Release of National Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - New report finds drastic reduction in rates of child poverty in Canada during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely as a result of emergency income transfers from the federal government to families.  These benefits have all been retracted and progress is not expected to be sustained.  The pandemic, government response and significant reduction in poverty rates demonstrate that child poverty is a policy choice, not an economic inevitability. 

The national report card will be released in coordination with provincial report cards from partners in Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

WHAT: Annual child and family poverty report card release and press conference
WHO: Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty
WHEN: Report card available February 14, 12:01 a.m. ET followed by a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET.
WHERE: Find the 2022 report cards at www.campaign2000.ca;    Press conference will take place in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and on Zoom.  Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is in person or via Zoom and is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only.  Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact [email protected] for temporary access.

SPEAKERS:
Leila Sarangi, National Director, Campaign 2000: End Child and Family Poverty
Ricardo Tranjan, Senior Researcher/Chercheur principal, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Terrence Hamilton, Policy Specialist, UNICEF Canada
Sabrina Teklab, Student and Family Advocate, Centre for Resilience & Social Development (CRSD)

Campaign 2000 is a coalition of organizations working to end child and family poverty.  Please visit www.campaign2000.ca for more information.

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National Contacts:
Leila Sarangi, National Director of Campaign 2000, [email protected], 647-393-1097
Porte-parole français disponible, Ricardo Tranjan, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 416-835-9640, [email protected]

Provincial and Territorial Contacts:
Yukon: Kristina Craig, Executive Director, Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, 867-334- 9318, [email protected]
British Columbia: Adrienne Montani, Executive Director, First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society, 778-320-4561, [email protected]
Alberta: Sydney Sheloff, Edmonton Social Planning Council, 780-423-2301 ext. 354, [email protected]
Saskatchewan: Miguel Sanchez, Faculty of Social Work-University of Regina, 306-585-4848, 306-550-7322
Manitoba: Josh Brandon (English, French), Social Planning Council of Winnipeg, 204-898-6460, [email protected]
Ontario: Amanda Klang, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Senior Communications Specialist (Media & PR), 514-996-3515, [email protected]
New Brunswick: Chelsea Driscoll and Heather Atcheson, Human Development Council, 506-799-2317, [email protected],  [email protected]
Nova Scotia: Lauren Matheson, CCPA-NS (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS), 902- 579-9555, [email protected]
Prince Edward Island: Mary Boyd, 902-969-2693, [email protected]
Newfoundland and Labrador: Penelope Rowe & Emily Dyer, Community Sector Council Newfoundland Labrador, 709-753-9860, [email protected] and [email protected]

SOURCE Campaign 2000