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Learning from our mistakes: Ontario needs more than an employment strategy to address rising poverty
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This policy brief argues that employment is not a viable path out of poverty unless policy interventions first address the barriers that prevent work and create a labour market that offers decent jobs. A successful poverty reduction strategy must also speak to the needs of those who will never work enough to escape poverty.  

Author: Alexi White, Maxwell Caballero
Topic: Poverty issues
Publisher: Maytree
Location: Canada
Format: Brief, Reports/Articles
Content Type: Research
Publication Date: November 11, 2025