Item No. 7.1.1

• January 30, 2020
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• Dear Municipal Partner:
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• First, I want to take the opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year.
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• Further to the letter I sent you on December 16, 2019, I am pleased to notify you that our survey to inform the development of Ontario's next Poverty Reduction Strategy is now live on Ontario.ca/poverty survey and will be available online until March 30, 2020.
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• Our government believes that the people of Ontario are the province's greatest asset and when the people of Ontario succeed, our economy and province succeed. It is our shared responsibility to create the best conditions for people to reach their potential. We need and we want to listen to municipalities, Indigenous partners, members of the community, service providers, employers, and local partners to find new and innovative ways to support people during challenging times and create the conditions that will help them build a better life.
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• To support the development of our new Poverty Reduction Strategy, we are asking residents of Ontario to take 30 minutes and answer our survey as we seek new ideas on how we can:
• Encourage job creation and connect people to employment
• Provide people with the right supports and services
• Lower the cost of living and make life more affordable.
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• As part of a new strategy, we will set a target for poverty reduction and identify indicators to measure progress to ensure we are achieving results.
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• The survey can be accessed at Ontario.ca/povertysurvey. Please feel free to share the survey link with your community members and colleagues . .. ./cont'd