StatCan says 3.2 million living in poverty, including 566,000 children

Statistics Canada says 3.2 million Canadians are living below the poverty line. The agency is releasing an updated portrait of poverty in Canada today based on 2018 income tax returns, However it also is proposing changing how poverty is determined which would likely increase the overall number of Canadians who are considered poor. The review shows using the existing formula shows the national poverty rate dropped to 8.7 per cent in 2018 compared to 9.5 per cent a year earlier. The child poverty