The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition’s “Blueprint for Justice” released in 2020 describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified existing inequities and revealed the depth and breadth of the durable policy and investments needed to truly reduce poverty and inequality in B.C. It describes the concrete actions needed to ensure nobody is left behind during the pandemic and beyond it, centering its recommendations on four principles: economic security, universal basic services, equity and climate justice. The full blueprint can be found here.
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Recommendation 15: Guarantee access to income and disability assistance for all regardless of immigration and citizenship status.-
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Equity
Recommendation 16: Amend the Commencement of Enrolment Policy (MOC 15-074) to remove the wait period for all new and returning BC residents coming from outside of Canada and ensure access to health care upon arrival.-
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Universal basic services
Democracy and legal services
Recommendation 57: Legislate BC’s Permanent Residents’ right to vote in municipal elections in BC.-
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Transportation
Recommendation 68: Apply an equity lens to all provincial, regional, and municipal transportation planning to ensure all forms of transportation infrastructure are affordable, accessible, and safe for at-risk and low-income community members.-
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Economic security
Extreme poverty and homelessness
Recommendation 71: Prioritize poverty reduction strategies that target those who have a higher risk of living in poverty due to intersectional disadvantage. This includes women, single senior women, single parents, Indigenous and racialized communities, immigrants and refugees, those engaged in survival sex work and other work in grey economies, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, those living with disabilities (taking into consideration the diverse needs of those with both short and long-term disability needs), those with mental health challenges, and those with substance-use disorders.-
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Economic security
Working poverty and employment standards
Recommendation 80: Provide 21 sick days a year for all workers regardless of their immigration status.-
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