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Poverty Snapshot 2020
Laying Bare Inequities: COVID-19, Gender, Race and Precarious Employment
15 December 2020
A Changing Context
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What We Know So Far
Overall poverty rate shows no sign of progress
Calgary’s rate of child poverty decreases
Poverty among single Calgarians persists
Albertans with disabilities are still below the poverty line
Calgarians on other forms of social assistance make less than 70% of the poverty line
BIPOC Calgarians are overrepresented among those experiencing poverty
COVID-19, Gender, Race, and Precarious Employment
41%
of meat processing workers are members of racialized groups
Over 70%
of workers in home care and nursing and residential care facilities in Calgary are new immigrants, and most are women
Policy Directions - Towards Enough for All
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