November 2011 marks 22 years since the House of Commons adopted an all-party resolution to end child poverty in Canada. Today, Campaign 2000 has released its 20th National Report Card on Child/Family...
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, All of Canada
Campaign 2000 is a cross-Canada public education movement to build Canadian awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, All of Canada
The purpose of Young Women Connect is to "connect" young women locally and nationally across Canada on the issues and actions towards eliminating racism, violence and poverty.
Children and Youth, Organizing, Women, All of Canada
National Alliance of Children and Youth is a network of more than 60 national organizations committed to improving the lives of children and youth in Canada.
Children and Youth, All of Canada
Youth In Care Canada (The National Youth In Care Network) is a national charitable organization completely driven by youth in care (14-24 years of age) and alumni across Canada.
Children and Youth, All of Canada
MEDIA INDIGENA is an interactive, multimedia magazine dedicated to Indigenous news, views and creative expression.
From the battlefield of politics and policy to the beauty of arts and culture, we...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Children and Youth, indigenous, Technology, All of Canada
The child poverty rate in British Columbia dropped to 14.5 percent in 2008, according to the latest figures published by Statistics Canada. The number of poor children was 121,000 - or about one of...
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, British Columbia, All of Canada
Once at No. 6 in world ranking, ‘shockingly high’ death rate now puts Canada at No. 24, prompting urgent request to Health Minister.
Children and Youth, Family, Poverty Research, All of Canada
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools and to inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools. The...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Education, residential schools, residential schools, All of Canada
The Federal Department of Justice has a list of organizations that have produced information on youth crime and youth justice.
Children and Youth, youth crime, youth justice, All of Canada
An article in the online magazine, Global Voices looks into the crisis of Aboriginal youth suicides in Canada due to poverty, colonization, isolation and lack of basic services. Suicide rates have...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, All of Canada
The Anniversary Project explores the lives of 20 different Canadian children living below the poverty line. The Anniversary Project launched on the 20 year anniversary of the Canadian government’s...
Art and Culture, child poverty, Children and Youth, narrative, photography, stories, All of Canada
A study from UBC and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that kids who grow up in poverty are more likely to have health problems such as heart disease, stroke...
Children and Youth, Health, Poverty Research, British Columbia, All of Canada
A couple of reports have looked at the links between income, women, and childcare in Canada.
Stats Canada just released a report that shows that a sizeable earnings gap exists between Canadian women...
Children and Youth, Family, Women, All of Canada
Campaign 2000 has released the 2008 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty, revealing that 19 years after the 1989 resolution that Canada would resolve child poverty by 2000, one in nine children...
Children and Youth, Poverty Research, All of Canada
Code Blue for Child Care, a national campaign to protect child care is accusing the Conservative government of abandoning child care. Code Blue has issued Harper and his government an "F" in three...
Children and Youth, Family, Organizing, British Columbia, All of Canada
The Tyee has an interesting article, "Child Poverty is Down. No, it's Up," about two reports issued in the last couple months about child poverty. One report issued by the Fraser Institute claims...
Children and Youth, Government Policy, Poverty Research, All of Canada
From September 26-29, a National Youth Homelessness Conference (Link removed - No longer exists) will be taking place in St. John's. The title of the conference is Beyond the Street: Youth and...
Children and Youth, Homelessness, All of Canada
Aboriginal children, on and off reserves are not doing nearly as well as non-Aboriginal children. Over half of Aboriginal children live in poverty. Twice as many Aboriginal babies will be born...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Violence, All of Canada
Child poverty continues to be a problem in Canada. Immigrant families, in particular, are living in poverty, due largely to the failure of the Canadian government to recognize their credentials. Not...
Children and Youth, Immigrants and Refugees, All of Canada
