Racial Equity

At Centre for Family Equity, we recognize that racial inequity is not a result of individual differences but of systems that perpetuate discrimination and exclusion.

These systems create barriers for racialized and Indigenous families, limiting their access to education, housing, healthcare, and economic opportunities. Centering our intersectional approach and the leadership and experiences of families impacted by racism and poverty, we aim to challenge these inequitable structures and transform systems that uphold racial injustice. 

Rural reserves experienced a child poverty rate of 42.2%, significantly higher than the 30.2% rate observed in urban reserves. Based on 2020 Census data using the LIM after-tax measure, most racialized children in BC face higher poverty rates compared to non-racialized children. Arab, Korean, and West Asian children have more than double the risk of poverty. The poverty rate for Arab children is the highest at an outrageous 35.9%. The census data also reveals that in 2020, over one in five (21%) recent immigrant children aged 0-17 lived in poverty in BC.

Our Racial Equity Advisory Committee shapes and guides our work in this area.