--- title: The Latest | Justin Williams (2) description: Justin Williams | (2) --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. Get the latest updates about community change and building vibrant communities. 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For example, Vibrant Communities and the Cities Reducing Poverty network partnered with Employment and Social Development Canada to host 33 community conversations from coast to coast. Cities Reducing Poverty members and the Tamarack Institute also submitted written submissions during the consultation period. We were excited to see the results of these consultations and their lessons in both the Federal What We Heard report and the strategy itself.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/vibrant-communities-working-to-involve-cities-in-opportunity-for-all?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Parliament-Hill-718135-edited-234996-edited.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/cities-reducing-poverty-policy-digest-january-2019?hsLang=en-us) ### [Cities Reducing Poverty Policy Digest: January 2019](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/cities-reducing-poverty-policy-digest-january-2019?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Justin Williams](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/justin-williams) on January 13, 2019 This is the January 2019 edition of the Cities Reducing Poverty Policy Digest, which aims to provide you with timely poverty-related policy updates and resources from across Canada. Key highlights include the deadlines for provincial and federal consultations, applications for the Federal National Advisory Council on Poverty, and the City of Edmonton adopting a living wage policy. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/cities-reducing-poverty-policy-digest-january-2019?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Man%20holding%20newspaper.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/2019-begins-with-new-developments-in-poverty-reduction?hsLang=en-us) ### [2019 Begins with New Developments in Poverty Reduction](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/2019-begins-with-new-developments-in-poverty-reduction?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Justin Williams](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/justin-williams) on January 12, 2019 January 2019 is turning into an active time for poverty reduction in Canada at the Federal level. The Minister has been making announcements about the impact of new and ongoing government programs and deadlines for applications and submissions related to the national poverty reduction strategy are coming up. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/2019-begins-with-new-developments-in-poverty-reduction?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Paul%20%26%20Liz.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/tamaracks-new-partnership-with-esdc?hsLang=en-us) ### [Tamarack's New Partnership with ESDC](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/tamaracks-new-partnership-with-esdc?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Justin Williams](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/justin-williams) on December 10, 2018 At the end of November, the Tamarack Institute was joined by local partners in Kitchener-Waterloo to announce our new 4-year, $2 million partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The event was hosted with the full Tamarack family with kind words from Marcus Shantz, the president of Conrad Grebel University College, and Karen Redman, the incoming chair of the Region of Waterloo. It was a great opportunity to reflect on our work and to hear from our Co-CEOs, Paul Born and Liz Weaver, about what this new partnership will mean for how Tamarack supports community leaders. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/tamaracks-new-partnership-with-esdc?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/measure-296978-edited.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/canada-begins-consultations-on-poverty-measure?hsLang=en-us) ### [Canada Begins Consultations on Poverty Measure](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/canada-begins-consultations-on-poverty-measure?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Justin Williams](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/justin-williams) on November 5, 2018 Statistics Canada is engaging in a consultation until January 31, 2019 to improve on the Market Basket Measure (MBM) as a tool to measure poverty in Canada. In August, the Federal Government launched Canada’s first poverty reduction strategy “*Opportunity for All,*” focused on creating a Canada without poverty. Importantly, the strategy did not just provide tools for reducing poverty, but instead set targets to reduce the rate of poverty by 50% by 2030. 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