The poverty rate and low-income situation of older persons in Canada: An intersectional analysis
Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024002Description: This paper draws a portrait of the economic situation of older persons (aged 65 years and older) in Canada, with a special focus on different groups of older women. More specifically, using the combined data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, and the Canadian Income Survey, the evolution of the low-income situations, median income, and sources of income of older women and men from 1976 to 2022 are studied in the first section of the paper. Using the 2021 Census of Population, the second section looks specifically at the low-income and poverty rates of different groups of older women, including older immigrant and racialized women. Issue Number: 2024002Frequency: OccasionalAuthor(s): Leclerc, KarineMain Product:Studies on Gender and Intersecting Identities
