BCACDI NEWS

Advanced Early Intervention Practices for Families and Children

The 2025 BC Child Poverty Report Card indicates that the overall child poverty rate in British Columbia remained stable at 16.7% in 2023, representing 149,370 children and youth living in poverty. However, the report highlights a worsening depth of poverty and rising costs for essentials like housing and food.

BCACDI was recently awarded a Citation Award from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists in recognition of your significant contribution and support to the profession of occupational therapy. 

November 20, 2025, National Child Day, was proclaimed today in BC as Child and Youth Day!   BCACDI was invited to attend the Legislature this morning to be introduced by Minister Wickens during Question Period.  

This newsletter is meant to share information and support the ministry’s commitment to ongoing consultation and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, partners and governments to develop legislation and services consistent with the provincial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act as well as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Four provincial organizations in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fulfill its promises to improve services for children and youth with disabilities, stating that tens of thousands of families are currently without adequate help. The organizations—Inclusion BC, the BC Association for Child Development and Intervention, the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, and The Federation of Community Social Services of BC—released a joint statemen