Haliburton

INCOME & EMPLOYMENT HOUSING

Average employment income in Housing is affordable if a person
Haliburton Cty. is 30% lower that the spends less than 30% on
Provincial avg. accommodations – in Haliburton,
ON = $47,369 / Halb = $33,314; Statistics Canada (2016) 49.5% of households who rent are
17% of the population in Haliburton spending 30% or more on shelter
Cty. is considered to be low income costs.
Statistics Canada (2016) Statistics Canada (2016)
16% of residents aged 25-64 have not People are currently waiting 3 – 5
completed high school years for subsidized housing; the
Statistics Canada (2016) waitlist has nearly tripled in size
since 2013.
CKL Housing Help Centre (2016)

FOOD CHILDREN
13.5% of HKPR area ~25% of children ages 0-17 live in low
households are food income households in Haliburton.
Statistics Canada (2016)
insecure. Intervention during the early years of a
HKPR District Health Unit (2012)
now…

child’s life through public investment

It costs $884 to feed an programs has an estimated return of 6 : 1.
Public Health ON (2014)
average family of four 43% of kindergarten students in
healthy food for one month. Haliburton are considered ‘vulnerable’
HKPR District Health Unit (2018) according to Early Development
Instruments.
Early Development Instrument Results (2015)
 How you
INCOME & EMPLOYMENT HOUSING
• Work with the PRR* to implement the • Invest in more affordable and
Poverty Reduction Strategies. supportive, high quality
(https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/en/livi housing.
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• Support and create employment and neighbourhoods with diverse
business opportunities. housing options.
• Address the barriers to employment • Invest in programs for home
and job skills training opportunities repairs, improved energy
such as childcare, transportation and
housing needs. efficiency and increased
accessibility.

FOOD CHILDREN
• Support innovative
community food initiatives. • Increase the number of
• Advocate for policies and licensed child care spaces.
can help…
programs that address the • Support subsidised, no-cost
root causes of food and low-cost recreational
insecurity.
• Waive rental fees and opportunities, library programs
insurance costs of and community events for
municipally owned land and children and their families.
certified kitchens for food • Endorse the Children’s Charter
security initiatives.
*Poverty Reduction Roundtable