Let's Talk about Poverty
A series of Poverty Fact Sheets.

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Here are some poverty resources on the web:

The Cost of Poverty - National Council of Welfare

PovNet - About PovNet
"PovNet is an internet site for advocates, people on welfare, and community groups and individuals involved in anti-poverty work. It provides up-to-date information about welfare and housing laws and resources in British Columbia, Canada. PovNet links to current anti-poverty issues and also provides links to other anti-poverty organizations and resources in Canada and internationally."

A Good Year Tops Off a Lost Decade
Canadian Council on Social Development: "Overall, the period from 1989 to 1999 stands as a lost decade in terms of the social progress of Canadians. Income inequality increased, particularly in terms of the distribution of market income - that is, income before the impact of income taxes and government transfers is taken into account. Poverty rose, then fell over this period, but overall, little or no progress was made. Child poverty has increased, even though the 1990s were supposed to be the decade in which poverty among children was to be eliminated."

Child poverty rates stagnated during economic boom
Campaign 2000: "Despite five years of unprecedented economic growth child poverty rates in Canada barely moved, a new report on child poverty has found. As the economy enters another recession, experts predict that a badly compromised social security network will be unable to respond."

Low Income (Poverty) Dynamics in Canada
"Among the most striking findings is that the population in low income consists of two quite different groups. For half of those in low income at any time during the period studied, this was a temporary experience. By contrast, the other half were in poverty on a long-term basis (more than half the time) and some 40 percent were in poverty throughout the entire period. This latter group, which represents 6 percent of the total population studied, presents special policy challenges, but if measures such as training and other forms of assistance in entering the labor market could be made to work, it also offers the greatest opportunity to reduce poverty rates on a permanent basis."

Urban Poverty Workshop Series
Sponsored by the Urban Environmental Project

Poverty Profile 1998
Released 15 Dec 2000 by the National Council of Welfare, "a citizens' advisory body to the Minister of Human Resources Development Canada on matters of concern to low-income Canadians."

Canadian Fact Book on Poverty 2000
Highlights from the book, available from the Canadian Council on Social Development.

The Dynamics of Poverty in Canada
Available as a pdf file from the CD Howe Institute.

Report Card on Child Poverty
From Campaign 2000, "a cross-Canada public education movement to build Canadians? awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000."

Urban Poverty in Canada: A Statistical Profile
"Published in April 2000 by the Canadian Council on Social Development, this study uses the most recent statistics available to compare poverty rates among Canadian cities and provide a profile of Canada's urban poor. Special attention is given to poverty rates among visible minorities, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples living in urban areas."

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