Finance committee  It's a joint effort between the two departments.

Finance committee  I think that remains to be determined. Certainly the statistical portion is within the ambit of the chief statistician, so that falls fully within the purview of Statistics Canada.

Finance committee  I think it depends a little on which element we're speaking about. For example, questions of statistical methodology related to—

Finance committee  Well, Statistics Canada is responsible for the statistical element and the policy elements are for ESDC.

Finance committee  I think I would just respond again to the question of what is in the basket. The statistical elements are decided by Statistics Canada and the policy elements are decided by ESDC.

Finance committee  If I may, the market basket measure has been calculated since the early 2000s. It's a measure that has been in place over time. It was rebased in 2008 through the similar sort of measure review that's under way now. It's a measure that does provide, as you said, a basket of goods

Finance committee  Good evening. Thank you for the chance to be here today. As the committee knows, on August 21, 2018, the government released “Opportunity for All - Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy”. The poverty reduction act included in the BIA legislates the commitments made in that s

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I am responsible for the poverty reduction strategy at ESDC. The introduction of Canada's official poverty line, as measured by the market basket measure, was a key feature of the poverty reduction strategy. There are a number of