Poverty in Canada Poverty in Your Community Your Current Role in Poverty Local Organizations Working on Poverty Going Deeper

Understanding Your Context

Going Deeper

In 2006, CFC published a paper titled Strategies for Social Justice: Place, People and Policy, written by Judith Maxwell that provides an overview and analysis of the key social justice issues in Canada and outlines multi-sector approaches.

Community Foundations of Canada's national Vital Signs report and local Vital Signs reports in over 15 communities:
www.vitalsignscanada.ca

Statistics Canada provides detailed statistics and analysis of poverty at the national, provincial and local levels.
www.statscan.ca

Canadian Council on Social Development provides poverty rates and analysis.
www.ccsd.ca