The first-ever provincewide homeless-count report shows that while B.C. has taken important first steps to house British Columbians, more work needs to be done to prevent and address homelessness in B.C. communities.

Based on the latest data available from Statistics Canada (2016), British Columbia has the second-worst rate of poverty in Canada with 557,000 people, or 12% of the population, living in poverty.

The Government of British Columbia has underscored its commitment to work with Indigenous peoples in the spirit of respect and collaboration by introducing a set of draft principles designed to guide the daily work of provincial government employees. Don Wright, head of the BC Public Service shared the draft principles with all 27,000 public service employees on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Maple Ridge on Monday, March 26, 2018.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Abbotsford on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Langley on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Chilliwack on Thursday, March 29, 2018.                                  

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Fort St. John on Friday, March 23, 2018.