Introduction Poverty rates in Alberta, Canada have been alarming in the recent past. It is an embarrassment to have such high cases of poverty in a country that is rated among the most developed. A large proportion of the population in Alberta is significantly poor. Most notable is the poverty among Canadian children and particularly in Alberta. In this province, children, the youth and the homesteads that are headed by one parent have recorded the highest poverty rates. Poverty is basically used to describe the situation of having insufficient resources and wealth to enable an individual to lead the kind of life that the society commonly refers to as normal. This includes being in a position to bring up a healthy family, taking children through the education system as well as taking part in the activities of the society normally. The term is used to refer to the collective situation of the poor individuals. Poverty in Alberta Defined There is not a universally agree definition of poverty, however the term can be used to describe not just the unavailability of opportunities for the required well being but also refers to the state of being denied the opportunity to leave a life that is tolerable. A life spent in poverty can be shortened prematurely. This kind of living can also be unbelievably painful, hazardous and also very difficult, (Lampman, B., 2002). The poor individuals can be robbed off their self respect, the respect of other people, confidence as well as dignity. In addition, the poor people can also be deprived of communication and knowledge. The measure that this paper will use to describe poverty in Alberta is the percentage of the people here who live below the Canadian statistics for Low Income Cut-Off (LICO). The context of poverty in Alberta Alberta is a province in western Canada. The province is bounded by the United States to the southern part and boarders the Saskatchewan province to the west. This province in Canada is home to a large proportion of the population in Canada. The province is rated as having the population that grows the fastest in Canada actually; the population here grows more than the entire Canadian population, (Lampman, B., 2002). The large population results from immigration, migration from various provinces and the rapid population growth of the Aboriginal people. Back in the year 2003m it was estimated that approximately 19.8% of all the Albertans 10.1% of the families and 38.4% of the unattached individuals in Alberta lived way below the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO).The statistics also show thaw the poverty rates have increased by 17% between the years 1961 and the year 2003. The figures below shows the percentage of poverty levels in Alberta and Canada   * Year 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996   * Alberta 12.5 11.8 18.0 15.2 15.8 15.4 19.4 15.9 15.8   * Canada 15.3 16.4 18.1 16.0 14.8 14.6 16.1 16.6 17.6   * Source (Moore, Kristin A. Brown V., 2003). Consequences of poverty in Alberta   * Poor nutrition; the poverty levels can not allow the people in this province to have the basic nutritional content in their meals. The people do not have a choice since life is a bit too costly for them to be able to afford a healthy diet.   * Lack of education for children; With a