What is This Engagement About?
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is developing a 10‑Year Poverty Reduction and Prevention Strategy to reduce poverty rates to the lowest in Canada by 2036.
Public and community input helps to make sure the strategy reflects real experiences, regional differences, and practical solutions. This online engagement adds to the ongoing discussions that are currently happening with community groups, service providers, Indigenous governments and organizations, people with direct experience of poverty, and other partners.
Through this engagement, we will:
- Build on earlier work and research,
- Focus on prevention and the root causes of poverty, and
- Seek regionally informed, actionable ideas and solutions.
Input collected through engageNL will help shape priorities, actions, and long‑term monitoring of progress.
Learn more: www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2026/sswb/0326n01
How Can You Get Involved?
1. Complete a Short Survey (approximately 5 minutes to complete)
General Public
If you live in Newfoundland and Labrador, you can help by sharing your views on poverty in your community, the challenges in your region, and what actions you think are most important. If you are someone who has experienced poverty or significant financial stress, you will be asked to share some high-level information about your experiences, barriers, and ideas for solutions.
Community Organizations and Service Providers
If you are part of a community organization, service provider, Indigenous organization, or community group, you can help by sharing your knowledge of current trends, pressures, gaps in services, barriers people face, and practical solutions from communities across Newfoundland and Labrador.
Online Questionnaire
When you begin the questionnaire, you will be asked a few short questions, which will direct you to the questions most relevant to your circumstances and experience. All questionnaires are anonymous, voluntary, and available online.
Please note you must log in or register to complete the questionnaire.
Disclaimer: You will need to register to access the questionnaire, but your responses are collected anonymously and will not be linked to your account or any of your personal information.
Questionnaire availability: The online questionnaire will be available from June 26, 2026 to August 31, 2026. If you have questions about the questionnaire or require an alternate format, please contact: povertyreduction@gov.nl.ca.
2. Written Submissions:
If you prefer to participate through a written submission, you may respond to the discussion questions and submit comments by email or mail.
Deadline for written submissions: August 31, 2026
Email: povertyreduction@gov.nl.ca
Mail:
Poverty Reduction Strategy Division
Department of Social Supports and Well‑Being
Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
How Will Your Input Be Used?
Information collected through engageNL will be reviewed by the Department of Social Supports and Well‑Being and considered alongside information gathered through other engagement activities with community groups, services providers, Indigenous governments and organizations, people with lived and living experience of poverty, and other partners.
Public input will help inform:
- Strategic priorities,
- Practical actions,
- Regional considerations, and
- Monitoring and evaluation measures.
A “What We Heard” summary will be prepared and shared publicly following the engagement period.
Privacy Statement
Please do not include your name or any information that could identify you.
The collection of information is authorized under section 61(c) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015, for the purpose of collecting public feedback to inform the development of the 10‑Year Poverty Reduction and Prevention Strategy.
Any personal information that may be received will be governed in accordance with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 and will only be used to inform participants of engagement results at the end of the process.
If you have any questions about how this information will be collected, used and disclosed, please contact ATIPP-SSWB@gov.nl.ca.
Contact Us
For questions or comments about this engagement, please contact:
Poverty Reduction Strategy Division
Department of Social Supports and Well‑Being
Email: povertyreduction@gov.nl.ca.