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People Living in Poverty

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End poverty

Anyone could live in poverty. It is our life circumstances combined with systemic barriers that have deepened our experiences of poverty. We contribute to the economy and quality of life in the city as we care for family members, support each other and volunteer in the community.

Dates to Remember

October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Politics Around Poverty

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Snapshot

Diversity Snapshot People Living in Poverty

Resources

Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (Government of Ontario)
Income Inequality (Conference Board of Canada)
Working-Age Poverty (Conference Board of Canada)
Child Poverty (Conference Board of Canada)
Jobless Youth (Conference Board of Canada)
Elderly Poverty (Conference Board of Canada)
Poverty Profile of the City of Ottawa Based on the 2006 Census (Social Planning Council of Ottawa)
Getting the Ontario Social Assistance Review issues straight from people with lived experience of poverty (Vibrant Canada)
Snapshot of racialized Poverty in Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada)
A Primer For Understanding Issues Around Rural Poverty (University of Northern British Columbia)
10 Things You Might Not Know about Poverty in Canada (CBC)

Multimedia

What child poverty means to kids (1min18s)
Women's Poverty in Canada: Q&A with Kate McInturff (Canadian Women’s Foundation) (3 min 9 s)
Wealth Inequality in Canada (Broadbent Institute) (4 min 13 s)
End Poverty (Canadian Women's Foundation) (5 min 21 s)
Precarious Housing in Migrant Communities (CERIS Ontario) (14 min 35 s)
Politics around Poverty (The Agenda with Steve Paikin) (50 min 1 s)
Child Poverty in Canada: Why are 10 percent of kids poor? (tvoparents) (59 min 35 s)
The story we tell about poverty isn't true by Mia Birdsong (Ted Talk) (15 min 16 s)
Learn to Include - Include to Learn: Including the Poverty Experience (Podcast)

Organizations

Canada Without Poverty
The Homeless Hub
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
Vibrant Communities Canada - Cities Reducing Poverty