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2013-2014 Annual Report for the Department of Community Services and Seniors.

There is no accepted measure of poverty in Canada. Instead, the measures of low income, need, and deprivation are used.  None are perfect, but together they paint a picture.

A number of Canadian jurisdictions have amended legislation to achieve an increasingly more open approach to adoption records.

Employment plays a critically important role in poverty prevention and reduction. 

This document provides background and explains how the PEI Poverty Reduction Action Plan will be developed.