Did you know that 20% of Canada’s homeless population are youth and that nearly 300,000 young people in Canada are forced to turn to food banks each month? And did you know that the poverty rate for young people in…
What does women’s leadership mean for economic prosperity in Canada? How does poverty affect women’s equality? In the next three weeks, from February 14th to Women’s Day on March 8th, people in Canada are considering questions like this about the…
After five years, six policy summits and a community engagement process involving 600 partnerships, Dignity for All: A National Anti-Poverty Plan is here!
Almost half of the world’s wealth is now in the hands of the richest one per cent of the population, a new Oxfam report says. The report, titled Working for the Few, found that only a small number of people…
For Immediate Release National/Regional/Local January 12, 2015 – [Ottawa] Canada’s Indigenous woman are four times more likely to be murdered or go missing than the average Canadian woman, and yet governments at all levels continue to wait for this issue…
Since Human Rights Day 2013, we’ve had many reasons to feel discouraged about Canada’s human rights track record, particularly in relation to people living in poverty. However, among all the frustration, we should recognize the steps, stories and actions that…
In a 2:1 decision the Ontario Court of Appeal thwarts access to justice for homeless For Immediate Release National/Regional/Local December 1, 2014 – Ottawa – Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) released their decision in Tanudjaja vs Canada Attorney…
By: Julia Hayko, Outreach Associate (Student) Saskatchewan is in desperate need of a poverty plan. The people have spoken, the government has responded: due to the hard work of our provincial colleagues, it looks like this is about to change…
As you’ve probably heard, Canada Without Poverty has been speaking out loudly about our concerns with the federal government’s attempts to restrict refugees from social assistance, first through a Private Member’s Bill and now through the Omnibus Budget Bill. This…
What is income splitting? How will it affect young Canadians struggling to make ends meet? Recently, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced an income splitting plan which he promised would invest more money in the generation of Canadians who are raising…
For Immediate Release National/Regional/Local October 28, 2014 – Canada without Poverty and the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) today expressed their deep dismay at provisions in Bill C-43, the omnibus budget bill that could lead to newly arrived refugees being…
For Immediate Release National/Regional/Local October 24, 2014 – Canada Without Poverty (CWP) was gravely concerned with the actions of those who have attacked Canadian Military forces in Ottawa, and Montreal over the past week. But the actions of Mr. Michael…