• This slide pack has been produced from the information published in the BC Campaign 2000 2011 Child Poverty Report Card by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.

• The slides and accompanying notes are available for use by anyone in the community.

• Please feel free to use individual slides, groups of slides or all of them in your advocacy work for children and youth.

• If you have questions about the data or data sources, please contact the First Call office at info@firstcallbc.org or 604-873-8437.

This project was completed with the support of a Vancity Community Project Grant

Facts on Child and Family Poverty

What is First Call?

A non-partisan, cross-sectoral coalition with an advocacy agenda based on research and experience.

Research identified four Keys to Success for Children and Youth:

1. A strong commitment to early childhood development

2. Support transitions from childhood to youth and adulthood

3. Increased economic equality

4. Safe and caring communities

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

CHILD POVERTY RATES BY PROVINCE 2009 LICO BEFORE-TAX

16.8 16.415.1

14.1 1413.3 13.3

12.7

9.99

14

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

MB BC NL ON NS PQ SK AB NB PEI CANADA

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cen

t

LICO Before Tax

12

10.1 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.18.2

7.7 7.5

6.4

9.5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

BC ON SK NL AB MB NS PQ NB PEI CANADA

Per

cent

LICO After Tax

CHILD POVERTY RATES BY PROVINCE 2009 LICO AFTER-TAX

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

CHILD POVERTY RATES BY PROVINCE, 2009

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

16.8 16.415.1

14.1 1413.3 13.3 12.7

9.99

14

9.1

12

9.310.1

8.2 7.7

9.7 9.3

7.56.4

9.5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

MB BC NL ON NS PQ SK AB NB PEI CANADA

Per

cent

LICO Before Tax LICO After Tax

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

Pe

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Canada British Columbia

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

CHILD POVERTY RATES FOR CANADA AND BC1976-2009

CHILD POVERTY RATES IN HIGH-RISK FAMILIES, CANADA, 2005

42%

36%33% 33%

27%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Children of recentimmigrants

Children ofAboriginal identity

Children of femalelone parents

Children inracialized families

Children with adisability

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

Poverty Rates by Period of Immigration, BC Children Under 18, 2005

16.2%

29.6% 30.5%36.1%

49.6%

Born in Canada Arrived before1991

1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2006

Years When Parents Immigrated

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

0

20

40

60

80

1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

Per

cen

t

    Children under 18 years in two-parent families

    Children under 18 years in female lone-parent families

BC CHILD POVERTY RATES BY FAMILY TYPE, 1976-2009

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

BC FAMILIES' DEPTH OF POVERTY BELOW LICO BEFORE TAX

($20,000)

($15,000)

($10,000)

($5,000)

$0

Two-Parent Families Female Lone-Parent Families

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

Percentage of Poor Children with One or More Parents Employed Full-Time, Full-Year by Province, 2009

4841 39 39 37 36

19

35

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

Child Poverty Rates Before and After Government Transfers, 2009

26.1%24.8%

32.0%

27.1% 27.3%25.6%

22.5%

29.6%

20.3%

24.8% 25.6%

9.0% 9.9%

15.0%13.3% 14.0% 14.1%

12.7%

16.8%

13.3%

16.4%14.0%

PEI NB NL PQ NS ON AB MB SK BC Canada

Market Income Only With Government Transfers

Federal and Provincial Shares of Welfare Incomes, 1989 and 2009 (in constant 2009 dollars)

$14,960$11,707

$18,684$13,920

$1,823$5,193

$3,238$7,259

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

50000

1989 2009 1989 2009

Lone-Parent Family with One Child Two-Parent Family with Two Children

BC Federal

Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card

$27,666 $27,674

Poverty line Poverty line

$41,295 $41,307

Poverty line Poverty line

Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based on Statistics Canada data

Changes in Average Total Incomes by Decile Group, All BC Families with Children (in constant 2009 dollars)

Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based on Statistics Canada data

Decile 1989 2009 Difference

Poorest 17,987 18,815 828

Second poorest

35,306 35,077 -229

Second richest

115,557 146,968 31,411

Richest 164,644 253,762 89,118

Average 78,154 94,082 15,928

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