The Horgan government raised the province’s minimum wage to $14.60.
measuring poverty
April 12, 2019
9:39AM
Falling into poverty does not mean staying in poverty.
June 18, 2018
11:12AM
Despite misleading claims, senior poverty in B.C has fallen significantly over the past four decades.
June 13, 2018
9:01AM
Any poverty line connected to average or median incomes is a "relative" measure.
July 28, 2016
3:06PM
For the vast majority of Canadians living in low income, their experience is temporary as they are able to transition out quickly.
February 15, 2016
12:21PM
Only 1.5 per cent of Canadians remained stuck in low income every year.
January 26, 2016
10:17AM
As the federal government contemplates a national “poverty reduction strategy,” a better and more complete understanding of the state of poverty in Canada is required.
December 22, 2015
3:12PM
Campaign 2000 is crudely measuring income inequality, not poverty.