Annual Report on Poverty in Canada | Your Morning

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]Canada has been given a near failing grade on our annual report on poverty.

[00:00:05]Food Banks Canada gave Canada overall a D plus for how we manage poverty as a country.

[00:00:11]It says the situation is urgent. Incomes are not meeting the cost of living.

[00:00:15]Bottom line is the cost of rent, food, and gas are all up. Incomes are not.

[00:00:19]The report found people who have jobs now make up one in every five food bank clients across the country. There are also fewer jobs to go around with nearly three unemployed Canadians for every position available. Canada was given an F in poverty measures with the national poverty rate now sitting at 11.1%.

[00:00:38]Quebec, by the way, received the highest provincial grade with a C. The call now is for more affordable housing, improved social assistance, and increased wages.