Statistics Canada: Child Poverty in Ontario

Child poverty in Ontario: Child poverty in Ontario has dropped for a third consecutive year. According to the latest figures just released by Statistics Canada, Ontarios child poverty rate of 13.8 per cent in 2011 was down from 15.2 per cent three years earlier, according to The Star. As Ontario sets out to consult regarding its next five-year anti-poverty strategy, the past strategy provides five important lessons and By Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Margaret Hancock and Heather McGregor While the reductions in child poverty in Ontario appear to be trending behind the governments five-year target for a 25-per-cent reduction by 2013 , the fact that poverty has fallen at the same time as a major economic downturn speaks volumes about the return on investment so far of the provinces poverty reduction strategy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.