Join Us! Canadian Kids Deserve Better
Canada currently ranks 25th out of 41 rich nations in child and youth well-being. We have to do better. Join UNICEF Canada’s One Youth, and an amazing group of Canadian celebrities working to make Canada the best place in the world to grow up.
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Canada ranks 32nd out of 41 countries in children who are living at or below the poverty level. That’s 1 in 5 kids living in poverty!
Canada is ranked 31st out of 41 rich countries in teen suicide, even higher than the United States.
While we consider ourselves a tolerant nation, Canada has the 5th-highest rate of bullying among the measured countries in the study.
Canada is ranked almost dead last in food security for children, ranking 37th out of 41 countries. In fact, 1 in 6 Canadian children live with some level of food insecurity every day.