A Documented Image of Poverty Reduction

POVERTY REDUCTION

  • August 2018: the federal government released Opportunity for All, Canada's first national poverty reduction strategy. The Salvation Army participated in the development of the strategy by attending government roundtables, through ecumenical conversations and advocacy efforts, and submissions to the federal government.  

    We encouraged governments to recognize poverty impacts people and communities in multiple ways.  Many of the recommendations we made during the consultation period were adopted into the strategy.
  • March 2020: The Salvation Army was identified as one of 5 national organizations that could play a key role in ensuring Canadians had food on the table during COVID-19.

  • December 2020: we attended a roundtable with the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood Canada and her cabinet colleagues. The Minister thanked organizations whose work and dedication ensured Food Security for Canadians throughout 2020.

  • February 2021: The Public Affairs Office submitted a response to the Department of Finance pre-budget consultation urging the federal government to continue investment in income and food security as well as homelessness prevention for people facing economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

ADVOCACY
In our submissions to federal policy makers, we advocated that poverty is not just about lack of income.  Instead, it impacts and is impacted by other areas of individuals' and families' lives, including:

  • Income security
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Health care (including mental health)
  • Food security

Food Security

Taking Stock: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in Canada
Poverty Reduction

Poverty Reduction

Public Affairs

  • February 2021 Pre-Budget Submission Download

    February 2021 Submission to the federal Department of Finance related to Budget 2022-23
  • Food Security Download

    Taking Stock: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in Canada
  • Canada: Where Poverty Isn't Always Easy to See Download

    Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy: Submission by The Salvation Army
  • Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy Download


    The Salvation Army has been witness to the debilitating effects poverty can have on individuals, families


    and communities across the country. We have also been engaged with all levels of government calling


    for greater action. The Salvation Army is pleased to see that many of the recommendations we made


    throughout the consultation period for the Strategy (as well as for many years prior) have been adopted


    into the framework.