Poverty Reduction Act, SC 2019, c 29, s 315 Pays/Territoire Canada Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Terre et sols Mot clé Pauvreté Éducation Santé publique Droits de l'homme Financement Institution Genre Peuples autochtones Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Entry into force notes [Enacted by section 315 of chapter 29 of the Statutes of Canada, 2019, sections 9 to 12 in force July 9, 2019, see SI/2019-58.] Résumé Whereas poverty reduction contributes to meeting Canada’s international human rights obligations, including under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the purpose of the Act is to support continuous efforts in, and continuous monitoring of, poverty reduction in Canada.The targets for poverty reduction in Canada to which the Government of Canada aspires are the following: (a) 20% below the level of poverty in 2015 by 2020; and(b) 50% below the level of poverty in 2015 by 2030. A council is established, to be known as the National Advisory Council on Poverty, consisting of 8 to 10 members, including a Chairperson and a member with particular responsibilities for children’s issues. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gov.on.ca