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Poverty rate holds steady at 11%, well above 2020 levels: StatCan
The national rate was little changed from 2023, while Nunavut remained highest and racialized, Indigenous and disabled Canadians faced higher poverty.
- Canada's poverty rate was 11% in 2024, nearly unchanged from 11.1% in 2023 and over 50% higher than the 7% rate in 2020.
- Nunavut had the highest poverty rate at 31.7% in 2024, attributed to the high cost of living, followed by British Columbia at 13% and Ontario at 12.5%, while Quebec had the lowest rate at 7%.
- Racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, and Canadians with disabilities faced higher poverty levels according to Statistics Canada.
- About 4.5 million Canadians lived in poverty in 2024, reflecting the 11% poverty rate reported by Statistics Canada.
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Canada's poverty rate remained virtually unchanged in 2024, well above 2020 levels. More than one in ten Canadians live in poverty, according to Statistics Canada.
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