Advancing the Promise for Toronto’s Children: Child and Family Poverty Report Card, Toronto 2026 draws on the latest available taxfiler data, from 2023, to reveal the growing and deepening experience of child poverty. One in four children in Toronto is growing up in poverty. The need for action is urgent. As Toronto residents prepare to head to the polls on October 26, this report offers an opportunity to examine child poverty trends, assess progress made to date, and identify the actions needed to reverse course.
