Yukon's poverty rate is lower than the national average, but expert warns of rural hardship

Yukon's poverty rate is lower than the national average, but expert warns of rural hardship

The Yukon released its Poverty Report Card this week, following last week’s release of the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada by Campaign 2000. Both reports paint a grim picture of poverty across the country. According to the national report, at the current rate, it would take 400 years to eliminate childhood poverty in Canada, and childhood poverty rates have been steadily increasing since 2020.