Energy poverty in Canada. McGill University. Journal Canadian Journal of Public Health DOI 10.17269/s41997-023-00741-0. Keywords ...

By comparison, Statistics Canada’s poverty figures in 2021 using the MBM model found that 7.4 percent of the population experienced poverty.

Canada’s official poverty measure, the market-basket measure, is based on the cost of a specific basket of goods and servicesrepresenting a modest, basic standard of living.

Child poverty is rising swiftly in Canada and the Liberal government's Canada Child Benefit "has lost its power to sustain poverty reduction" and bring down income inequality, says a new report ...

In Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, the child poverty rate now stands at 20 percent, an almost five-percentage point increase from the 15.2 percent rate recorded seven years ago.

Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of families, children and social development, wants to reduce the rate of poverty in Canada by 20 per cent from 2015 levels by the end of the current decade, which would ...

According to Statistics Canada, the prevalence of poverty in Canada was 10.3 per cent in 2019. This new report shows a different picture.

At first glance, Canada ranks among the top third of countries for its work in addressing child poverty. But that isn’t the whole story. Based on current rates of and overall progress in reducing ...

Energy poverty is a surprisingly common problem in Canada, with vulnerable communities most harshly affected by cut-offs when they fall behind on bill payments.

OTTAWA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The poverty rate among Indigenous people in Canada declined from 2015 to 2020 but they are more likely to experience poverty, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

At first glance, Canada ranks among the top third of countries for its work in addressing child poverty. But that isn’t the whole story. Based on current rates of and overall progress in ...