In the absence of federal leadership on poverty issues, many provincial governments have created regional poverty plans. Currently all provinces and territories, with the exception of British Columbia and Saskatchewan, have poverty strategies in place, or are in the process of developing them. To get a better sense of how each region is doing Canada Without Poverty has compiled Poverty Progress Profiles which look at the current status of poverty, plan development and implementation or organizational appeals for a plan, and details on specific thematic areas related to poverty (such as housing, welfare, employment support, and early childhood education and care). A coordinated plan marks the first step towards poverty elimination, but without committed action and implementation that goal cannot be achieved.
