Canada Needs a Rights-Based Approach to Anti-Poverty Strategies
Poverty rates in 2022 are estimated to be potentially double what Statistics Canada reports.
Canada Without Poverty has released Poverty Progress Profiles 2022 whose key message is that no benefit, social assistance program, or minimum wage rate in Canada is enough to provide people with sufficient money for everyday expenses. These include necessities like rent, nutritious food, childcare, transportation, and medications. In addition, no inflation benefit provides people with any lasting or adequate relief during this cost-of-living crisis in 2022.
