Poverty in Canada
Published on Dec 10, 2015
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poverty
- poor housing
- poor nutrition
- limited social opportunity
- limited post-secondary funding
- problems providing for kids
poverty level
relative or absolute?
absolute poverty
not cool...
fortunately for us
doesn't really exist in canada
relative poverty
compared to how others are living in canada - not equal
things could be worse for poor canadians
food, safe water, shelter, clothing not really a worry
but some people feel poor
and we see them as poor - relative to the rest
low-income cut off (Lico)
identifying levels at which familys are considered poor
Photo by kevin dooley
35% on food, clothing, shelter
average canadian household - before tax (44% after tax)
spend more than 20% above national average
classified as worse off
poverty line
government doesn't like this word - low income cut off preferred...
scales with family size
if you have more people living with you - lico can be higher
Photo by Leo Reynolds
15% child poverty rate
pretty bad for a developed country
how many people are accessing food banks
good benchmark
use of food banks on the rise
not a good sign...
welfare poor
non-working poor: elderly, illness, disability, single parents with kids
let's be smarter here ladies and gents...
poor mental/physical health
can't take care of themselves
rural + seasonal dependancy
small time farmers without fancy equipment
why is it so hard to get out of poverty?
Untitled Slide
- regions with limited opportunity
- lack marketable skills
- kids born into poor families - big disadvantage
- perpetual cycle of hopelessness
test tomorrow!
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