British Columbia has the highest rate of poverty among seniors in Canada, according to the latest B.C. Seniors Poverty Report Card — and that number has increased for the third year in a row.

The report, released on Tuesday, shows that rates of poverty for those 65 and older in Metro Vancouver — especially in Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver — are particularly high, at more than 15 per cent.

“These are cities that are reporting rates that are well above the provincial rates, in some cases more than double,” said Scott Graham, associate executive director of the Social Planning and