Highest Poverty in Canada

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Canada

1 Norway House MB 33.4%

2 Metro Vancouver A BC 30.0%

3 Stephenville NL 26.2%

4 Cariboo BC 25.6%

5 Campbellton NB 25.0%

6 Annapolis, Subd. A NS 24.0%

7 Louiseville QC 22.4%

8 Amherst NS 22.0%

9 Central Kootenay H BC 21.6%

10 Val-des-Sources QC 20.9%

11 Joliette QC 20.9%

12 Queens NS 20.9%

13 Parry Sound ON 20.9%

14 Cumberland, Subd. B NS 20.9%

15 Hawkesbury ON 20.6%

16 Truro NS 20.3%

17 Bathurst NB 20.3%

18 Marystown NL 20.3%

19 Wolfville NS 20.2%

20 Duncan BC 20.1%

21 Elliot Lake ON 20.0%

22 Enfield NS 19.8%

23 Antigonish, Subd. B NS 19.8%

24 Port Wallace NS 19.8%

25 Williams Lake NS 19.8%

26 Fall River NS 19.8%

27 Downtown Halifax NS 19.8%

28 Princeville NS 19.8%

29 Bible Hill NS 19.8%

30 Sydney NS 19.8%

31 Westmount NS 19.8%

32 Halifax North End NS 19.8%

33 Armdale NS 19.8%

34 Rockingham NS 19.8%

35 Imperoyal NS 19.8%

36 Willowdale NS 19.8%

37 Eastern Passage NS 19.8%

38 North Sydney NS 19.8%

39 Convoy Place NS 19.8%

40 Spryfield NS 19.8%

41 Sydney Mines NS 19.8%

42 New Waterford NS 19.8%

43 Albro Lake NS 19.8%

44 Dartmouth NS 19.8%

45 Millview NS 19.8%

46 Clayton Park NS 19.8%

47 Inverness, Subd. A NS 19.8%

48 Lower Sackville NS 19.8%

49 Beaver Bank NS 19.8%

50 Quinpool District NS 19.8%

51 Downtown Dartmouth NS 19.8%

52 Antigonish, Subd. A NS 19.8%

53 Timberlea NS 19.8%

54 Burnside NS 19.8%

55 Woodside NS 19.8%

56 Glace Bay NS 19.8%

57 Halifax South End NS 19.8%

58 Harbourview NS 19.8%

59 Greenwood NS 19.8%

60 Halifax West End NS 19.8%

61 Manor Park NS 19.8%

62 Fairview NS 19.8%

63 Hammonds Plains NS 19.8%

64 Woodlawn NS 19.8%

65 Forest Hills NS 19.8%

66 Bedford NS 19.8%

67 New Glasgow NS 19.6%

68 Mont-Joli QC 19.5%

69 Bridgewater NS 18.8%

70 Shawinigan QC 18.7%

71 Chertsey QC 18.6%

72 Lac-Mégantic QC 18.4%

73 Churchill Park NL 18.4%

74 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC 18.4%

75 Kilbride NL 18.4%

76 Downtown St. John's NL 18.4%

77 Mundy Pond NL 18.4%

78 Donovans NL 18.4%

79 Southlands NL 18.4%

80 Mount Cashel NL 18.4%

81 Rabbittown NL 18.4%

82 Pearlgate NL 18.4%

83 Lachute QC 18.3%

84 Cornwall ON 18.1%

85 Dauphin MB 18.0%

86 Saint John NB 17.8%

87 Clare NS 17.5%

88 Strathcona BC 17.4%

89 Charlottetown PE 17.4%

90 Annapolis, Subd. C NS 17.4%

91 Cape Breton NS 17.4%

92 Tracadie NB 17.4%

93 Montréal QC 17.4%

94 Three Rivers PE 17.3%

95 Kings, Subd. B NS 17.2%

96 Kirkland Lake ON 17.1%

97 Matane QC 17.0%

98 Selkirk MB 17.0%

99 Saint-Calixte QC 17.0%

100 Dundonald SK 16.9%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Canada face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Norway House has a poverty rate of 33.4%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Norway House, 33.4% of residents — roughly 1 in 3 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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