e-3347 (Social affairs and equality)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Canada Child Benefit is the signature piece of Canada’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy;
- The Government of Canada has committed to a rights-based approach to poverty reduction based on the principles of universality, non-discrimination and equality;
- Current legislation denies many children who are residents of Canada – including those who are Canadian born – access to Canada Child Benefit payments because of the immigration status of their parents;
- The current legislation reinforces pre-existing gendered poverty because women are still the primary caregivers for children in most Canadian families;
- The current legislation adversely impacts racialized communities that already face a higher risk of poverty; and
- The current legislation forces some children and their primary care providers to remain in abusive relationships in order to maintain access to Canada Child Benefit payments.
- Open for signature
- April 23, 2021, at 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 23, 2021, at 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Han Dong
(Don Valley North)
June 15, 2021 (Petition No. 432-01117)