• This slide pack has been produced from the information published in the BC Campaign 2000 2011 Child Poverty Report Card by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.
• The slides and accompanying notes are available for use by anyone in the community.
• Please feel free to use individual slides, groups of slides or all of them in your advocacy work for children and youth.
• If you have questions about the data or data sources, please contact the First Call office at [email protected] or 604-873-8437.
This project was completed with the support of a Vancity Community Project Grant
Facts on Child and Family Poverty
What is First Call?
A non-partisan, cross-sectoral coalition with an advocacy agenda based on research and experience.
Research identified four Keys to Success for Children and Youth:
1. A strong commitment to early childhood development
2. Support transitions from childhood to youth and adulthood
3. Increased economic equality
4. Safe and caring communities
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
CHILD POVERTY RATES BY PROVINCE 2009 LICO BEFORE-TAX
16.8 16.415.1
14.1 1413.3 13.3
12.7
9.99
14
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
MB BC NL ON NS PQ SK AB NB PEI CANADA
Per
cen
t
LICO Before Tax
12
10.1 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.18.2
7.7 7.5
6.4
9.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
BC ON SK NL AB MB NS PQ NB PEI CANADA
Per
cent
LICO After Tax
CHILD POVERTY RATES BY PROVINCE 2009 LICO AFTER-TAX
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
CHILD POVERTY RATES BY PROVINCE, 2009
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
16.8 16.415.1
14.1 1413.3 13.3 12.7
9.99
14
9.1
12
9.310.1
8.2 7.7
9.7 9.3
7.56.4
9.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
MB BC NL ON NS PQ SK AB NB PEI CANADA
Per
cent
LICO Before Tax LICO After Tax
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009
Pe
rce
nt
Canada British Columbia
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
CHILD POVERTY RATES FOR CANADA AND BC1976-2009
CHILD POVERTY RATES IN HIGH-RISK FAMILIES, CANADA, 2005
42%
36%33% 33%
27%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Children of recentimmigrants
Children ofAboriginal identity
Children of femalelone parents
Children inracialized families
Children with adisability
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
Poverty Rates by Period of Immigration, BC Children Under 18, 2005
16.2%
29.6% 30.5%36.1%
49.6%
Born in Canada Arrived before1991
1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2006
Years When Parents Immigrated
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
0
20
40
60
80
1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009
Per
cen
t
Children under 18 years in two-parent families
Children under 18 years in female lone-parent families
BC CHILD POVERTY RATES BY FAMILY TYPE, 1976-2009
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
BC FAMILIES' DEPTH OF POVERTY BELOW LICO BEFORE TAX
($20,000)
($15,000)
($10,000)
($5,000)
$0
Two-Parent Families Female Lone-Parent Families
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
Percentage of Poor Children with One or More Parents Employed Full-Time, Full-Year by Province, 2009
4841 39 39 37 36
19
35
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
Child Poverty Rates Before and After Government Transfers, 2009
26.1%24.8%
32.0%
27.1% 27.3%25.6%
22.5%
29.6%
20.3%
24.8% 25.6%
9.0% 9.9%
15.0%13.3% 14.0% 14.1%
12.7%
16.8%
13.3%
16.4%14.0%
PEI NB NL PQ NS ON AB MB SK BC Canada
Market Income Only With Government Transfers
Federal and Provincial Shares of Welfare Incomes, 1989 and 2009 (in constant 2009 dollars)
$14,960$11,707
$18,684$13,920
$1,823$5,193
$3,238$7,259
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
1989 2009 1989 2009
Lone-Parent Family with One Child Two-Parent Family with Two Children
BC Federal
Source: First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, BC Campaign 2000, 2011 Child Poverty Report Card
$27,666 $27,674
Poverty line Poverty line
$41,295 $41,307
Poverty line Poverty line
Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based on Statistics Canada data
Changes in Average Total Incomes by Decile Group, All BC Families with Children (in constant 2009 dollars)
Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based on Statistics Canada data
Decile 1989 2009 Difference
Poorest 17,987 18,815 828
Second poorest
35,306 35,077 -229
Second richest
115,557 146,968 31,411
Richest 164,644 253,762 89,118
Average 78,154 94,082 15,928
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Phone: 604-873-8437/1-800-307-1212
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