Advocacy

Campaign 2000 is active in leading and supporting advocacy campaigns to end child and family poverty.. We are non-partisan and lobby all parties at the federal, provincial and territorial levels for improved national child benefits, social housing, child care, good jobs, labour market supports, community services and other relevant policy areas.

Submissions

April 15, 2025: Campaign 2000’s written submission to the Neha review panel on the right to safe, adequate and affordable housing of women, Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people

September 6, 2023: C2000 Submission to the National Housing Council’s Review on the Financialization of Housing

August 4, 2023: Pre-Budget 2024 Submission, House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

July 31, 2023: Submission to the Comprehensive Review of the Official Poverty Line

October 12, 2022: Budget 2023 Submission, House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

February 18, 2021: Federal Budget Consultations 2021

August 7, 2020 – 2021 Federal Pre-Budget Submission

July 10, 2020 – Ensuring an Inclusive and Equitable Covid-19 Pandemic Recovery Plan: Submission to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding the Canadian Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Aug 6, 2014 – How Canada can meet its commitment to end child poverty in Canada

Letters

December 14, 2021:CERB Amnesty Open Letter

December 22, 2020: C2000 asks for CERB repayment amnesty for low-income families

December 1, 2020 – Fall economic statement recognizes needs of diverse families but some of the most vulnerable still left out

Feb 1, 2016 – Campaign 2000 Calls on All F-P-T Social Service Ministers to Focus on Ending Poverty & Child Poverty in Upcoming Gathering in Edmonton, Alberta

March 11, 2015 – Open Letter asks Federal Leaders to issue their Anti-Poverty Plan to Voters

Feb 1, 2016 – Campaign 2000 Calls on All F-P-T Social Service Ministers to Focus on Ending Poverty & Child Poverty in Upcoming Gathering in Edmonton, Alberta

Dec 17, 2015 – Federal Government must Ensure Families on Social Assistance Benefit from CCB to Reduce Child Poverty

Campaign 2000 has sent a letter to Federal Ministers of Finance and Families, Children and Social Development copying all provincial and territorial ministers responsible for income assistance and finance, recognizing the upcoming meeting of Canada’s Finance Ministers on December 20-21 is an important opportunity to advance much-needed and long-awaited progress on vital social programs.

May 5, 2015 – Seizing Opportunities to Reduce Child and Family Poverty

Articles

June 6, 2020: Family Service Toronto and Campaign 2000 nation-wide release a joint statement denouncing all forms of anti-Black racism, colonialism and white supremacy. Read the full statement and recommendations.

Read the media release.

British Columbia – First Call: Child And Youth Advocacy CoalitionAlberta – Edmonton Social Planning Council
Saskatchewan – University of Regina
Manitoba – Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Ontario – Ontario Campaign 2000
New Brunswick – Human Development Council
Nova Scotia – CCPA office in Nova Scotia

Federal Budget 2014: Children in Poverty Wait while Surplus Accumulates

May 5, 2015 – Seizing Opportunities to Reduce Child and Family Poverty