[Trends] Canada’s Official Poverty Dashboard of Indicators: Trends, April 2026
Canada's official poverty rate
2020: 7.0%
2021: 8.1%
2022: 10.6%
2023: 11.1%
2024: 11.0%
Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy establishes the Official Poverty Line for Canada along with a dashboard of 12 indicators to track progress on poverty reduction for Canadians and their households. See attached PDF.
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Date
Apr 29, 2026
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By
Statistics Canada
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