Statistics Canada's offices at Tunny's Pasture in Ottawa are shown on Friday, March 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangThe agency is releasing an updated portrait of poverty in Canada today based on 2018 income tax returns,
The review shows using the existing formula shows the national poverty rate dropped to 8.7 per cent in 2018 compared to 9.5 per cent a year earlier. Overall 566,000 children were living in poverty in Canada compared to one million children six years earlier.
That is the left's long term plan.
With the federal Liberals killing off energy investment in Canada, prepare for this number to increase.
People are quick to judge social services but it's really the cost of living
I wouldn't be surprised if those numbers are modest to low
I feel the government needs to put a cap on rent. Many rental companies are charging way too much for rent. It seems when apartments get a facelift Rental companies raise the rent. Also, meters are being installed which will measure hydro use in each apt. Another added cost.
I would like to send a special thanks to the politicians, they played a big roll in making sure that there pockets get fatter as people are struggling to put food on the table 👏
The liberal government needs to stop giving billions away to foreign governments. That money can be used here for Canadians.
Maybe that has something to do with the number of people who find it easier to live on handouts instead of getting a job, as well as Trudope giving billions of our hard earned $$$$ to other countries. Somethings got to change NOW!!!! WAKE UP CANADA!!!!
So how many are just above poverty. Unacceptable the USA has just as many living in poverty but they have almost 400 million citizens compared to our what 37 million citizens, but do stop us from having jobs your good at it Trudeau.
Sweet, let's import a million more welfare cases a year.
Give the greety teachers more money .
Trudeau Liberals change definition of poverty line. Also Trudeau Liberals, propagate numbers that falsely show “poverty reduced” when in fact poverty has increased in CDA in past 5 years -increased food bank usage across CDA -over 50% of CDNs $200 from insolvency 🤔
Shame on our country and leaders!
wstgrl40 So... Lets bring in another 300K, 400K, 500K more refugees this year to boost that statistic even higher? Another great thing Blackface can take credit for? What.. huh? Oh, I see never mind! 🤦♂️
Any info/stats coming from liberal affiliations which also includes corrupt bribed media, has become irrelevant untrustworthy propaganda that people aren’t buying anymore.
Should be trustworthy results 🙄
I wonder why....?
Nice. The Liberals shut down glorious high paying jobs, and then come out with a poverty study. They aren't even smart enough to understand the the sad irony of this.
Out of 37.5mil Canadians.
Isn’t that like 10% of Canadians?
Higher taxes would be the solution!
I'm one of those 3 million.
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MadelineAshby So the news isn’t the huge reduction in people below the poverty line?
So should we at the very least double that? It's not like the gov't, any gov't agencies or the media feel the need to report the whole truth.
Thanks to Trudeau's Liberals this is going to get worse. Much worse! Trudeau is to blame for Frontier Teck Mine evaporating and this massive loss of wealth. Remember!
All thanks to our government and their news puppets!
Well with rents going sky high. And crime high only answer is DUH
And why shouldn’t we be hiking taxes on the super rich again?
Bird5Ca And rest assured, not 1 is a new immigrant or returning terrorist.
Many more will be in poverty now that they cancelled pipeline
It’s only going to get worse with liberals in charge. Wake up eastern folks, this is your doing.
Thanks to JustinTrudeau , many more will follow.
They had to do a survey to tell them this? food banks can't keep up with the food due to so many using it. Rents is a major problem in this country...... way too high!!!
3 million and growing. Our PM blabbers on about lifting people out of poverty. Don't believe it. The middle class is being destroyed as fast as he can destroy it, and poverty is the reality.
This is what happens when we get taxed to death. Pretty soon we might be getting tax for farting.
Don’t worry, the Liberals and their NDP buddies have an aid plan for them. Except that dickhead Trudeau has given away all our money and has shut down billions of dollars worth of potential earnings and jobs.
I’m sure we can all get on a protest line, I hear there’s money in that.
