Canada Child Benefit

A federal benefit program for children “unfairly and arbitrarily” excludes some families without permanent resident status, including those paying taxes, says a research report released Friday.

Four in every 10 children residing in Finance Minister Bill Morneau's downtown Toronto riding live in poverty, one of the highest rates identified in a new report tracking child poverty rates across all 338 federal ridings.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to reach out to their neighbours as they celebrate the holidays.

The Liberals are looking beyond the bureaucracy to figure out how to spend more than $1 billion in uncollected benefits meant to help low-income families save for their children's post-secondary education.

The IMF's proposal is more than 10 times what the federal Liberals have promised to spend annually over the next decade on child care.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll work with British Columbia and Alberta to move ahead with his government's agenda of creating jobs while transitioning toward a lower-carbon economy.