Food program is welcome
April 4, 2024
Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty welcomes the federal government’s April 1 announcement of the National School Food Program. Children in Canada will now have access to an important safety net to mitigate hunger at school. The federal government’s investment in the National School Food Program demonstrates its commitment to the well-being of Canada’s children… Continue reading Food program is welcome
Unprecedented Progress on Poverty Reduction Being Undone
February 12, 2024
Campaign 2000 releases its annual report on child and family poverty, Unprecedented Progress on Poverty Reduction Being Undone. The report finds that in 2021, despite the historic progress achieved in 2020, Canada saw a sharp upswing in national child poverty rates. As pandemic benefits wound down and the cost of living rose, poverty rates rebounded,… Continue reading Unprecedented Progress on Poverty Reduction Being Undone
Campaign 2000 Celebrates the Life of Ed Broadbent
January 12, 2024
For Immediate Release – It is with the heaviest of hearts that Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty mourns the passing of Ed Broadbent. We wholeheartedly feel the loss of a champion who was committed to fighting for justice and equality in Canada and around the world. On November 24th, 1989, as Ed stepped… Continue reading Campaign 2000 Celebrates the Life of Ed Broadbent
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
Campaign 2000 update: Yukon Poverty Report Card 2022
September 12, 2023
The Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition released the first Yukon Poverty Report Card in March 2021 as part of Campaign 2000’s annual assessment of child and family poverty in Canada. The report provided an overview of current data regarding the prevalence of poverty in the Yukon as well as relevant indicators related to the housing crisis, food… Continue reading Campaign 2000 update: Yukon Poverty Report Card 2022
C2000 Submission to the National Housing Council’s Review on the Financialization of Housing
September 6, 2023
Written Submission of Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty Campaign 2000 is a non-partisan pan-Canadian coalition of over 120 organizations working to end child and family poverty. The coalition came about in response to the 1989 federal resolution to end child poverty by the year 2000. For more than 30 years, Campaign 2000 has… Continue reading C2000 Submission to the National Housing Council’s Review on the Financialization of Housing
Campaign 2000 has submitted a set of budget recommendations in advance of the release of the 2024 Federal Budget
August 14, 2023
Campaign 2000 has submitted a set of budget recommendations in advance of the release of the 2024 Federal Budget. We call on the Federal government to invest in childcare, affordable and accessible housing, equity, ending income inequality, clawbacks, and much more in order to eradicate child and family poverty. Download or read the full… Continue reading Campaign 2000 has submitted a set of budget recommendations in advance of the release of the 2024 Federal Budget
Submission to the Comprehensive Review of the Official Poverty Line
August 1, 2023
Statistics Canada is undertaking their third comprehensive review of the Official Poverty Line, the Market Basket Measure, or MBM. Campaign 2000 was invited to make a submission to help identify themes and issues to guide their review. Campaign 2000’s position is that the MBM is too narrow of a definition of poverty, excludes many who… Continue reading Submission to the Comprehensive Review of the Official Poverty Line
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