Child and Family Poverty in Halifax

2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia Addendum

This addendum to the 2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia finds that 13,690 children, almost one in five, were living in poverty in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in 2015. At 18.8%, Halifax has the 7th highest child poverty rate among the 25 large Canadian cities. There are five communities within HRM that have child poverty rates between 35 and 40%.

Publication Date: 
2017
Publisher(s): 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Location: 
Halifax, NS, Canada