Though Canada, on paper, is committed to an adequate standard of living, it needs social and economic laws to become more ...

As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from McGill University. Energy poverty occurs when households cannot afford or access the ...

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty focuses on recognizing poverty and finding ways to eliminate it. Commemorated annually on Oct. 17, this day brings together global communities ...

Food Bank Canada's 2025 "Poverty Report Card" gives Canada a failing grade on food insecurity and unemployment, but a ...

The Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force is advocating for more support for people in need ahead of International Day for the ...

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Disability Without Poverty and Campaign 2000 released their second annual 2024 Disability Report Card, ...

Ireland has made permanent its three-year pilot program that gave monthly income payments to thousands of artists. Canadian ...

How widespread—and persistent—is poverty within 2SLGBTQ+ communities in Canada? Municipal and provincial 2SLGBTQ+ poverty-related studies offer some glimpses, but there is no national measure. Through ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — One in five recent immigrants lived below the poverty line in Canada in 2022, and most of them were in "deep poverty," according to a report Thursday from Statistics Canada. The ...

The documentary The Good Canadian outlines the consequences of failing to press politicians to address systemic ...