“What We Heard About Poverty in B.C. – Supplemental Report” was produced in 2018 by the Government of British Columbia, following 28 community consultations and conversations. The report provides an overview of issues that were identified along with the feedback on possible ideas and activities received through the series of community meetings.
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Poverty and economic inequality
From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations
Recommendation 13: Identify and systematically remove the structural, racialized barriers of social and economic exclusion of Indigenous people. Set out specific targets, timelines and accountabilities.-
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Recommendation 16: Adopt rent controls and social housing health inspection processes.-
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Recommendation 17: Place the community at the centre of the poverty reduction plan and build the suite of wraparound services around the clients’ needs, where they live.-
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Recommendation 18: Enable Indigenous food security by enabling Indigenous access to traditional land, and water based cultural food and medicine resources.-
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Recommendation 19: Establish standard breakfast and lunch programs in schools.-
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Recommendation 20: In communities with no public transit and where people need to drive long distances for services, establish community based passenger van and car share programs.-
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Recommendation 21: Increase access to jobs, trades, skills training and development for Indigenous people.-
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Recommendation 22: Develop equitable and inclusive hiring policy and standards for BC that rectifies indigenous exclusion from the economy.-
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Recommendation 23: Implement and implement an urban Indigenous economic development strategy to increase Indigenous inclusion and long term attachment to the Canadian economy.-
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Recommendation 24: Increase access to culturally relevant human rights services to address racism and other systemic factors leading to the cycle of Indigenous specific poverty.-
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