Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Report, 2020
Goal 1, No Poverty
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Description: Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 1, No Poverty
About 4.0 million Canadians, or 11.0% of the population, lived below Canada’s Official Poverty Line in 2018.
Canada’s Official Poverty Line is calculated using the Market Basket Measure, which reflects the combined costs of a basket of goods and services that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs and achieve a modest standard of living.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 11-10-0135-01.
Canadians living below Canada’s Official Poverty Line in 2018
- 31.7% of children living in female lone-parent families
- 5.6% of Canada’s seniors aged 65 years and older
- The rate for men (11.1%) was slightly higher than women (10.9%)
Source: Statistics Canada, table 11-10-0135-01.
62% of the $754 billion spent by all levels of government* nationally were on essential services in 2018
| Social program | Consolidated government expenses ($) |
|---|---|
| Health | 179 billion |
| Education | 104 billion |
| Social protection | 185 billion |
Note: The consolidated Canadian general government includes federal, provincial, territorial and local governments and other government entities combined.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 10-10-0005-01.
Community Spotlight
Dignity for all is a multi-partner, non-partisan campaign co-organized by Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty with a vision to create a poverty-free and more socially secure and cohesive Canada. Since its inception in 2009, over 13,000 people and organizations have supported the campaign, including: 66 Members of Parliament and Senators, and approximately 800 groups and 12,300 individuals.
Source: Dignity for all
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