Eleven years past the federal government's deadline of eradicating child poverty by the year 2000, 1 in 10 children continue to live in poverty. Why hasn't more progress been made? Read more »
This is the second part in a series exploring climate change, poverty, how the two are related, and their impacts on Canadian Inuit. The first part explored the major impacts of climate change in Canada’s North, both on the environment and on the Inuit living there. This installment examines how poverty affects the Inuit. Read more »
October 17th marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Here in Canada, countless reports, resolutions and commitments have been made over the years about ending poverty, yet the problem persists. What sort of action is needed? Perhaps it's time to re-think our approach... Read more »
To achieve a sustainable economic recovery in Canada, all Canadians need an affordable place to call home. Canada’s serious housing problem is cause to reconsider priorities for the next federal budget. Included in this budget are plans to cut corporate taxes. CPJ’s recommendation: hold the corporate tax cuts and direct funds toward affordable housing. Read more »
Every year, the Finance Committee of the House of Commons receives submissions from Canadians on the federal budget, conducts hearings across the country, and submits a report outlining recommendations for the next federal budget. CPJ submitted a brief with our recommendations on Building a Sustainable Recovery for All Canadians. Our recommendations were carefully selected to emphasize job creation and sustainable recovery while not significantly increasing the federal deficit through a reallocation of existing priorities. Read more »
By Chandra Pasma | Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 - 8:00AM
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The recession of 2008-2009 hit fast and furiously, with a steep decline in Gross Domestic Product and employment. Since then, both indicators have recovered well, leading some to trumpet Canada’s quick recovery from the recession. But other indicators, such as social assistance caseloads, have not seen the same strong recovery. And still other indicators, while on their way back to pre-recession levels, still reveal worrisome trends.
We know that the recession significantly increased Canada’s poverty levels. But do Canada’s poor now risk being permanently left behind? Our survey of the economic indicators over the past several weeks suggests that the answer is yes. Read more »
By Chandra Pasma | Monday, August 15th, 2011 - 8:00AM
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We know that the recession significantly increased Canada’s poverty levels. But do Canada’s poor now risk being permanently left behind? In this series of blog posts, we’ll explore the economic indicators, updating the research in CPJ’s 2010 report on the recession, Bearing the Brunt.
Perhaps no other indicator better shows the growth in poverty and insecurity created by the recession than food bank use. The recession caused a record spike in food bank use, which rose 18% between 2008 and 2009. Following the recession, food bank use increased another 9%, reaching a record high of 867,948 people in March 2010. Between 2008 and 2010, food bank use increased 28%.1 (See Chart One for Food Bank Users in Canada.) Read more »
By Chandra Pasma | Thursday, August 11th, 2011 - 3:30PM
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We know that the recession significantly increased Canada’s poverty levels. But do Canada’s poor now risk being permanently left behind? In this series of blog posts, we’ll explore the economic indicators, updating the research in CPJ’s 2010 report on the recession, Bearing the Brunt. Check back over the next few weeks for new blog posts on each indicator!
Housing is the biggest expense for low income Canadians who have been facing an increasing affordability squeeze over the past decade. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) considers housing to be affordable if a household is spending less than 30% of its gross income on housing. In 2006, 40.3% of all renter households in Canada spent 30% or more of their income on shelter. Read more »
By Chandra Pasma | Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 - 3:30PM
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Don Drummond had a bit of a strange op-ed in the Toronto Star on Sunday. On the one hand, he acknowledged the debate over the option of corporate tax cuts and called for the impact of cuts to be monitored so that we know whether or not they are actually delivering on their goals. On the other, he reviewed and dismissed all of the arguments against corporate tax cuts as negligible. Read more »
Eleven years past the federal government's deadline of eradicating child poverty by the year 2000, 1 in 10 children continue to live in poverty. Why hasn't more progress been made? 
This is the second part in a series exploring climate change, poverty, how the two are related, and their impacts on Canadian Inuit. The 
October 17th marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Here in Canada, countless reports, resolutions and commitments have been made over the years about ending poverty, yet the problem persists. What sort of action is needed? Perhaps it's time to re-think our approach... 
To achieve a sustainable economic recovery in Canada, all Canadians need an affordable place to call home. Canada’s serious housing problem is cause to reconsider priorities for the next federal budget. Included in this budget are plans to cut corporate taxes. CPJ’s recommendation: hold the corporate tax cuts and direct funds toward affordable housing. 
