by Ted Hildebrandt | May 22, 2026 | Healthy Development of Children and Families, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
The Family and Child Poverty in Hamilton report is the first Hamilton report to use the Campaign 2000 framework to examine family and child poverty in our community. Using taxfiler data, this new report explores family and child poverty, finding that Hamilton’s... 
by Ted Hildebrandt | May 15, 2025 | Poverty Reduction and Elimination
This bulletin takes a closer look at what poverty looks like for some of the Hamilton groups most impacted by poverty. Keep scrolling down to read this report, or use the buttons to jump to a section: Measuring Poverty Faces of Poverty Recent Immigrants Singles – with... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
The 2021 Census showed that poverty rates have changed substantially across Canada including in Hamilton. The income data in this latest Census is from the 2020 tax year, and for almost a third of Canadians, their income included Canada Emergency Response Benefits... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Jun 19, 2019 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
This four page report highlights the declining poverty rate in Hamilton, from 21.9% in 1996 to 16.6% 2016, mirroring a provincial trend. The report points to policies and economic changes that have contributed to poverty reduction and makes the case that poverty... by SPRC Hamilton | Apr 12, 2017 | All Publication, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
Published: April 2017 Using new taxfiler and longitudinal data from Statistics Canada, these bulletins explore trends in poverty in Hamilton. Poverty Among Hamilton’s Taxfilers Bulletin Persistence of Poverty in the Hamilton CMA BulletinFunded by: United Way of...