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The ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference is a national biannual conference for all stakeholders interested in fostering financial empowerment for people who live on low incomes.
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Wednesday, May 9 • 8:30am - 9:10am
Reducing poverty in Canada: Federal action and opportunity

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Hear what the federal government is doing to tackle poverty, how this is contributing to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and about our progress toward Canada’s first federal Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Speakers
avatar for The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Government of Canada
Jean-Yves Duclos was Director of the Department of Economics and a tenured professor at l’Université Laval. As a well-published author, conference speaker, and renowned economics expert, he was often asked to comment on current events in Quebec and Canada. In addition to his professorial... Read More →

Wednesday May 9, 2018 8:30am - 9:10am PDT
President Ballroom
  Plenary