Hello Sarah,
Sorry for the late reply.  There is no actual determination of the cost of
raising a child in Canada.  The most precise tracking of this, widely
acknowledged, is done for Manitoba by MB Agriculture and Food.  See
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/homeec/cba28so2.html#three.  This data is
in easy to read format in Campaign 2000's report Diversity or Disparity:
Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada (ECEC), Second Report,
Community Indicators Project.  November, 2003.  It is on our website at
www.campaign2000.ca.

HRDC does an annual report on the CCTB and NCB that includes data on poverty
rates, depth of poverty and draws some conclusions.  It is widely
acknowledged that it is very difficult to evaluate the impact of the benefit
alone since there are many other factors that affect the reduction of child
poverty.  Have a look at our most recent report card on child poverty in
Canada (Nov. 2003)that identifies many of the labour market-related issues.

I am not sure I would characterize the National Council of Welfare as
government endorsed.  They are a citizen advisory body to the Minister.
Appointments are orders in council, I believe, and thus the individual
members could be described as endorsed.  However, they hold dear to their
ability to take an independent point of view on issues, including the CCTB
and NCB.

Laurel Rothman, Director
Community Building and Social Reform
  And National Coordinator, Campaign 2000
Family Service Association of Toronto
355 Church Street
Toronto, ON   M5B 1Z8
416 595-9230 ext. 228
www.fsatoronto.com
www.campaign2000.ca



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From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sara
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Sent: January 26, 2004 4:22 PM
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Subject: [SDOH] child poverty

Hello All,
Can anyone tell me how the minimum annual cost of raising a child in Canada
is determined and who is responsible for doing this?
Plus, in terms of the CCTB and the NCBS, has there been a formal evaluation
on either of these to see if and how effective they are in reducing child
poverty?
Last question... is there a gov't endorsed group working on child poverty?
Thanks so much in advance for your help.
Sara

Sara Farrell, RN, BScN
Community Health Officer-North Region
Toronto Public Health
5100 Yonge Street, 2nd Fl
Toronto, M2N 5V7
416-338-0021
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