SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

AND EDUCATION
Experiences in Education from
Low-Income Households
A low-income household in Canada
Household income below 50 percent of median household incomes,
leading to a lack of access to basic needs and opportunities critical to
a students quality of life and overall education.

Child and Family Poverty in Canada - Campaign 2022 Report:

Nearly six million people in Canada live below the poverty line, which is 1 in 5 Canadians.
Among First Nations Children, 53% on reserve and 41% off reserve experience poverty.
Non-Status First Nations children have a 31% child poverty rate.
Inuit and Métis children have poverty rates of 25% and 22%, respectively.

Impacts in School Resources

Access: To resources, extracurricular activities, post- Access, Scholarships, and Grants
secondary opportunities, high needs education,
Foundational Learning Assistance
technology, and other supplies.
Apply for funding to help with education and living costs.
https://www.alberta.ca/foundational-learning-assistance
Nutrition: Students from low-income households can
often miss meals due to financial hardship at home. Alberta Student Aid
Canada has no federal initiative for meal programs. Apply for grants, scholarships, atudent loans and low-
income specific bursaries.
https://www.alberta.ca/foundational-learning-assistance
Mental Health: The experiences of being from a low-
income household can have numerous mental-health
effects which present at school in a variety of way, and
Healthcare and Wellness Resources
can impact students social status. Alberta Child Health Benefit
Apply to this program to get eyeglasses, prescription

Impacts at Home drugs, and dental care for their kids.

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-child-health-benefit

Physical Wellness and Healthcare: Students from low-
income households have less free income to use on
healthcare expenditures. Also less income for youth
sports or other physical wellness programming
Community Dynamics and Conflicts: Higher statistical
probability of facing issues related to a variety of factors,
including: unstable family relations, neighborhood
violence, and addiction
KidSport Alberta
KidSport supports children who need financial assistance
with sport registration fees and equipment costs.
https://kidsportcanada.ca
Food Assistance and Daily Needs
Free food and other daily-living services
https://informalberta.ca
Telus Internet for Good, lowcost internet
www.telus.com/en/social-impact/connecting-canada