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POVERTY REPORT CARDS

  • Hover on the provinces/territories to see an overview of each province/territory’s grades
  • Click on the provinces/territories to expand and view Poverty Report Card overview
  • For more detailed information about the Overall Grade, Context, Political and Policy Landscape, Looking Ahead and Policy Recommendation: click View Report Card

These grades represent how well poverty reduction efforts are going in the provincial, territorial, and federal governments. As poverty is the result of many factors, including the cost of housing and everyday needs, to the quality of the social safety net, these Report Cards explore the experience of poverty across Canada and where governments can take steps to improve their social policy.

Provinces and territories are graded based on how they compare with each other on experiences of poverty, measurements of poverty, a standard of living, and government progress on passing anti-poverty legislation. This helps policymakers and advocates compare how governments are doing, see what policies are working well across the country, and have evidence at hand to advocate for effective policies that tackle poverty.

This is a living tool and will be updated annually to track how much progress governments are making in reducing poverty.

Poverty Report Card Grades
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