The Government of Canada has been preparing a Food Policy for Canada, engaging stakeholders and experts by asking people to share their priorities for Canada’s food system. In their What We Heard Report, one of the four priorities is to increase access to affordable, nutritious, and safe food, particularly among more MORE
The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society recently launched their Indigenous Knowledge Portal, a searchable database with links that provide access to a variety of annotated literature reviews, reports, guides, films, booklets, studies, journal articles and presentations related to Aboriginal children and families in Canada
The Province: Province partners with Union of B.C. Municipalities to create child-care spaces Clearwater Times: New Indigenous child care opening in Clearwater CTV News: Indigenous families struggled for health care before Jordan’s Principle: summit Benzinga: First Nations-Driven Implementation Essential, Says AFN National Chief on Federal Investment in Early Learning and MORE
On August 21st, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves Duclos released Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The 100-page plan includes an overview of their past year of consultations and concrete poverty reduction targets: 20 percent reduction in poverty by 2020 and a 50 percent reduction in poverty by 2030. MORE
The ParticipACTION Report Card is a comprehensive assessment of child and youth physical activity in Canada. This year’s report card gave Canadian children and youth a D+ for overall physical activity. Only 35% of 5-17 year olds and 62% of 3-4 year olds meet the physical activity recommendation. The report graded various MORE
On August 3, First Call participated in the federal government’s Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2019 Budget with a submission that made recommendations in three key areas: 1. Tax Fairness and Income Support: Leveling the playing field for Canada’s children and youth is one of the best investments government can make MORE
Times Colonist: Victoria council backs campaign for ‘living wage’ StarMetro Vancouver: Ontario’s cancellation of basic income pilot is seen as a setback by B.C. proponents Vancouver Sun: Abbotsford anti-gang program to lose funding as kids head back to school Vancouver Sun: Judy Darcy: Overdose emergency: Unprecedented crisis demands unprecedented action StarMetro Vancouver: Peer-led overdose response MORE
A new, two-part study from the Angus Reid Institute examines the state of poverty in Canada by looking at lived experiences instead of income. The first chapter looks at four groups of poverty: Struggling, On the Edge, Recently Comfortable, and Always Comfortable. Respondents who are Struggling were most likely to be Indigenous, MORE
Kevin Carmichael from the Financial Post provided commentary on the recent government announcement that the Canada Child Benefit will be indexed to inflation as of July 2018. The maximum annual amount families can receive for children under six is now $6,496, up from $6,400 and for children aged 6-17 it MORE
National Union of Public and General Employees: BCGEU new members help keep child care centre open StarMetro Vancouver: Affordable housing a top concern for people living in poverty, report finds StarMetro Vancouver: ‘We fought to bring her home’: Families laud B.C. Indigenous child welfare deal StarMetro Vancouver: More than half of B.C. residents think MORE
Join Elizabeth Fry in calling on the Government of Canada to ensure the rights of homeless and other vulnerable children are protected. The government’s current rules and delivery of financial programs do not often reach Canada’s poorest children due to lack of access. EFry calls on the federal government to MORE
Canada will submit its 5th/6th report on children rights in Canada to the United Nations in September 2018. In advance of the release, the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children is focusing on five basic rights for children aged 0-18. Each right is associated with a summary, previous recommendations, MORE
The Canadian Psychological Association and the Psychology Foundation of Canada have collaboratively released a report on the topic of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (2015) report. The task force was created in order to develop concrete, action-oriented recommendations to improve the field’s service to the First Nations, Métis, MORE
The Discourse: Judge urges meeting to discuss reinstating mom’s visits as child-protection trial drags on The Tyee: How We All Can Help Improve Indigenous Child Welfare Today The Tyee: ‘It’s Not Enough to Say We’re Sorry’ for the Indigenous Child Welfare Crisis Vancouver Sun: A. J. Brown: Allow people with MORE
Canada’s first federal Poverty Reduction Strategy is expected to be released within the next few weeks. Campaign 2000’s newly released child poverty data reveals a disturbing picture of the magnitude of child poverty in every federal riding. The ridings with the worst child poverty rates are home to the highest MORE