Solving Poverty: Research and Publications

The report shows the high dollar cost we are currently paying for the consequences of poverty. It examines why investments to end poverty make better economic sense, and it shows how ending poverty would save money and improve wellbeing for everyone. It concludes with recommendations for the way forward.

This brief is an eight-page summary of the Dollars and Sense of Solving Poverty report. The report shows the high dollar cost we are currently paying for the consequences of poverty. It examines why investments to end poverty make better economic sense, and it shows how ending poverty would save money and improve wellbeing for everyone. It concludes with recommendations for the way forward.

We have updated our comprehensive bibliography that we first released in 2010. Since we prepared that first bibliography, more reports and articles addressing the costs associated with poverty have become available. The bibliography is divided into three main sections: Canadian studies, American studies and International studies. Canadian studies have been subdivided into six categories: General,...

The roundtable on Solving Poverty convened November 29, 2007, at a time when John Rook, Chair of the National Council of Welfare (NCW), declared that "poverty is out of the closet." With federal political parties making "policies and commitments on how to deal with the issue," participants considered the four strategic cornerstones in the NCW's report, Solving Poverty: a long-term vision with meas...

This kit is designed to accompany the National Council of Welfare's Solving Poverty: Four cornerstones of a national strategy for Canada. It contains: four fact sheets, one for each of the four cornerstones a series of questions related to each cornerstone and a facilitation guide an overview of Canada's commitments to solving poverty an overview of poverty-related trends

The report highlights that Canada in general is out of step with important developments in preventing and reducing poverty. Many other countries, and Canadian provinces, have had the same debates about the same issues, including how to measure poverty, but they have found ways - remarkably similar ways - to move on to action and to achieve measurable progress. When the National Council of Welfare...

The National Council of Welfare ran an on-line questionnaire in late 2006 to find out what Canadians think about solutions to poverty and income security in Canada. The questionnaire asked nine core questions. The first five related to strategy, specifically to the role of governments in fighting poverty, and the other four sought direction on programs and policy. The respondents had the option to...

The National Council of Welfare ran an on-line questionnaire in late 2006 to find out what Canadians think about solutions to poverty and insecurity in Canada. Two versions of the questionnaire were made available, in both official languages, depending on the type of the respondent: a confidential individual questionnaire, and a questionnaire for organizations.

The National Council of Welfare ran an on-line questionnaire in late 2006 to find out what Canadians think about solutions to poverty and insecurity in Canada. Two versions of the questionnaire were made available, in both official languages, depending on the type of the respondent: a confidential individual questionnaire, and a questionnaire for organizations.