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Share of persons in families with family income below provincial low-income threshold, by selected income definition, Canada, 2020

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% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Jan. Dec. 2020 using weekly earningsusing weekly earnings using weekly incomeusing weekly income
Note(s):
Families with persons age 65 and over are excluded. Weekly earnings includes income from paid employment and self-employment. Weekly income includes weekly earnings plus selected government transfers: GST/HST credits, child benefits, Employment Insurance, and emergency and recovery benefits.
Source(s):
Experimental weekly income estimates, March 2021.

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Share of persons in families with family income below provincial low-income threshold, by selected income definition, Canada, 2020, %
  using weekly earnings using weekly income
January 2020 28.7 23.4
February 2020 28.4 23.3
March 2020 33.1 19.5
April 2020 39.3 19.7
May 2020 33.3 15.2
June 2020 29.0 14.6
July 2020 28.6 16.8
August 2020 28.0 16.1
September 2020 26.7 16.3
October 2020 27.6 18.2
November 2020 27.3 18.6
December 2020 27.0 17.8
Note(s):
Families with persons age 65 and over are excluded. Weekly earnings includes income from paid employment and self-employment. Weekly income includes weekly earnings plus selected government transfers: GST/HST credits, child benefits, Employment Insurance, and emergency and recovery benefits.
Source(s):
Experimental weekly income estimates, March 2021.
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