the first section reviews the main trends regarding child income poverty and it also it reports on changes in the standard of living of children from lowincome families from the precrisis period in to section the third section describes the material deprivations of the families where children live whether or not they are income poor several groups of children are identified according to whether or not they are deprived in one or several dimensions the analysis of material deprivation profiles of children enables identifying what policies are needed to complement financial assistance such as improving access to basic resources for nutrition clothing education housing and promoting access to leisure activities for all children the fourth section examines the situation in canada relative to other oecd countries with respect to indicators reflecting different dimensions of child wellbeing finally the last section describes the context of family support and suggests policy directions that can contribute to a national strategy to combat child poverty