Canadians Want A Rights-Based National Housing Strategy Housing is a hot topic in this country no matter where you live. The details of the conversation may shift depending on where you are, but across the country, these discussions reveal common…
Are We There Yet? Gender Equality in Canada In the wake of a startling year for women’s rights around the world, there is a feeling that we have a lot to be proud of as Canadians.
Imagine being faced with a daily decision to either pay your monthly rent, purchase winter jackets for your children, send a cheque for the hydro bill, or buy groceries. This is the reality for over four million people in Canada…
Did you know that in Canada one-fifth of all households experience extreme housing affordability issues – with 18% of all renters (over 730,000 households) experiencing severe housing affordability problems, threatening their security of tenure? Or that it’s estimated that approximately…
We can’t afford not to end veteran homelessness. At the end of this week, in Ottawa, hundreds of individuals will gather with Prime Minister Trudeau around the fallen soldier memorial to place poppies on the monument and recognize the lives…
Yesterday, CWP’s President, Harriett McLachlan, and ED, Leilani Farha, appeared in front of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA committee) in a study preparing for Canada’s Poverty Reduction…
“It’s going to happen. We have to accept that.” That’s what Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the other day about the future of precarious employment – contract work, short-term roles without benefits, and “gig economy” jobs (think: driving for Uber)…
The real experts in the relief of poverty are our Board of Directors, and others in our network who have experienced poverty. The restrictions on participation by our members in public policy discussions related to poverty exacerbates their political marginalization.…
Canada held to account for its disappointing women’s rights record by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women For Immediate Release Joint Statement by Canadian Civil Society Organizations
Did you know that next week, Canada is going to be under review for its compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)? CWP, along with other NGOs, will be in Geneva on the ground to take part…
Thousands Across Canada Call for Federal Action on Poverty Volunteers call for forthcoming national anti-poverty plan to assure the rights of people in living in poverty For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON, October 17, 2016 — Over 850,000 people in Canada…
Is Canada on the cusp of change for 4.9 million people living in poverty? This October, an important policy commitment has begun to take shape that could affect the lives of almost 5 million people in Canada, including 1.3 million…