Toronto is the child poverty capital of Canada

Toronto has the highest percentage of youth living in poverty of Canada's 14 largest urban areas, according to a newly released report.

The report was released by the Toronto Children's Aid Society Tuesday, and was compiled using tax filer data from Statistics Canada for 2013.

The data showed that more than one in four children are living in low-income households in Toronto. Approximately 144,000 youth, or 29 per cent, are living in low-income households.

The city also has the highest percentage of total population living on a low income, at 22.6 per cent.  (more...)

Toronto is the child poverty capital of Canada