atlantic Canada: report

  More than 1 in 5 children were living in poverty in Nova Scotia in 2015.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2017
• Study says 60% of First Nation children on reserve live in poverty

  Indigenous children in Canada are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than non-aboriginal kids, according to new findings released Tuesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

  Canada

  May 17, 2016