TogetherBC (PDF, 881KB), British Columbia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, sets a path to reduce overall poverty in B.C. by 25% and child poverty by 50% by 2024.
With investments from across Government, TogetherBC reflects government’s commitment to reduce poverty and make life more affordable for British Columbians. It includes policy initiatives and investments designed to lift people up, break the cycle of poverty and build a better B.C. for everyone.
Built on the principles of Affordability, Opportunity, Reconciliation, and Social Inclusion, TogetherBC focuses on six priority action areas:
Targets, timelines, and accountability for TogetherBC are laid out in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Act.
Lifting tens of thousands of people out of poverty.
Actions taken and progress to reduce poverty in B.C.
Over spring and summer 2023, we heard from over 10,000 people across the province, over 70% with lived experience of poverty.
We undertook a separate, distinctions-based engagement to hear from Indigenous people.