Accelerated efforts to eliminate poverty required for Canada to meet its human rights obligation to end poverty
September 19, 2023
For Immediate Release – Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty is calling on the federal government to accelerate efforts to eliminate poverty and fulfill its human rights obligations as rising costs of living affect communities from coast to coast to coast. The call comes as Canada and other UN member states convene in New… Continue reading Accelerated efforts to eliminate poverty required for Canada to meet its human rights obligation to end poverty
Pandemic lessons: Ending child and family poverty is possible
February 14, 2023
Campaign 2000 releases its annual report card on child and family poverty, Pandemic Lessons: Ending Child and Family Poverty is Possible. The report shows that during a global pandemic, rates of child poverty in Canada were reduced by a record 40%. Using tax filer data from 2020, the latest available, this report card finds that… Continue reading Pandemic lessons: Ending child and family poverty is possible
Dangerous double standard in treatment of pandemic benefit programs, warn anti-poverty advocates
December 12, 2022
The Auditor General’s report released last week on COVID-19 benefits is a cause for concern say anti-poverty advocates. The report, which calls for a more vigorous post-payment verification and repayment process for individuals, will drive more people into deeper poverty while it lets corporations who benefitted from the pandemic off the hook. Data show that… Continue reading Dangerous double standard in treatment of pandemic benefit programs, warn anti-poverty advocates
Mothers with multiple children most affected by punitive CERB clawbacks
July 20, 2022
TORONTO – This week the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be notifying tax filers of how much they will receive in refundable tax credits, such as the Canada Child Benefit (CCB). Many families who have received pandemic benefits in the past will surprised to learn of further reductions in upcoming credits. Campaign 2000 has been… Continue reading Mothers with multiple children most affected by punitive CERB clawbacks
Campaign 2000 Reacts to Federal Fiscal Update
December 15, 2021
National anti-poverty coalition reacts to 2021 federal fiscal update – precedence set for a full CERB Amnesty Toronto – Since June 2020, national anti-poverty coalition Campaign 2000 has been sounding the alarm about the negative consequences the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been having for people living on low incomes. Yesterday’s fiscal update promises… Continue reading Campaign 2000 Reacts to Federal Fiscal Update
No One Left Behind: Strategies for an Inclusive Recovery
November 24, 2021
Campaign 2000 releases its annual report card on child and family poverty, No One Left Behind: Strategies for an Inclusive Recovery. The report shows data that suggest poverty reduction has declined and in some parts of Canada, poverty has increased. Using the latest data available (from 2019) this report paints a stark picture of income,… Continue reading No One Left Behind: Strategies for an Inclusive Recovery
Cross-Canada Support for CERB Repayment Amnesty
June 11, 2021
People across Canada are supportive of a broad repayment amnesty for anyone living on low incomes, according to a Campaign 2000 petition presented to the House of Commons today. The petition, signed by people living in nearly every jurisdiction in the country, called on the government to implement a repayment amnesty for all people who… Continue reading Cross-Canada Support for CERB Repayment Amnesty
Yukon, Saskatchewan, French Nat’l Report Cards Released
March 26, 2021
Today campaign partners in Saskatchewan and Yukon release new reports on child and family poverty. This is the first ever Campaign 2000-affiliated child poverty report released in the Yukon – thank you and congratulations to the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. The Yukon report found that in 2018, 10.9% of Yukoners were considered low income, but Yukoners… Continue reading Yukon, Saskatchewan, French Nat’l Report Cards Released
C2000 asks for CERB repayment amnesty for low-income families
December 22, 2020
Campaign 2000 calls on all federal leaders to take a stand in support of all low income people in Canada who have faced economic hardship before and during the pandemic by supporting a broad repayment amnesty for those who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) but were later deemed ineligible. “The federal government’s roll… Continue reading C2000 asks for CERB repayment amnesty for low-income families
Is Progress on Ending Child Poverty Stalling?
December 9, 2020
Today, Campaign 2000 releases its annual report on child and family poverty, Beyond the Pandemic: Rising Up for a Canada Free of Poverty. New findings show that prior to the pandemic, over 1,330,000 children in Canada lived in poverty, and the child poverty rate declined less than half a percentage point between 2017-2018 from 18.6% to… Continue reading Is Progress on Ending Child Poverty Stalling?