Minister of Prosperity is on the job.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No thanks to JustinTrudeau
They should pay more in taxes only the fairest thing to do
How can Canadians help when the government of Canada is driving out opportunity for people to work? Taxes pay for people who are less fortunate too, Trudeau is trying to make everyone living below the poverty line...
And most of them live in West Vancouver, Richmond , BC.
Not really a surprise! The gov’t needs to get the blockades down do they can pay for the people who aren’t working. Then the liberals need to go and someone needs to change policies. Start making things in Canada, and getting citizens back to work.
2700 newcomers flown in every day for the next 4 years. Think about that.
To become a socialist state you have to get rid of the middle class & make people dependent on the government. I hope it isn’t happening
We have a country that is rich in resources that are being shut down. Investment leaving. Who wins? This number will increase in the next year. Considerably. I have seen the increase in my community. Liberals want you poor, hungry and cold. They can control you better. WakeUp
Thanks to a failed clown PM JustinTrudeau more in the way
And Trudeau is giving money away around the world ........crazy eh
Poorer people, highher taxes. A win-win as Team Trudeau sees it.
When the tax rate is 40%, almost 50% of population is close to insolvency, and the federal government gives away billions to foreign interests this is the result.
This 3 million will look good if we continue to block megaprojects and scare investors away. As this number increases those working will need to pay more taxes to fund our social welfare systems. Meanwhile, the politicians promise more free stuff to the ignorant masses.
Bird5Ca Wards of the state! It's the Liberal way!
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How many more are just above the poverty line. LIBERALS you are destroying our lives. We don't live like a TV Commercial. We cant take a weekend get away's to Tofino or ski Whistler.
Bird5Ca And there will be much more than that very soon thanks to trudeau !!! TrudeauIsNotFitForOffice
Because Trudeau is sending all our hard earned tax dollars out the country to help countries that don’t give a toss about Canada. Keep our money at home and help the Canadian people.
Not to worry. The poverty line can be adjusted, so that more fall below it.
With the cancellation of major projects that could be a boost to the economy, this number will only increase.
Thanks, Trudeau!
How is the government going to create enough public service jobs to cover this?
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Well done progressives. Keep destroying our economy...
More than that in southern California
Bird5Ca That’s how the liberals like it. There will be many more joining the poverty line now.
yup and we are shutting down resource industry that creates good jobs and spin off jobs...and US and other fill the void ..net carbon savings to planet NIL or negative given how dirty other countreis are in prodcuing oil and gas ..sad
The bs that your news lies about to cover JustinTrudeau's corruption are part of the reason this country is doing so bad
I would say its probably way more than that.
In Canada people living in poverty is unacceptable. It’s time for Canada to bring in a guaranteed income plan. How many of the 3 million are Children & Seniors? Too many.
Who cares, think of the carbon footprint savings for Trudeau's Liberals by these people not having jobs & driving to work!
That's less than 10%. Need some context to decide if it's worth worrying about. How does that % compare to the other G7 countries?
He is fulfilling his promises both to voters ( kill oil) and to int’l sponsors. Cdns voted him in twice. TWICE.
Well with JTurd fucking up every investment opportunity. That comes to Canada. That number will only rise.
Yes so let’s cancel more job creating projects
Who is responsible for how individuals choose to live? Why doesn't Canada stop inflation by getting back on a gold standard? Awwww the government couldn't go infinitely into debt if we had a gold standard?
12.7% households needed housing 8.7% food insecure What percent were disabled - missing? StatCan_eng cdnpoli
Looks like Trudeau has become the 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse...
And our politicians wanna support parasites HarryandMeghan to prance around with celebrities and wear givenchy dresses. theJagmeetSingh yfblanchet JustinTrudeau AndrewScheer cdnpoli
Maybe Trudeau will lower the poverty line again to make himself feel better. His stats are a joke
It will be a lot more after these protests.
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