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Poverty Elimination Strategy Act Annual Report 2024-25
The Poverty Elimination Strategy Act became law in May 2021.
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Major Investments Result in Fewer Islanders Facing Food Insecurity
Major investments aimed at reducing food insecurity on Prince Edward Island are having a positive effect, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Those numbers show that the overall provincial food insecurity rate improved from 28.6% in 2022, to 24.6 % in 2023, the...
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Poverty Elimination Annual Report 2023-24
The Poverty Elimination Strategy Act became law in May 2021. It is a requirement of the Act that the Government of Prince Edward Island provide an annual report on progress made toward targets to eliminate poverty, food insecurity, and chronic homelessness.
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Poverty Elimination Annual Report 2022-2023
The Poverty Elimination Strategy Act became law in May 2021. It is a requirement of the Act that the Government of Prince Edward Island provide an annual report on progress made toward targets to eliminate poverty, food insecurity, and chronic homelessness.
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2018 Adoption Act Review Final Report
A number of Canadian jurisdictions have amended legislation to achieve an increasingly more open approach to adoption records.
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2021 Child Protection Act Review Advisory Committee Report
Final report from the Child Protection Act Review advisory committee.
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Island Youth to Benefit from Healthy Meals This Summer
For families facing food insecurity, five healthy meals a week for their children can make a major positive difference over the summer months. That’s why the Provincial Government is once again supporting the Children’s Summer Food Program in 2025. “We know there are Island...
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Child Protection Act Review Advisory Committee Report
The final report of the Child Protection Act Review Advisory Committee
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Poverty Reduction Action Plan
Poverty is a complex social issue and has significant impacts on the social determinants of health. According to the 2016 census, over 23,000 (one in six) Islanders were below the Low Income Measure in 2015, while the same was true for one in seven Canadians (4.8 million people)...