OTTAWA, Aug. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will make an announcement about poverty in Canada.

Senior officials from Employment and Social Development Canada will hold a technical briefing by teleconference before the announcement.

A photo opportunity and media availability will follow the announcement.

The announcement will be streamed live on Periscope at: https://twitter.com/SocDevSoc

Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.

To participate in the bilingual teleconference:

Media are encouraged to call in to participate in the technical briefing that will precede the announcement.

Participant dial-in: 1-866-805-7923
Participant pass code: 3229366#

To obtain documents that will be provided during the briefing, media must confirm their attendance in advance by emailing media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

Documents will be available for viewing at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT).

Audio recordings are not permitted during the technical briefing.

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SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada

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