Table 3 
Median total income and various components of total income for economic families and persons not in economic families, Canada, 2010, 2015 and 2020 

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Median total income and various components of total income for economic families and persons not in economic families, Canada, 2010, 2015 and 2020
2010 – Median income (excluding zeroes)2015 – Median income (excluding zeroes)2020 – Median income (excluding zeroes)
  2020 constant dollars2020 constant dollars2020 constant dollars
Total income 66,000 69,500 76,500
Employment income 65,000 63,600 63,200
Investment income 970 1,110 850
Retirement income 21,400 22,800 23,400
Other income 1,180 2,060 2,280
OAS1 pension and GIS2 12,200 11,500 12,100
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits 9,600 9,900 10,100
Child benefits 3,760 4,160 5,880
Employment Insurance benefits 6,600 6,750 6,040
Other government transfers 1,110 1,010 3,400
Any COVID-19 benefits .. .. 1,600
Emergency and recovery benefits3 .. .. 10,000
Other federal COVID-19 benefits4 .. .. 604
Provincial and territorial benefits .. .. 376
..
not available for a specific reference period
Source(s):
National Household Survey, 2011 (5178) and Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).

Table note 1

Old Age Security (OAS)

Table note 2

Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

Table note 3

Refers to the sum of Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB).

Table note 4

Refers to the enhancements to existing federal programs and one-time payments related to COVID-19.
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