Table 2
Low-income rates based on the after-tax Census Family Low Income Measure; individuals in a low income situation, by census metropolitan area
| 2014 | 2018 | 2019 | 2014 to 2019 | 2018 to 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | rate | rate | percentage point change | percentage point change | |
| Canada | 17.7 | 16.5 | 16.4 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
| St. John's | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Halifax | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Moncton1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Saint John1 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 16.9 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
| Saguenay1 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 12.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
| Québec1 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Sherbrooke | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.7 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| Trois-Rivières | 17.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | -1.4 | -0.4 |
| Montréal1 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 16.8 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau1 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | -1.2 | 0.0 |
| Kingston | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.9 | -1.2 | 0.0 |
| Belleville1 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | -1.7 | 0.2 |
| Peterborough | 16.2 | 15.5 | 15.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Oshawa | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Toronto | 21.8 | 19.5 | 19.3 | -2.5 | -0.2 |
| Hamilton | 15.7 | 14.1 | 14.4 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 17.3 | 15.6 | 15.8 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo1 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Brantford | 17.8 | 16.4 | 16.7 | -1.1 | 0.3 |
| Guelph | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
| London | 17.9 | 16.6 | 17.0 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Windsor | 20.1 | 18.5 | 18.5 | -1.6 | 0.0 |
| Barrie | 14.5 | 13.6 | 14.0 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Greater Sudbury1 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 13.3 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| Thunder Bay | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Winnipeg | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Regina1 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Saskatoon1 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| Lethbridge1 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| Calgary | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Edmonton | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Kelowna | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Abbotsford–Mission | 18.7 | 18.2 | 18.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Vancouver | 21.5 | 19.7 | 19.4 | -2.1 | -0.3 |
| Victoria | 15.1 | 13.6 | 13.4 | -1.7 | -0.2 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Que. part)1 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 13.0 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont. part)1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
Note(s):
All figures for previous years have been adjusted for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Go online to view the census subdivisions that comprise the census metropolitan areas, according to Standard Geographical Classification 2016.
Source(s):
Table 11-10-0018-01, T1 Family File (T1FF).
Table note 1
2014 data has been adjusted to reflect 2016 census metropolitan areas. Before 2016, Belleville and Lethbridge were census agglomerations. As of 2016, the census agglomeration of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu was merged into the census metropolitan area of Montréal.
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