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  1. Does the Canada Child Benefit Actually Reduce Child Poverty?

    This essay in the ongoing series on the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) focuses on empirically testing the federal government’s claim that the CCB has dramatically reduced child poverty. The principal analysis in this essay relies on Statistics Canada’s SPSD/M ...

  2. The Distribution of the Canada Child Benefit by Family Type and Income Level

    This essay examines the distribution of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) by family type and by income level. It also compares the value of the average benefit and total spending on child benefits between the previous system of child benefits—the ...

  3. Is the Canada Child Benefit Targeted to those Most in Need?

    This essay assesses the federal government’s multiple claims that the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) is targeted to those who need it most. Any program providing benefits to 90 percent or so of families will struggle to be targeted to only those in need. Of ...

  4. Why subsidize the children of Canadians earning $90,000 per year?

    Having a child is easily the most important decision a couple will ever make. Parents are responsible for nurturing the child from infancy and for providing guidance and encouragement all along the path towards adulthood. Parents are ...

  5. Child Care in Canada: Examining the Status Quo in 2015

    Governments in Canada have decided that it is good public policy to help subsidize the cost of raising children, especially for children in low-income households. This paper presents the existing array of programs in Canada (as of the fall of 2015) and ...