e-4708 (Social affairs and equality)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- In 2018, the Canadian government announced an End to Poverty Plan which would affect all Canadians;
- The government introduced the MBM2018 table (Statistics Canada Table 11-10-0066-01) in 2020 as the official poverty line for a family of four in Canada, considering the location of each person resulting in variations in the needed disposable income;
- The government has been issuing Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) payments to low-income seniors;
- The GIS payments are based solely on income;
- The government issued GIS funds to 2,400,988 low-income seniors in July, August and September 2023;
- In the case of low-income seniors over 75 the same inequities exist;
- The government stated that 45,000 low-income seniors were raised out of poverty which is only 5 % per government data; and
- There is a disconnect between the poverty line, poverty reduction plan and GIS payments leaving low-income seniors living in poverty.
- Open for signature
- December 1, 2023, at 3:56 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 30, 2024, at 3:56 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Judy A. Sgro
(Humber River—Black Creek)
June 3, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02522)