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WELFARE INCOMES DATA FOR 2006 AND POVERTY STATISTICS FOR 2004 ARE NOW AVAILABLE  

"Poverty Statistics for 2004"

Data includes poverty rates, depth and persistence of poverty, the working poor, sources of income and income inequality.

"Welfare Incomes 2006"

The NCW plans to publish a 2006/2007 combined issue of Welfare Incomes at the end of 2008. In the meantime, all usual data for 2006 will be available on our Web site and some data are available now.

 

THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WELFARE  

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, February 20, 2008 —The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced the appointment of Rev. Larry Gregan and Mr. David S. Pankratz of Manitoba, Colonel Glen Shepherd of Quebec and Mr. Calvin D. Helin of British Columbia to the National Council of Welfare.

"I am pleased to announce the appointment of these individuals to the National Council of Welfare," said Minister Solberg. "Their combined experience in various areas will be a valuable asset to the Council."

"For full text of the news release ".

 

THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WELFARE  

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, February 1, 2008 — The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced the following appointments to the National Council of Welfare: Ms. Brenda Hall of the Northwest Territories, Mr. John Guyon Richards of British Columbia, Mr. Mark Chamberlain of Ontario, Ms. Mildred A. Dover of Prince Edward Island, Reverend Richard Bragdon of New Brunswick and Mr. Zulfikarali R. Kassamali of Ontario.

"I am pleased to announce the appointments of these individuals to the National Council of Welfare," said Minister Solberg. "Their combined experience in various areas will be a valuable asset to the Council."

"For full text of the news release ".

 

 

NCW HOLDS ROUNDTABLE ON SOLVING POVERTY  

The roundtable on Solving Poverty convened November 29, 2007, at a time when John Rook, Chair of the National Council of Welfare (NCW), declared that “poverty is out of the closet.” With federal political parties making “policies and commitments on how to deal with the issue,” participants considered the four strategic cornerstones in the NCW’s report, Solving Poverty: a long-term vision with measurable targets and timelines; a plan of action and budget; a government accountability structure to ensure results; and a set of agreed poverty indicators.  "For full text of the summary ".

The full report is now available "Report".  While not a verbatim account of the day's dialogue, the report captures a good sense of the important and varied ideas discussed by roundtable participants.
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VOICES OF POVERTY  

The NCW is pleased to add a link on its website to a series of video clips about poverty by the people who are living it . They were produced for an event in the autumn of 2007 to promote strategies to solve poverty.  The NCW helped support the creation of the videos as part of its efforts to enable low-income Canadians to be heard.  These short video portraits echo what we heard from the thousands of Canadians who responded to our on-line questionnaire on Poverty and Insecurity in late 2006 as well as the many letters, phone calls and e-mails we get regularly from across Canada.  Whatever you think about poverty, what you hear might give you second thoughts. "Video Clips"

See our National Anti-Poverty Strategy page for more information.

 

 

MEETING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR  

"The Chairperson and Director of the National Council of Welfare had the opportunity to meet with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing to talk about housing and the need for a comprehensive anti-poverty strategy in Canada.  This need is echoed in Miloon Kothari's report (see esp. page 9)".

 

SOLVING POVERTY - INFORMATION KIT IS NOW AVAILABLE  

The kit is designed to accompany the National Council of Welfare's Solving Poverty: Four cornerstones of a national strategy for Canada. It contains:

 

SOLVING POVERTY : Four cornerstones of a workable national strategy for Canada (Winter 2007)

See our National Anti-Poverty Strategy for more information.

 

RELEASE  

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children Youth: Time to Act (Fall 2007)

This report, developed by the NCW in cooperation with Aboriginal individuals and organizations, provides a portrait of Aboriginal peoples from the perspective of the communities and the social connections upon which children and youth depend. It combines statistics with the voices of influential Aboriginal people the Council interviewed, to give true meaning to the numbers.

 

OPEN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS' JUNE 29 DAY OF ACTION  

Dear Prime Minister Harper, Minister Solberg and Minister Prentice:
The National Council of Welfare (NCW) is writing, on the occasion of the Assembly of First Nations’ June 29 National Day of Action, to lend our support for immediate government action to remedy the disadvantage, discrimination and poverty that continues to be the lot of far too many Aboriginal people in this country. "For the full text."

 


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