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First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy

Coalition

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

Webinar November 23, 2015

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FIRST CALL’S 19TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD

INTRODUCTION: PROVINCE STILL IN DENIAL

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2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FIRST CALL’S 19TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD

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2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

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FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

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FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

SOME BC CHILDREN ARE OVER-REPRESENTED IN POVERTY STATISTICS

First Nations children:

48%Other Aboriginal children:

28%Recent immigrants (all ages):

34%Visible minorities (all ages):

22%(2006 census and 2011 NHS data)

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FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

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FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

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FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME TIME

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FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE

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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE

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FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY

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FACTSHEET 5: FOOD AND HOUSING CHALLENGES

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FACTSHEET 5: FOOD AND HOUSING CHALLENGES

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FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

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FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

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FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

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FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE

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FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE

The September 2015 elimination of the welfare clawback of child support reduced the depth of poverty for over 5,400 children, significantly for some.

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FACTSHEET 8: CHILD POVERTY ACROSS BRITISH

COLUMBIA

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FACTSHEET 8: CHILD POVERTY ACROSS BRITISH

COLUMBIA

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FACTSHEET 9: CHILD POVERTY IN METRO VANCOUVER

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FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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FACTSHEET 11: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP

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FACTSHEET 11: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP

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RECOMMENDATIONS: WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN

“Adopt a provincial poverty reduction plan with legislated

targets and timelines with a goal to reduce BC’s child poverty rate

to 7% or lower by 2020”

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RECOMMENDATIONS

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

RECOMMENDATIONS

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

RECOMMENDATIONS

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

RECOMMENDATIONS

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

RECOMMENDATIONS

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

APPENDIX 1: DATA SOURCE AND MEASURES OF POVERTY

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APPENDIX 2: CHILD POVERTY IN OTHER URBAN AREAS

POVERTY

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KEEP IN TOUCH!

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

810 – 815 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V5V 3C9

Phone: 604-709-6962 / 1-800-307-1212

Email: info@firstcallbc.org

Web site: www.firstcallbc.org

and: still1in5.ca

Also: www.campaign2000.ca

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