We Must All Work Together to Eliminate Poverty

The Peel Poverty Reduction Committee was created in 2008, and developed the Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy 2012–2015, and the Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy 2018-2028. Co-chaired by the United Way of Greater Toronto and the Region of Peel, the Committee is committed to ensuring that Peel Region is a livable community for all individuals and families and is comprised of community groups, organizations, Regional and Municipal governments, the education and health care systems and local residents.

What Is Poverty In Peel

Reducing Poverty Together

What's New

Apply for a monthly discounted bus pass

Available to Brampton and Mississauga residents. Can also receive 50% off adult GO Transit fare.

Be a Living Wage champion in Peel!

A living wage is the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover their basic expenses and participate in their community. Learn more about it and how it can benefit you and/or your organization.

The 2022 living wage rate for Peel is $23.15

Financial Literacy Infographic

Available benefits, credits and programs (2021-2022).

Newsletter

PPRC brings together such great mix of partners, from different corners of the community, and looks at problems from all sides, from lived experience and from large systems and in terms of access. Learn more.