The Tamarack Institute is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to ending poverty in all its forms, for good. We support real people and invest in real communities for long-term change.
The 2024 Annual Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty, titled A Time for Urgent Action, gives us an updated picture of the state of poverty in Canada. After a low in 2020, the poverty rate is once again rising, with deep poverty increasing as well as many people struggling to afford their basic needs for the first time.
This webinar recording features a conversation about what the Council heard from people across Canada in 2024, the federal government’s role in reducing poverty, as well as highlighting how communities – local organizations, collaboratives, associations and individual community members – can action this report.
Speakers:
- Natasha Pei, Tamarack Institute
- Scott McAfee, National Advisory Council on Poverty
- Meaghon Reid, Vibrant Communities Calgary
- Read the the 2024 report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty
- Dive into the Communities Ending Poverty 2023 Deep Dive