News and Events

September 26, 2019

As voters head to the polls this fall, Campaign 2000 wants to ensure that ending child and family poverty is responded to as a key issue by all parties.  Today our National Steering Committee sent an open letter to the leaders of each registered federal party leader on behalf of our 120+ partners.  We asked… Continue reading Child and Family Poverty priorities for Election 2019

April 9, 2019

April 9, 2019 marks #EqualPayDay, the day when some women finally earn the same wage that men did in 2018. Yes, women in Canada still make roughly 30 per cent less than men. This pay gap is even larger for women from marginalized communities.  The gender pay gap is a global phenomenon. Many women around… Continue reading Celebrate Equal Pay Day and Sign Childcare Petition Now

March 5, 2019

Newly released data from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey confirm the importance of government investments to combat poverty and make the case for additional funding to support low income children and families in Budget 2019, says Campaign 2000. “For decades, Campaign 2000 has called for stronger government investment in income transfers such as the Canada… Continue reading Decline in child poverty rates welcome, more action needed

February 20, 2019

Campaign 2000 and partners at the Dignity for All Campaign have sent an open letter to Minister Jean-Yves Duclos with recommendations to strengthen Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty. This is in anticipation of the federal government’s legislation of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS). Read our Media Release for more details.  To download… Continue reading Government Urged to Step Up Poverty Legislation in Open Letter

February 11, 2019

Join the Webinar: Why Legislate? Making Canada’s Poverty Reduction Act Law February 19 from 1:00– 2:00 pm EST, hosted by Canada without Poverty (CWP).  We’ll answer questions like: What’s so important about the legislation attached to Canada’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy? What has the federal government proposed and how can it be strengthened? And what… Continue reading Want to learn more about Canada’s first Poverty Reduction Act (PRA)?

January 28, 2019

Campaign 2000 and partner Dignity for All are collecting signatures for an open letter in English and French that will be sent to Minister Jean-Yves Duclos in mid-February. The letter provides concrete recommendations to strengthen Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty. It also urges Canada to commit to ending poverty by 2030 to align with the United… Continue reading Sign the Open Letter: Strengthen Canada’s Poverty Reduction Bill

November 20, 2018

In advance of the 30th year of the 1989 all-party commitment to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000, Campaign 2000 calls on the federal government to be more ambitious in its poverty reduction targets and timelines. The coalition commends the government on the first steps taken to reduce poverty but encourages bolder action to ensure Canadians… Continue reading 2018 Report Cards on Child and Family Poverty

November 14, 2018

Campaign 2000 will release its annual national Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Tuesday, November 20 in Ottawa. The report marks 29 years since the unanimous House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000, and nine years since the House voted “to develop an immediate plan to end poverty… Continue reading C2000 to release 2018 Report Cards

October 17, 2018

Campaign 2000 marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, and we recall the federal government’s promise in 1989 to end child poverty by the year 2000. Canada has since reaffirmed this promise twice, but most recently released its Poverty Reduction Strategy that aims only to halve poverty by 2030. These moving goalposts… Continue reading Marking Int’l Day for Eradication of Poverty