An Act respecting the reduction of poverty

Short title: Poverty Reduction Act Bill C-87 (42-1) Status: At second reading in the House of Commons Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (Québec) Latest stage: First reading Legislative

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summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available.<br/><br/>On 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. <br/><br/>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.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2018-11-06) House of Commons — Second reading: Not completed LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/42-1/c-87