The economic cost of childhood socio-economic disadvantage in Canada

Olivier Thévenon, Chris Clarke and Gaëlle Simard-Duplain

No 25, OECD Papers on Well-being and Inequalities from OECD Publishing

Abstract: While child poverty has decreased significantly in recent years due to increased support for families with children, measures to assist socio-economically disadvantaged children only partially address their challenges. To enhance equality of opportunity and social mobility in Canada, it is crucial to strengthen efforts addressing the root causes of socio-economic disadvantages and bridge gaps in policies aimed at reducing child poverty. This paper presents an overview of child poverty trends in Canada and discusses the challenges associated with the Poverty Reduction Strategy aimed at enhancing equality of opportunity and social mobility.

Keywords: child poverty; childhood disadvantage; children; education; health; inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 I32 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-05-24
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