Campaign 2000 responds to federal Canada Child Benefit increase: More action needed to end child poverty
July 22, 2026
For Immediate Release July 21, 2026 TORONTO – Campaign 2000 welcomes the annual inflation adjustment to the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), announced by the federal government for the 2026–27 benefit year. Beginning this month, eligible families can receive up to $8,157 per child under age six and up to $6,883 per child aged six to… Continue reading Campaign 2000 responds to federal Canada Child Benefit increase: More action needed to end child poverty
CERB Clawbacks
July 21, 2026
For some people, the CERB lifeline has become an anchor The Hamilton Spectator & The Hill Times released a new article written by Amanda Therrien, senior staff lawyer at the National Association of Women and the Law, and Leila Sarangi, national director for Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty. The Article titled “For some… Continue reading CERB Clawbacks
Systems Must Protect Aged-Out Youth
July 3, 2026
Aged-out youth are often between the ages of 16 and 19 who exit institutions such as prisons, child welfare systems, and other institutions into community life. They are a large demographic with unique characteristics, strengths, inner power and resilience. Support for addressing the needs of aged-out youth should draw upon their strengths, personal interests, identity,… Continue reading Systems Must Protect Aged-Out Youth
National Indigenous People Day
June 19, 2026
National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21, 2026), is a holiday that honours the diverse and rich cultures, histories, and resilience of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples have inhabited these lands for thousands of years, communicating through complex and beautiful languages. Indigenous Peoples have maintained unique knowledge systems, traditions, and ways of life. Drawing on this day’s… Continue reading National Indigenous People Day
Release of Toronto Family and Child Poverty Report
June 11, 2026
Advancing the Promise for Toronto’s Children: Child and Family Poverty Report Card, Toronto 2026 draws on the latest available taxfiler data, from 2023, to reveal the growing and deepening experience of child poverty. One in four children in Toronto is growing up in poverty. The need for action is urgent. As Toronto residents prepare to head… Continue reading Release of Toronto Family and Child Poverty Report
2025 Hamilton Report Card Release
May 25, 2026
Hamilton’s first Child and Family Report Card has been released! Using taxfiler data, this new report explores family and child poverty, finding that Hamilton’s child poverty rate of 21.1% in 2023 is higher than both the Canadian(18.3%) and Ontario (19.9%) rates. That means that one in five children in Hamilton are living in poverty. This is over 24,000 children in… Continue reading 2025 Hamilton Report Card Release
2026 Pre-Budget Submission
April 22, 2026
Campaign 2000’s 2026 Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance calls on the federal government to take immediate action to reduce rising child poverty in Canada. Nearly 1.4 million children are living in poverty, 2.5 million children live in food-insecure households, and families are falling an average of more than $15,000… Continue reading 2026 Pre-Budget Submission
New Release: 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada
February 25, 2026
Investing in Tomorrow: A Future Without Poverty Campaign 2000 has released the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada, drawing on the latest national data to examine the state of child and family poverty across the country. More than two decades after Canada pledged to eliminate child poverty, progress is moving in… Continue reading New Release: 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada
Child Care Advocates Urge Governments to Strengthen $10-a-Day System at Upcoming Ministers’ Meeting
January 30, 2026
Federal, provincial and territorial Ministers most responsible for child care are meeting this week in Ottawa to discuss the future of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care ($10-a-Day) system. Ahead of the meeting, a pan-Canadian coalition coordinated by Child Care Now has delivered a joint letter to ministers calling on every level of government… Continue reading Child Care Advocates Urge Governments to Strengthen $10-a-Day System at Upcoming Ministers’ Meeting
Disability Poverty Report Card 2025
December 3, 2025
The third annual Disability Poverty Report Card was released today, offering a national snapshot of the ongoing and deeply entrenched poverty experienced by people with disabilities inCanada. Drawing on the newest data from the Canadian Income Survey and the CanadianSurvey on Disability, the report confirms what many have long known: poverty for people withdisabilities remains… Continue reading Disability Poverty Report Card 2025