Section 3 (1.1) and (5) were added by 2024-4-35(a) and (c), effective March 14, 2024 (Royal Assent).

  Section 3 (3) BEFORE amended by 2024-4-35(b), effective March 14, 2024 (Royal Assent).

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the poverty rate must be measured using the market basket measure published by Statistics Canada as the "Market Basket Measure" or "Canada's Official Poverty Line".

  Section 5 (1) (a) BEFORE amended by 2024-4-36, effective March 14, 2024 (Royal Assent).

(a) the breadth and depth of poverty, and

  Section 5 (3) BEFORE amended by 2024-4-37, effective March 14, 2024 (Royal Assent).

(3) Without limiting subsection (1), the minister must consider the following groups:

(a) children;

(b) youth;

(c) women and persons of all genders;

(d) Indigenous peoples;

(e) persons living with disabilities;

(f) persons living in rural and remote communities;

(g) immigrants and refugees;

(h) LGBTQ2S+ persons;

(i) seniors;

(j) persons and families working and earning low incomes;

(k) persons living with or fleeing abuse;

(l) persons living with mental illness or addiction;

(m) persons of colour.

  Section 5 (4) was added by 2024-4-38, effective March 14, 2024 (Royal Assent).

  Section 9 BEFORE amended by 2024-4-39, effective March 14, 2024 (Royal Assent).