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The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) is pleased to announce that the 2021 living wage calculation has been established to be $18.90/hour. The living wage was last calculated in 2019 at $18.12, so this represents an hourly increase of $0.78 over a two year period. As part of National Living Wage Week, the Network has […]

Another Niagara employer is signing on to provide a living wage. HR strategist firm Trusted Time Inc. has taken the Niagara Poverty Reduction Network Championship level pledge to provide a living wage. The company has four full-time staff members. “Trusted Time values the people that produce the services we all depend on in our communities […]

The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network is a network of social and health agencies, educators, business and government representatives, faith communities and individuals committed to addressing poverty in Niagara through education and advocacy. Poverty is complex and intersects with many other forms of oppression, including race and racism. While media attention is focused on the United […]

July 15, 2020 Inspire Clean is a Certified Living Wage Employer The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network is pleased to announce that Inspire Clean has become a certified living wage employer at the Champion level. Thorold-based Inspire Clean provides a variety of house cleaning services that are available throughout Niagara region. They currently employ one full […]

NPRN Statement on Bill 184, Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network has concerns regarding several sections of a new bill proposing changes to the Residential Tenancies Act, Housing Services Act, and to the processes of the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). Bill 184 proposes to change the way […]

  For the third month in a row, the Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) is calling for a government-ordered moratorium on the rent obligations of low-income tenants who cannot afford to pay rent for the coming month. June 1 is “rent-day” for most tenants, and thus a day of particular stress for the majority of […]

The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) is renewing its call for action in particular anticipation of May 1, 2020 – “rent day”. The Superior Court of Justice has ordered a moratorium on evictions, until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.  This order is essential, but is not enough for tenants who are living on a […]

The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) calls on the Province of Ontario to legislate a moratorium on (i.e. a postponement of) the rent obligations of tenants who cannot afford to pay rent on April 1, 2020, due to the COVID-19 crisis. The moratorium should endure until emergency funds, which include rent subsidies for eligible tenants, […]

Dear NPRN colleagues, I’m writing on behalf of the Niagara Poverty Reduction Network Coordinating Committee. We hope this note finds you well. Sadly, we are postponing our March 25th NPRN meeting — in order to facilitate social distancing, in mindfulness of the pandemic. Also regretfully postponed are the March 18th screening of Push-The Film at […]

The Provincial Government has awarded a U.S.-based organization the contract to oversee employment services for Hamilton and Niagara’s social assistance recipients. From Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction & Niagara Poverty Reduction Network Friday’s announcement that a United States’ based organization, Fed Cap -with no ties to Hamilton or Niagara, and no apparent understanding of local […]

The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN), which is a collective of over 30 agencies and individuals working to wipe out poverty in Niagara through education, collaboration, and advocacy to address poverty’s root causes, welcomes new leadership starting in 2020. Aidan Johnson will become the Chair of NPRN, while Jennifer Gauthier steps into the role of Vice-Chair. Aidan […]

Some business owners worry the new minimum wage will hold them back in a very competitive environment. My next guest says he nearly went bankrupt keeping wages low before he realized that paying more was the only way to save his factory. Click here to listen on Metro Morning