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…
All young people have a fundamental, legal right to be free of homelessness and to have access to adequate housing.
Let’s Talk Housing! The process has begun and we are only months away from what will become Canada’s National Housing Strategy. Called for by the United Nations, anti-poverty advocates, academics, faith-based groups and many others, the strategy is long overdue…
Congratulations to Leilani Farha on receiving an honourary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University!
Did you know that British Columbia is the only province without any government intention to create an anti-poverty strategy? Or that in 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador was tied with Saskatchewan for having the second lowest poverty rate in Canada? In…
Homelessness in a country as wealthy as Canada is dire. Each year approximately 230,000 people are homeless and the United Nations has called homelessness in Canada a ‘national emergency’. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) said ‘no’ to hearing…
If yesterday’s budget did little for the middle class, it did even less – in fact it did nothing – for the over 4.8 million people struggling to make ends meet. The fact that poverty costs Canada an estimated $24…
*Message from Dignity for All: the campaign for a poverty-free Canada UPDATE: Today marked the last day of the Council of the Federation meetings in Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario. Housing was set to be on the agenda for discussion, and it appears…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2013 Premiers Urged to Address Housing Crisis at Council of the Federation Ottawa: A group of over 50 organizations from across Canada has signed a joint letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne urging her to…
In the past two weeks, Canada has seen two significant events take place. The first was the tabling of the 2013 federal budget, and the second was a pre-session on Canada in Geneva, which precedes the upcoming review of the…