by Jen Matthews | Mar 19, 2026 | All Publication, Equity and Inclusion, Housing and Homelessness, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
A recent policy brief from Maytree highlights how Ontario’s deeply inadequate social assistance program directly contributes to the growing homelessness crisis across the province. Through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for data from the Ministry of Children,... 
by Sara Mayo | Dec 5, 2024 | Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Research and Policy
New data shows more single people are excluded from Ontario’s post-pandemic economy Scroll down to view this report Or download a simple PDF view of this webpage Growing homelessness including encampments across Ontario, and record levels of visits to food... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Sep 19, 2023 | All Publication, Events, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
Join us for a virtual town hall on Wednesday, September 20th at 7pm-8pm on Zoom. We’ll examine Ontario’s social assistance system & what needs to change! Register Here: Meeting Registration – Zoom Speakers Include: Dr. Peter Graefe, McMaster... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
The combination of high inflation and frozen social assistance rates is causing a food insecurity emergency for Hamilton residents living in deep poverty across the city. Inflation in Ontario has hit lowest income residents most intensely. Low income residents spend... 
by SPRC Hamilton | May 25, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Events, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
On May 18, 2022, SPRC Hamilton and Community Development Halton hosted a virtual Town Hall called, Show us the Money: Income Security in Ontario: Preparing for Provincial Election 2022. Below is a pre-election resource to assist with conversations on the income...