Letter to the Minister of Labour Addressing Employment Standards, Precarity, and Lone Mothers' Economic Inclusion
May 14, 2025
The Centre for Family Equity has submitted a letter to BC’s Minister of Labour calling for urgent reforms of BC's Employment Standards Act to tackle loopholes enabling precarity and improve employment standards for lone mother workers.
Letter to the Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness on At-Risk Families and Family Violence in Emergencies
May 09, 2025
The Centre for Family has sent a letter to the Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness sharing research data and recommending gender-based violence shelters and services are deemed essential services in any emergency in BC and a Vulnerable Populations Task Force focused on at-risk families and emergency planning.
Letter to the Minister of Health In Support of Expanding MSP-Billable Mental Health Care in BC
May 07, 2025
The CFE has released a letter to BC's Minister of Health in support of expanding MSP-billable mental health care in BC to address mental health equity for low-income families.
Legal Aid Test Case Settlement Backgrounder
On February 15th, 2024, the provincial government announced a historic agreement reached between the Ministry of the Attorney General, Legal Aid BC, and the Centre for Family Equity, represented by West Coast LEAF.
Evidence-based recommendations on $10-a-day child care sent to the Province
Our December 21, 2023 recommendation letter to the Province regarding $10-a-day child care development in BC.
A Whole Life: The Impact of $10-a-Day Child Care on the Health and Socioeconomic Well-being of Low-Income Lone Mothers in BC
This participatory research, carried out in collaboration with the School of Social Work, University of British Columbia, sheds light on the transformative power of accessible and affordable child care for low-income lone mothers and uncovers an unfinished system that still shuts many marginalized families out.
Budget 2024 Consultation presentation
Our May 31, 2023 Presentation to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services,
SMA Listening & Demographic Survey 2023 Results
Our annual report on priorities, initiatives, and campaigns based on community engagement we conduct annually through February and March with our members throughout BC.
A Universal School Food System for BC
Our analysis of three focus groups conducted with parents in June 2022 to highlight the experiences and views of low-income parents and caregivers regarding school food.