Bill C-87 · 42th Parliament · Justin Trudeau
Poverty Reduction Act
An Act respecting the reduction of poverty
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedNov. 6, 2018
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- Passed its first chamberNot reached
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- Justin TrudeauPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 6 November 2018, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development introduced Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty (Poverty Reduction Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-87 enacts the Poverty Reduction Act, which provides for an official metric and other metrics to measure the level of poverty in Canada, sets out two poverty reduction targets in Canada and establishes the National Advisory Council on Poverty.
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
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