Child Poverty in Canada

Canada 17.7% 1,313,400

NB 21.7% 30,190

In 2019, nearly 1 in 5 (17.7%) Canadian children were reported to be living in poverty.[7] Over 1.3 million children lived in poverty across Canada, and 30,190 of them were children in New Brunswick. The province of New Brunswick had the sixth highest child poverty rate in the country (fourth if only considering the provinces and not the territories).

Figure 2: Nat ional Rat es of Child Povert y (Under 18), Aft er-Tax Census Fam ily Low Incom e Measure (CFLIM-AT), Canada, Provinces and Territ ories, 2019 [8]

[7] Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0018-01. After-tax low income status of tax filers and dependents based on Census Family Low Income Measure (CFLIM-AT), by family type and family type composition, 2019. [8] Ibid.