Statistics on Poverty
Statistics Canada:
- Through the sponsorship of the Ontario Government, Statistics Canada conducted a survey of about 12,000 Ontario households to arrive at a baseline measure
Source: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html
Ontario Deprivation Index:
- Ontario Deprivation Index was officially announced on December 2, 2009. It found that 12.5% of Ontario children are being raised in a poverty-level standard of living.
Source: http://news.ontario.ca/mcys/en/2009/12/ontario-deprivation-index.html
Statistics: Food Banks in the Toronto Area:
- 79,407 people rely on food banks monthly and 34% are children
Source: http://www.dailybread.ca
