Logo for the Canadian Poverty Institute featuring a blue bird landing in a white hand over a green CPI logo.The Canadian Poverty Institute and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness are pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Poverty Hub, which will be available in April 2017. The Canadian Poverty Hub will be an online repository of relevant research with respect to the causes and impacts of poverty, as well as policies and best practices in poverty prevention and reduction. The Poverty Hub will be integrated with the existing Homeless Hub to provide a searchable database for researchers, practitioners and government policy officials to access current research on a range of poverty related issues.

Canadian Observatory on Homelessness logo featuring a house made up of red puzzle pieces with a few missing.The Canadian Poverty Institute and the Canadian Observatory are seeking submissions of relevant research and related reports for inclusion in the Poverty Hub. They are interested in information that contributes to our understanding of a broad range of poverty-related issues. Submissions may include:

  • Magazine articles
  • Poverty report cards
  • Research summaries
  • Literature reviews
  • Educational materials (curricula)
  • Thesis dissertations
  • Toolkits
  • Research reports
  • Books / chapters
  • Journal articles
  • Community plans
  • Policies
  • Fact sheets
  • Conference presentations
  • Video / audio files

To submit your resources for inclusion in the Poverty Hub email PovertyHub@ambrose.edu with a description of the resource and a link or an electronic copy.

For more information, visit www.povertyinstitute.ca/canadian-poverty-hub.