Supporting Island Families The twelve members appointed to the Poverty Reduction Advisory Council bring a variety of experience and knowledge that will help to reduce the impact of poverty in the province. “We have a strong group of diverse individuals and I'm really looking...
Government committed to creating a collaborative Poverty Reduction Action Plan to address poverty on Prince Edward Island. Poverty Reduction Advisory Council The Poverty Reduction Advisory Council, made up of 12 community members, guided the process. We used a whole-of-community collaborative approach. Our process brought together: those affected by poverty community members not-for-profit groups private sector other government sectors academia and researchers Background Documents A PEI Poverty Reduction Discussion Paper along with fact sheets provided background information on poverty issues...
Supporting Island families - Islanders are invited to help create a collaborative strategy to further reduce poverty in the province. The Poverty Reduction Advisory Council will provide input and advice on poverty reduction, focusing on housing, food, and employment. Islanders...
This document provides background and explains how the PEI Poverty Reduction Action Plan will be developed.
Belonging and Thriving: A Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island (2019-2024)
Supporting Island families - Islanders’ experiences and thoughts about poverty are needed to help develop a collaborative, province-wide poverty reduction plan. From now through June, the provincial government and the poverty reduction advisory council will gather public input...
Poverty Reduction Action Plan: 2018 Public Engagement Findings Report Executive Summary
Poverty is a complex social issue and has significant impacts on the social determinants of health. According to the 2016 census, over 23,000 (one in six) Islanders were below the Low Income Measure in 2015, while the same was true for one in seven Canadians (4.8 million people)...
The Advisory Council on the Status of Women monitors the PEI government’s overall actions towards gender equality over time.This is a report of their recent assessment.
The Poverty Elimination Strategy Act became law in May 2021. It is a requirement of the Act that the Government of Prince Edward Island provide an annual report on progress made toward targets to eliminate poverty, food insecurity, and chronic homelessness.