Tag: Ontario poverty rate
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4.5 Million Canadians Are Now Living Below The Poverty Line

Canada’s cost-of-living crisis is still showing up in the data. New Statistics Canada numbers show that 11.0% of Canadians lived below the poverty line in 2024, representing approximately 4.5 million people. That is almost unchanged from 2023, when the poverty rate was 11.1%. The data suggests that while inflation has cooled from its peak, many…