Alberta's Progress in Poverty Reduction

Arguably the most significant recommendation that was implemented was the introduction of a provincial child benefit. In 2015, the Government of Alberta introduced the Alberta Child Benefit. The benefit resulted in $175 million going to 127,345 families with household incomes of less than $41,200. Combined with the Government of Canada’s changes to the national child benefit, the level of child poverty in Alberta was reduced by 50 percent.