Publications

Prosper Canada welcomes the 2023 Ontario provincial budget. Ontario has been a leader in investing in on-the-ground financial help services for people with low and moderate incomes. We continue to encourage the Ontario government to continue to invest in, enhance and expand critically needed community financial help services.

Prosper Canada is pleased to see new government initiatives to help support vulnerable Canadians such as automatic tax-filing, the Grocery Rebate and the expansion of the dental benefit. These, along with important financial consumer protection steps are crucial to addressing the issues Canadian families are facing. There are still critical gaps in our social safety net and we encourage the government to support the community sector and work collaboratively with partners in all sectors to advance solutions. 

This report provides a call to action for more targeted support from policymakers, financial institutions and community non profit organizations for low-income households and Canadian households who are more financially vulnerable. This is particularly important given inequities, systemic barriers and challenges many of these households face, along with difficulties in accessing financial help.

We are very pleased to share our 2021-2022 Impact Report with you, outlining the efforts, accomplishments, and successes achieved with your unwavering help and support during an unprecedented time for all Canadians.

Prosper Canada presented at the Pathways to Prosperity 2021 National Conference: Financial Empowerment for Newcomers - Evaluation insight from a pilot project.

With funding from the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security, Prosper Canada worked with e4c and North York Community House to evaluate to what extent access to benefits services increases income and food security. We’re sharing some of what we’ve learned in an infographic after surveying 209 people and interviewing 10 staff and 14 clients about their experiences with food insecurity and access to benefits services.