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Examining poverty in Surrey
Demographic trends in poverty for Surrey residents
In April 2024, the City of Surrey’s Housing and Social Development team reached out to the SFU REACH-Cities team to develop data visualizations that present poverty rates across different demographic groups in Surrey, with a specific emphasis on racialized poverty trends across generations.
In consultation with city staff, we used the Market Basket Measure (MBM) poverty measure and drew on data from the 2021 Canada Census of Population available through the Community Data Program, and the Canadian Income Survey (released in April 2024), which provides low-income statistics from tax filer data up to 2023 (tax year 2022) and Market Basket Measure component thresholds up to 2024 (tax year 2023). Additionally, we requested custom cross-tabulated data from Statistics Canada from the 2021 Canada Census of Population to analyze the prevalence of racialized poverty across generations.
Examining Poverty in Surrey - A Series of Fact Sheets
In partnership with LevelUp Planning, we conducted an analysis in May 2023 to examine demographic changes in Surrey’s neighbourhoods. Our goal was to identify groups requiring attention, such as low-income seniors, visible minorities, and single-parent families. Based on our findings, we developed comprehensive fact sheets for Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition (SPRC) - a multi-sectoral, non-partisan coalition of representatives from a range of organizations and government agencies in Surrey.
Latest updates
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FHS researchers engage Surrey residents on 15 minute neighbourhoods
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Tessa Williams on how cities can progress from equity rhetoric to action
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Aayush Sharma on building 15-minute neighbourhoods for inclusive and healthy communities
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Zarah Monfaredi on dismantling stereotypes through kitchen table talks