Poverty Trends 2024 report
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Poverty Trends 2024

Finding our Place in Systemic Change

Canada’s Disposable Workforce
Canada’s Disposable Workforce

Addressing Abuses Against Migrant Workers

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Poverty Trends 2024

This year’s Poverty Trends shows that several measures of poverty in Canada are moving in the wrong direction. Intersecting and deep-set inequitable structures and practices make poverty persistent—but they do not make it inevitable.

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On the Periphery

Canadians expect a strong health care system, but a shortage of professionals poses a challenge. Canada must increasingly depend on internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) to sustain quality and effectiveness. Mansoureh (Suri) Ebrahimi’s report explores the barriers and discrimination that IHEPs face, even while Canada’s healthcare system will inevitably rely upon these workers.

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CPJ's Socio-Economic Policy Analyst speaks at a Press Conference with MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate.

CPJ Joins Calls for a Federal Basic Income Framework

On September 25, CPJ Socio-Economic Policy Analyst Natalie Appleyard joined MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate in a press conference ahead of the House of Commons vote on Bill C-223: an Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income. Senator Pate is sponsoring a parallel bill in…

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Help Shape the Canada Disability Benefit: Your Voice Matters

When the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) was announced in the 2024 federal budget, it got a lot of us excited. A survey by Angus Reid showed that a huge majority of Canadians—nine-in-ten—were on board with the idea. Even with all that enthusiasm, many people were skeptical about whether this benefit…

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Canada’s Disposable Workforce - Addressing Abuses Against Migrant Workers

Canada’s Disposable Workforce

In this policy brief, Asvini Uthayakumaran delves into the oppressive labour conditions experienced by predominantly racialized temporary foreign workers (TFWs). These conditions are the result of two central features of the TFWP: (1) the denial of permanent immigration status and (2) the use of employer-tied/closed work permits. Both of these features work in tandem to deny migrant workers basic rights and keep them in the margins of Canadian society.

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🤝 Housing Rights Review Panel: collaborate with us! 

The National Housing Council has announced a new review panel. We’re calling on community members to collaborate with CPJ in this important advocacy moment! To learn how you can collaborate with us for a fairer, more inclusive housing system, click the link in our bio 🔗

About the review panel: this panel will examine Canada’s failure to uphold the right to adequate housing for women, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people; highlight systemic barriers that prevent secure, safe housing; and explore federal policy solutions. 

CPJ wants to demonstrate that people and communities of faith are an engaged constituency and that we stand in solidarity with those disproportionately impacted by poverty and the housing crisis. You can collaborate by contributing to a CPJ submission or by making your own submission as an individual or organization. This is a pivotal moment in the fight for housing as a human right in Canada, and each of us has a role in making lasting change. 

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🔍What’s inside Poverty Trends 2024: Finding our Place in Systemic Change? 

In October, CPJ published its annual Poverty Trends report, which includes: 

📊The latest data on poverty in Canada 
⚖Key policy recommendations 
🙋 Advice on how to get involved in eradicating poverty 

To download and read the full report for free, click the link in our bio 🔗

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🏡Announcing the Justice House Fund: help us build a permanent home for justice-seeking organizations close to Parliament. Click the link in our bio to learn more and donate today 🔗

Justice House is CPJ’s heritage property house in downtown Ottawa. Until December 31, we have the opportunity to take the next bold step in securing a base for faith-inspired justice in Canada near the halls of power: thanks to the generosity of a lead donor who has pledged a matching grant—and with our mortgage coming up for renewal in the new year—donations to the Justice House Fund will be matched up to $25,000. 

A successful Justice House Fund means that CPJ will: 

🤝collaborate with justice-focused organizations to engage with parliamentarians effectively and meaningfully and help them understand and promote faith-inspired justice, 
⚖️direct more funding to advocacy programs and efforts, and 
🍁And continue to be a strong voice for faith-inspired justice in Canada. 

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Poverty Trends 2024 is here! Click the link in our bio to read and download the full report for free today 🔗

Our latest report, Poverty Trends 2024: Finding our Place in Systemic Change, explores how deeply rooted inequities in Canada continue to perpetuate poverty and what we can do to change these trends. Using the latest data and historical insights, the report shows how policy choices impact people’s experiences of poverty and suggests evidence-based policy alternatives grounded in people’s right to an adequate standard of living.

In the report, we outline critical solutions including the need for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income, an improved Canada Disability Benefit, affordable housing, and regulatory reforms.

Poverty Trends 2024 comes at a crucial time in the collective movement for public justice, as today marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This will also be the last Poverty Trends report before the next federal election.

Each of us has a role to play in bringing about transformative change! Download and read the full report and explore how you can join the movement for better policy choices and better outcomes for all.

#PovertyTrends2024 #EndPoverty #SocialJustice #CPJ #Inequity #Canada #BasicIncome #onpoli #cdnpoli #justice #publicjustice #glbi #cdb #endpoverty

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