Overview

We want to hear from individuals, communities and organizations with experience or perspectives on poverty in Ontario to help inform our next poverty reduction strategy.

We welcome a wide range of submissions — from personal stories to community observations and suggestions. Whether you are an individual with lived experience, a family member, an employer, a service provider or part of a community group, your voice matters.

You can also take part by completing a survey.

Note: We cannot advise on, advocate for or act on individual matters.

Create your submission

When creating your submission, please consider some of the following questions:

  • How does poverty affect your day-to-day life or the lives of people in your community?
  • What are some challenges or barriers you or your community face in meeting essential needs (for example, housing, food, healthcare, education and employment, childcare and/or transportation)?
  • What are some programs, support and services that have made a positive difference in preventing or addressing poverty? What made them work?
  • What are some ideas about how we can help reduce poverty in your community or in the province?
  • What else would you like to share with us?

Please do not include names or any personal information that could identify you or others.

Send us your submission

Please select “Submit” at the end of this page to make sure we receive your submission and/or file.

If you cannot submit using this page, please contact prs@ontario.ca to discuss alternatives.

Additional details:
If you would like to share a larger submission and/or in a different format, we accept written, audio and image formats such as DOCX, PDF, M4A, MP3 and JPG, with a maximum file size of 10 MB.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: DOCX, PDF, M4A, MP3, JPG.

Your privacy matters

All input will be analyzed in non-identifying ways by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services for the purposes of assessing and developing the next Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario. Everything you shared in the submission will be confidential and only accessed by ministry staff analyzing results.

Please read the overall consultation “Privacy and confidentiality” section to learn more about how your personal information may be used.

For questions on how personal information collected on this page will be used, please read our privacy statement or contact prs@ontario.ca.