Question 7 (10 points)

Which of the following statements is right regarding the Poverty Reduction Act? There might be more than one right answer. Choose all the right answers.

Question 7 options:

a	It was repealed in April 2022.
b	Sets a poverty target of 12.5%.
c	It set targets to reduce poverty in Canada and established the Market Basket Measure (MBM) as Canada's Official Poverty Line.
d	It was adopted in 2019 and its objectives are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty, in all its forms, everywhere.

Question 8 (10 points)

Which of the following statements is right? There might be more than one right answer. Choose all the right answers.

Question 8 options:

a	The poverty decreases were driven by more government transfers, including permanent increases to the Canada Child Benefit, but mostly by income from temporary pandemic-related benefits
b	The poverty rate for young adults living with family members was 1% in 2020.
c	The prevalence of poverty decreased markedly from 2015 to 2020 for most population groups considered in this study.
d	In Ontario, the poverty rate in 2020 was 10%.

Question 9 (10 points)

Which changes were introduced in the Census 2021 and mentioned in the report? There might be more than one right answer. Choose all the right answers.

Question 9 options:

a	The term "visible minority" has been replaced by the terms "racialized population" or "racialized groups", reflecting the increased use of these terms in the public sphere.
b	The definition of immigrant has been updated.
c	A new question on gender was added to help fill a data gap on the gender diversity of the population and to allow more people in Canada to see themselves in the census. Population is classified as transgender, cisgender and non-binary.
d	Rural areas have been excluded from the analysis.