Initially envisioned as a short-term safety net, social assistance programs in BC have become a tangled mess for those looking to return to work, or who hope to find pathways off of assistance.

Many of our BC partners have been organizing responses to BC’s review of its immigration detention contract with CBSA to incarcerate migrants and refugee claimants in provincial jails.

The #AllOnBoard campaign is positioned under the BCPRC Universal Basic Services Information pillar. The campaign calls for universally accessible transit for all people living in BC to ensure every resident can live, work and thrive…

A roundup of articles and videos that the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition was featured in throughout 2020. Including stories from The Tyee, Policy Note, CBC, Global and the Vancouver Sun…

The Disability Alliance of BC urgently calls for COVID-19 supports for CPP-Disability Recipients as well as actions to protect the goals of the Registered Disability Savings Plan and the Disability Tax Credit. At this point many CPP-Disability recipients are not eligible for provincial emergency…

A group of community, advocacy and legal organizations are calling on both municipal and provincial leadership in British Columbia to use all available...

On April 2, the BC government announced emergency financial support including an extra $300 per month for people receiving income and disability assistance and some very low income seniors, for three months. After responding to the announcement together on the CBC…

This is the second BCPRC COVID-19 Public Progress Alert. Progress Alerts will highlight the unfolding work of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, our members and allies, and the collective advocacy we must undertake to ensure safety, health and economic justice for all during the COVID-19 crisis.

As COVID-19 sweeps the globe and communities throughout BC, the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition calls on the provincial government to implement a suite of emergency measures to…