Recommendation #3: Work with the provinces and territories to increase the adequacy and accessibility of income supports, ensuring all people living in Canada are brought up to a minimum income floor consistent with the right to an adequate standard of living.Recommendation #2: Invest in dismantling the barriers faced by many Canadian residents and their families based on immigration status.

Recommendation #1: Divert subsidies from the fossil fuel sector towards the development of renewable and efficient energy sources, while supporting those most impacted by this transition.

Our main request in this budgetary cycle is for a bold federal budget that consolidates critical commitments and that implements effective, equitable policies to close the gaps between the Government’s human rights obligations and people’s lived experiences.ĭownload CPJ’s full Pre-Budget Submission for the October 2022 consultations Summary of Recommendations While important progress has been made, it is time to prioritize investments commensurate with the urgency of these interconnected issues, and reject incrementalistic approaches that fall short of addressing root causes.

We acknowledge that recent Federal Budgets have explicitly recognized the need for climate justice, Indigenous Reconciliation, poverty eradication, and refugee and migrant rights.

CPJ has continually argued for federal budgets that take a holistic, all-of-government approach to addressing the crises we face.

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