June 3, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, a coalition of civil society organizations is calling on all governments in Canada to end deeply embedded racism, sexism, and violence against Indigenous women and girls following the release of the National Inquiry’s…
February 27, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – The government’s new budget commits $5 billion over five years to address the challenges faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada and highlights some measures to support people in low income, but it…
Child apprehension is a painful and complex issue – an issue that becomes even more challenging with an understanding of those groups who are overrepresented in foster care. Without a doubt, the most affected group in this regard is Indigenous…
Staff Emilly Renaud National Coordinator About Me Emilly Renaud National Coordinator Emilly holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Toronto and a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University. Raised in Ottawa’s public…
By Samantha Burton Though food insecurity is a problem throughout Canada, it is hitting Nunavut especially hard. In 2017/2018, Statistics Canada found that of the households with children in Nunavut, 62.4% had food insecure adults and 42.7% had food insecure…
The territory of Nunavut was created in 1999 as a result of a long and arduous land claims process. Nunavut is home to one of the youngest populations of any territory or province in Canada (Marchildon & Torgerson, 2013). This…
Canada Without Poverty is a small organization with a big mission: ending poverty in Canada. We rely on volunteers to help sustain our work – join us and join the movement to eradicate poverty in Canada! We prioritize the hiring…
Legal Education and Outreach Coordinator: 6-month Contract Canada Without Poverty (CWP) is a leading national charitable organization working to end poverty in Canada through public awareness-building, policy development, human rights education, research, and amplifying the voices of people with lived…
Canada Without Poverty is pleased to announce that we have received funding for one 2020-21 articling student through the Law Foundation of Ontario Public Interest Articling Fellowship program.
Canada Without Poverty: Call for Applications for Board of Directors SVP voir ci-dessous la version française. Canada Without Poverty (formerly know as the National Anti-Poverty Organization) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, and charitable organization dedicated to ending poverty in Canada.
Today, the Government of Canada launched its Dimensions of Poverty Hub, an online platform introducing statistics on the realities of poverty in Canada for the millions of people experiencing it.
Our climate crisis can no longer be on the backburner of people’s minds.