Youth Rights! Right Now!
All young people have the right to be free of homelessness. Along with our amazing partners, CWP is excited to announce the release of Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide.
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Youth Rights! Right Now!
Along with our amazing partners, CWP is excited to announce the release of Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide. Youth homelessness is a pressing issue worldwide that needs national attention. Despite the enormity of the…
Pushed Out: Discrimination in Ontario’s Public Libraries
UPDATE: On May 25, 2016, CWP’s Executive Director, Leilani Farha, wrote to the Kingston Library Board expressing our concerns with the Kingston Library Code of Conduct.
CWP calls for access to justice
Did you know that today, May 19th, marks the 40th anniversary of Canada ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights?
What the census means for the anti-poverty community
The much anticipated arrival of the return of the long-form census has been greeted with such excitement and enthusiasm across Canada that the StatsCan website crashed because of the sheer number of responses.
You are making the difference!
Let me start by saying thank you, without you Canada Without Poverty would not be here. You are what enables us to continue to create important and influential work like Dignity for All – the national anti-poverty plan, our submissions…
Striking up a conversation on the Hill at the APC
Tuesday, April 19th marked a particularly special meeting of the All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus (APC) that saw the highest turnout of participants and observers in its nearly 4-year history.
Securities
Donating securities is an easy way to contribute to Canada Without Poverty’s important work across Canada. Securities donations include donations of stocks and mutual funds. The Canada Revenue Agency does not apply capital gains tax on donations of publicly traded…
IN REVIEW: CWP explores the new Canada Child Benefit
In the budget announced a couple of weeks ago, there seemed to be no question that the proposed Canada Child Benefit (CCB) was the ‘star’ of the federal budget – the key measure the Liberals have introduced to help families…
Connecting the dots – What does the Budget mean for poverty
Last week’s release of the federal budget came with much excitement and curiosity from the anti-poverty community. In the weeks leading up to budget we started to see small hints of the potential for a budget that would truly have…
Federal budget delivers on some important first steps
For immediate release OTTAWA (22 March 2016) – Today’s federal budget has brought forward some key measures to address poverty, including investments in income support and access to justice programs. However, Canada Without Poverty (CWP) is concerned that a…
The 2016 AFB is Here!
By Jillian Premachuk, BSW Student and Morgan Teeple Hopkins, Law Student We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) for 2016.Â