Addressing poverty is a complex challenge requiring both targeted and coordinated action across levels of government, in addition to knowledge to guide and evaluate the interventions that are implemented. Recent developments suggest a shared prioritization of this issue, with ambitious goals to reduce poverty levels within the federal and provincial poverty reduction strategies as well as the ongoing development of the Central Okanagan Poverty and Wellness Strategy.
The overview is intended to be a brief, non-exhaustive, semi-chronological guide to existing and planned data and policy on addressing poverty, at a federal level, at a provincial level within British Columbia, and at a regional level within the Central Okanagan.
| Federal Resources | |||
| Title | Release | Type | Link |
| Opportunity for All: Poverty Reduction Strategy (Government of Canada) | Aug-18 | Strategy / Report | LINK |
| Report on the Second Comprehensive Review of the Market Basket Measure (Statistics Canada) | Feb-20 | Report | LINK |
| Canadian Income Survey 2019 – Data (Statistics Canada) | Mar-21 | Data | LINK |
| Canadian Income Survey 2019 – Report (Statistics Canada) | Mar-21 | Report | LINK |
| Housing Market Information Portal (CMHC) | Ongoing | Data & Report | LINK |
| Budget 2021 (Government of Canada) | Apr-21 | Budget Report | LINK |
| Dimensions of Poverty Hub (Statistics Canada) | Ongoing | Data | LINK |
| Provincial Resources | |||
| Title | Release | Type | Link |
| Poverty Reduction Strategy Act (Government of British Columbia) |
Nov-18 | Law | LINK |
| TogetherBC (Government of British Columbia) | Mar-19 | Strategy / Report | LINK |
| TogetherBC 2019 Annual Report (Government of British Columbia) |
Dec-20 | Report | LINK |
| Budget 2021 (Government of British Columbia) | Apr-21 | Budget Report | LINK |
| TogetherBC 2020 Annual Report (Government of British Columbia) |
Forthcoming | Report | Forthcoming |
| Central Okanagan Resources | |||
| Title | Release | Type | Link |
| Census 2016 – Kelowna CMA – Income (Statistics Canada) |
2017 | Data | LINK |
| Central Okanagan Community Wellness Analysis (United Way – Southern Interior BC) | Feb-20 | Report | LINK |
| Central Okanagan Poverty and Wellness Strategy (United Way – Southern Interior BC) | Forthcoming | Strategy / Report | LINK |