low-income families

There are steps Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland can take in next month’s budget to address immediate affordability concerns while also setting the economy on a path toward lower emissions.

We are a long way from net-zero emission homes. So why is there less support for energy retrofits today?

The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only a foundation and some random belongings — a toppled refrigerator, a dresser and matching nightstand, a bag of Christmas decorations, some clothing.

Improving energy efficiency for low-income households needs urgent attention because they are excluded from federal policy, write Brendan Haley and Abhilash Kantamneni of Efficiency Canada.

A University of Calgary economist warns a new federal dental benefit for children could open families up to the potential for "clawbacks" if they don't spend all the money on their kids' teeth.

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use the upcoming sitting of Parliament to push the Liberals to move on dental care and housing, as laid out in the deal between the two parties.

The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks in their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, and options for covering the costs.

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.