In Canada right now: One in ten children is poor. Canada's child poverty rate of 15 percent is three times as high as the rates of Sweden, Norway or Finland. Every month, 770,000 people in Canada use food banks. Forty percent of those relying on food banks are children. These statistics point to a betrayal of Canada's children.
But the sad truth is that many Canadians struggle with poverty every day. We can understand why there is poverty in these third world countries, the lack of technological advances, agriculture and employment. Here in Canada, one of the richest countries in the world; there is a great economy and large market for employment in most provinces. A person that is not mentally or physically ill should not have any issues staying above the poverty line, yet there are thousands of Canadians struggling to find money to feed, dress their children and keep a roof over their heads at the same time. According to the Canadian Council on
Illegal immigrants are the least-educated group, with nearly 75 percent having at most a high school education. Overall, 55 percent of the foreign-born population has no education past high school, compared to 42 percent of natives. The median immigrant worker has an income of $30,000 per year, trailing native workers by about 18 percent. At $22,500 per year, illegal aliens make even less than their legal counterparts. Though U.S.-born children of legal immigrants are no more likely to be in poverty than those in native households, the children of illegal aliens and foreign-born children of legal immigrants
Child Poverty in Canada Since the late 1900s, child poverty has been a been a large issue in Canada. As Canadians, there are many things we should be proud of, from our large nation, to our natural resources and our multiculturalism, but the the amount of children that live in poverty in Canada is shameful. Canada ranks 24th out of 35 developed countries for child poverty. As a modern, developed country, it is the duty of the Canadian government to take care of the citizens that cannot take care of themselves, such as children, the poor and the elderly. Every month, 770,000 people in Canada use food banks, with forty percent of those people being children.
Poverty is a major concern all around the world, including Canada. The “Profile of Economic Security in Canada” fact sheet posted by the Canadian Council on Social Development shows that in 2004 more than 11% approximately 3.5 million Canadians were living in poverty (Canadian Council on Social Development). Canadian poverty can be attributed to several factors and it is apparent in various sectors of demographics; one in particular is child poverty. The four articles 1) What is Poverty? Providing Clarity for Canada, 2) Immigrants and ‘New Poverty’: The Case of Canada, 3) The Changing Colour of Poverty in Canada, 4) Child Poverty in Canada, indicate a pattern that although poverty from the early 70’ till 2005 had decreased overall, child poverty
Germanys list of problems at this time was only growing. Losing WW1 caused many problems in itself as one might expect, never mind the Treaty of Versailles that was to follow. The most prominent socio-economic effects were most naturally the casualties, 2 million Germans were killed and a further 6 million were injured, also the increasing number of civilian deaths due to hypothermia and starvation. The reason these deaths increased, was due to food and fuel shortages caused by the cold winter of 1916-17. In these winter months there were signs of the country’s morale and unity breaking, it was not helped when Germany was hit with an influenza epidemic, wiping out 20-40 million, the resistance to the disease was lowered due to decline in living conditions.
Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau counts the number of "poor" persons in the U.S. In 2005, the Bureau found 37 million "poor" Americans. Presidential candidate John Edwards claims that these 37 million Americans currently "struggle with incredible poverty." Edwards asserts that America's poor, who number "one in eight of us…do not have enough money for the food, shelter, and clothing they need," and are forced to live in "terrible" circumstances.However, an examination of the living standards of the 37 million persons, whom the government defines as "poor," reveals that what Edwards calls "the plague" of American poverty might not be as "terrible" or "incredible" as candidate Edwards contends. Poverty is an important and emotional issue.
Competition? Misguided strategies?) Princessa’s decline in sales was caused by a variety of reasons: - Canada was sliding into recession, following the economy crisis in the United States. 90% of Pricessa’s customers earned less than $45,000 annually and about half of these earned less than $25,000 annually. These low income people are likely to be affected severely by the recession, thus they would cut off their
Young people in Ontario — especially Toronto — are among the least employed in the country, according to a new report that shows the province’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average. The report, released Friday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, shows that for those under 24 years of age, joblessness is more common in Ontario than anywhere in Canada, aside from Atlantic Canada. The report analyzed employment data from Statistics Canada over the past five years following the global economic crisis. “The big story is that five years after the Great Recession, youth remain largely shut out of Ontario’s slow economic recovery,” Sean Geobey wrote in the report, The Young and the Jobless. This year, the unemployment
Webster’s Dictionary defines the term homeless as, “Those people who have no permanent residence, especially those who live outdoors due to poverty.” The issue remains that many people believe that the poor choose to be poor. As many functionalists would agree, more often than not, homelessness derives from a number of factors, rather than a single reason. At least 200,000 Canadians experience homelessness in any given year and at least 150,000 Canadians a year use a homeless shelter at some point (CBCNews, 2013). According to TheHomelessHub.ca (Gaetz, Donaldson, Richter, & Gulliver, 2013) the causes of homelessness are apparent in three different situations: • Structural Factors • Individual and Relational Factors • Systems Failures Structural factors are economic and societal issues that affect the way an individual may live their life. Each country will vary depending on their economy and societal situations.