NBHC Population Health
June 20, 2018
In advance of Ottawa’s national poverty-reduction strategy, Campaign 2000, an organization dedicated to ending child poverty, reports federal ridings with the most child and family poverty are also home to the highest proportions of Indigenous, visible minority, immigrant and single-parent families. It states these ridings are also more likely to have high unemployment, low rates of labour force participation, more renters and people paying more than 30% of their income on housing. Campaign 2000’s recommended goals and timetables include:
- Universal, affordable, high quality child care with long-term funding equal to OECD benchmark of 1% of GDP;
- $15 minimum wage in federally-regulated industries with future increases tied to inflation;
- National pharmacare, dental care and rehabilitation services for those not covered by workplace plans; and,
- Increased employment insurance benefits and reduced entry requirements to better serve workers in low-wage precarious jobs along with improved maternity and parental leave benefits;
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