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Budget 2019: The good, the bad and the ugly
The 2019 B.C. Budget was delivered yesterday and we were there looking for the investments in B.C.’s first-ever poverty reduction strategy. In a nutshell, the new BC Child Opportunity Benefit will...
View ArticleSubmission to the Basic Income Expert Committee
On July 3, 2018 the Province announced the creation of an expert committee to study the potential for using a basic income approach in its efforts to reduce poverty and prepare for the emerging...
View ArticleCheck out the 2019 edition of the $10aDay Plan
The $10aDay Child Care Campaign just released the UPDATED 2019 edition of the popular $10aDay Child Care Plan. This plan for a public system of integrated early care and learning was first launched in...
View ArticleMedia Release: B.C.’s first ever Poverty Reduction Plan tracks strong start...
MEDIA RELEASE March 18, 2019 B.C.’s first ever Poverty Reduction Plan tracks strong start with comprehensive approach but gaps need to be filled moving forward (British Columbia) The B.C. Poverty...
View ArticleEmployment Standards Submission
Until March 31, the provincial government is seeking feedback about employment standards. The consultation focuses on six areas: increasing protection of child workers transforming the Employment...
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Report Now Available! Red Women Rising
We are excited to help circulate the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre’s (DEWC) new report, Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This comprehensive report is...
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BC Poverty Reduction Coalition’s 2018 in Review
Congratulations to everyone who fought for poverty reduction legislation for a decade. On November 6 2018, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Act passed unanimously! We’ve put together a document with the...
View ArticleJob Posting: Indigenous Community Organizer
BC Poverty Reduction Coalition is seeking an Indigenous Community Organizer Location: 312 Main St., Vancouver Hours: 3-5 days/week (whatever works for you), 1 year contract Wage: $20.91/hr. plus...
View ArticleBC Health Coalition Response to TogetherBC
Members of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition across the province are responding to TogetherBC, the government’s poverty reduction strategy. The BC Health Coalition wrote a great letter to Minister...
View ArticleCommunity Health Centres for BC
Community Health Centres are a proven model for delivering team-based, community-governed primary health care. The CHC model is well-positioned to meet BC’s primary care needs in rural and urban...
View ArticleBCPRC 2019 Budget Submission
The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services wrapped out their Budget 2020 consultations today. British Columbians were invited to participate by speaking at public hearings, by...
View ArticleReport on the Budget 2020 Consultation Released
Every year, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services receives input from British Columbians on issues affecting them and what the priorities should be for the next budget. The...
View ArticleLetter to Mayor Stewart re: Displacement of people from Oppenheimer Park
Kennedy Stewart, Mayor 3rd Floor, City Hall 453 West 12th Ave Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4 August 26, 2019 Re: Displacement of people from Oppenheimer Park Dear Mayor Stewart, I am writing to express my deep...
View ArticleBC Employment Standards Coalition: Elimination of Self-Help Kit does not go...
Press Release by the BC Employment Standards Coalition The BC Employment Standards Coalition welcomes Minister of Labour Harry Bains’ recent announcement that the universally criticized ‘self-help kit’...
View ArticleSupporting Paid Leave for Domestic and Sexual Violence
According to the BCFed, almost a third of all reported violent crime in Canada in 2017 was intimate partner violence (IPV) and, in BC, 78% of reported IPV was against women. IPV and sexual violence...
View ArticleElection 2019: Where do the parties stand on poverty?
3.4 million Canadians live in poverty. On October 21, voters in the Canadian federal election want to vote for the Party that will take action towards reducing and eliminating poverty. We’ve put...
View ArticleBig changes at the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition
It is with mixed feelings that we announce that Trish Garner, the PRC’s Community Organizer, will be leaving the Coalition at the end of November. Trish has been central to the PRC’s work from its...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Poverty Free Action Team delivers gift of better policy to end...
(Vancouver) As people across British Columbia are feeling the charitable spirit this December, a group of volunteers from the Poverty Free Action Team today made a special delivery to the Vancouver...
View ArticleToolkit for Local Governments
As part of TogetherBC, British Columbia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Province is providing $5 million to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) for the Poverty Reduction Planning...
View ArticleJoint letter to Finance Minister on Pharmacare
The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition was proud to join over 170 national and provincial organizations who have signed the joint Pharmacare Now Statement calling on all parties to work together to...
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