Poverty reduction in Ontario
Find a list of poverty reduction strategies and annual reports. Learn about the requirement to create a new strategy every five years.
Develop a new strategy every five years
Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 requires the government to develop a new strategy every five years. The strategy must include:
- a poverty reduction target
- initiatives aimed at addressing poverty
- indicators to measure the strategy’s impact
2020-2025 poverty reduction strategy
Read the 2020-2025 Poverty Reduction Strategy: Building a Strong Foundation for Success: Reducing Poverty in Ontario.
List of previous poverty reduction strategies
Poverty reduction reports
Updated: March 28, 2024
Published: August 25, 2015