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1. Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status
Table: 11-10-0090-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status, age group, sex and economic family type, Canada, annual.

Release date: 2024-04-26
2. Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type
Table: 11-10-0135-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
Description: Number of persons in low income, low income rate and average gap ratio by age, sex and economic family type, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26
3. Economic outcomes of taxfiling immigrants admitted as children compared to Canadian taxfilers by age at taxation in 2021
Table: 43-10-0075-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: 2021 economic outcomes of taxfiling immigrants admitted between 0 and 14 years of age compared to Canadian taxfilers by age at taxation, sex, admission category, period of admission, age group at admission, and low income duration during first 4 years after admission, for Canada and provinces.
Release date: 2024-04-09
4. Difficulty meeting financial needs, by gender and province
Table: 45-10-0086-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of difficulty for their household to meet its financial needs in terms of necessary expenses, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
Release date: 2024-03-26
5. Difficulty meeting financial needs, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
Table: 45-10-0087-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of difficulty for their household to meet its financial needs in terms of necessary expenses, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and population centres and rural areas.
Release date: 2024-03-26
6. Prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent: An intersectional analysis
Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024001
Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this article examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This article explores the prevalence of low income according to characteristics of the parent (e.g., admission category, period of immigration) and their family and household (e.g., number of children, household type).
Release date: 2024-03-25
7. Individual Northern Market Basket Measure poverty status by economic family characteristics of persons: Canada, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
Table: 98-10-0109-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Economic family characteristics of persons (13), Age (8), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Individual Northern MBM poverty status (7)

Description: Individual poverty status using Northern Market Basket Measure (MBM-N) by family characteristics, age and gender for Canada, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
Release date: 2023-11-15
8. Low income entry and exit rates of tax filers in Canada
Table: 11-10-0024-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table provides statistics on year-over-year low-income transitions, including low income entry and exit rates, low income resistance, and low income immobility rates among Canadian taxfilers. The low income measure (LIM) is used to identify low income taxfilers. The LIM threshold is calculated as half of the median of the adjusted family after-tax income of all taxfilers and their family members. This table uses two different types of LIM: the variable LIM is based on the median total income re-calculated year, while the fixed LIM is based on the median total income in 2002 adjusted yearly by the all-items Consumer Price Index.

Release date: 2023-11-10
9. Low income persistence of tax filers in Canada
Table: 11-10-0025-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table provides information on the number of years in low income over an eight-year period among Canadian taxfilers. The years in low-income may or may not be adjacent to each other. The low income measure (LIM) is used to identify low income taxfilers. The LIM threshold is calculated as half of the median of the adjusted family after-tax income of all taxfilers and their family members. This table uses two different types of LIM: the variable LIM is based on the median total income re-calculated each year, while the fixed LIM is based on the median total income in 2002 adjusted yearly by the all-items Consumer Price Index.

Release date: 2023-11-10
10. Low income duration of tax filers in Canada
Table: 11-10-0026-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table contains statistics that describe the duration of low income spells experienced by Canadian taxfilers in an eight-year period. A low income spell refers to a period in which a person stays in low income. It can last one year or several years consecutively. The length of the spell is referred to as its duration and is measured in years. The low income measure (LIM) is used to identify low income taxfilers. The LIM threshold is calculated as half of the median of the adjusted family after-tax income of all taxfilers and their family members. This table uses two different types of LIM: the variable LIM is based on the median total income re-calculated each year, while the fixed LIM is based on the median total income in 2002 adjusted yearly by the all-items Consumer Price Index.

Release date: 2023-11-10

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1. Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status
Table: 11-10-0090-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status, age group, sex and economic family type, Canada, annual.

Release date: 2024-04-26
2. Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type
Table: 11-10-0135-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
Description: Number of persons in low income, low income rate and average gap ratio by age, sex and economic family type, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26
3. Economic outcomes of taxfiling immigrants admitted as children compared to Canadian taxfilers by age at taxation in 2021
Table: 43-10-0075-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: 2021 economic outcomes of taxfiling immigrants admitted between 0 and 14 years of age compared to Canadian taxfilers by age at taxation, sex, admission category, period of admission, age group at admission, and low income duration during first 4 years after admission, for Canada and provinces.
Release date: 2024-04-09
4. Difficulty meeting financial needs, by gender and province
Table: 45-10-0086-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of difficulty for their household to meet its financial needs in terms of necessary expenses, by gender, for Canada, regions and provinces.
Release date: 2024-03-26
5. Difficulty meeting financial needs, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
Table: 45-10-0087-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of difficulty for their household to meet its financial needs in terms of necessary expenses, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and population centres and rural areas.
Release date: 2024-03-26
6. Individual Northern Market Basket Measure poverty status by economic family characteristics of persons: Canada, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
Table: 98-10-0109-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Economic family characteristics of persons (13), Age (8), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Individual Northern MBM poverty status (7)

Description: Individual poverty status using Northern Market Basket Measure (MBM-N) by family characteristics, age and gender for Canada, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
Release date: 2023-11-15
7. Low income entry and exit rates of tax filers in Canada
Table: 11-10-0024-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table provides statistics on year-over-year low-income transitions, including low income entry and exit rates, low income resistance, and low income immobility rates among Canadian taxfilers. The low income measure (LIM) is used to identify low income taxfilers. The LIM threshold is calculated as half of the median of the adjusted family after-tax income of all taxfilers and their family members. This table uses two different types of LIM: the variable LIM is based on the median total income re-calculated year, while the fixed LIM is based on the median total income in 2002 adjusted yearly by the all-items Consumer Price Index.

Release date: 2023-11-10
8. Low income persistence of tax filers in Canada
Table: 11-10-0025-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table provides information on the number of years in low income over an eight-year period among Canadian taxfilers. The years in low-income may or may not be adjacent to each other. The low income measure (LIM) is used to identify low income taxfilers. The LIM threshold is calculated as half of the median of the adjusted family after-tax income of all taxfilers and their family members. This table uses two different types of LIM: the variable LIM is based on the median total income re-calculated each year, while the fixed LIM is based on the median total income in 2002 adjusted yearly by the all-items Consumer Price Index.

Release date: 2023-11-10
9. Low income duration of tax filers in Canada
Table: 11-10-0026-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Annual
Description:
This table contains statistics that describe the duration of low income spells experienced by Canadian taxfilers in an eight-year period. A low income spell refers to a period in which a person stays in low income. It can last one year or several years consecutively. The length of the spell is referred to as its duration and is measured in years. The low income measure (LIM) is used to identify low income taxfilers. The LIM threshold is calculated as half of the median of the adjusted family after-tax income of all taxfilers and their family members. This table uses two different types of LIM: the variable LIM is based on the median total income re-calculated each year, while the fixed LIM is based on the median total income in 2002 adjusted yearly by the all-items Consumer Price Index.

Release date: 2023-11-10
10. Selected housing characteristics, low income indicators and knowledge of official languages, by visible minority and other characteristics for the population in private households
Table: 43-10-0060-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Proportion of the population living: in a dwelling owned by some members of the household; in core housing need and; in suitable dwelling, proportion of the population living alone, poverty rate (MBM), prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) and (LIM-BT), knowledge of official languages, by visible minority and selected characteristics (gender, age group, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, degree or diploma).
Release date: 2023-01-23

Analysis (10)

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1. Prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent: An intersectional analysis
Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024001
Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this article examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This article explores the prevalence of low income according to characteristics of the parent (e.g., admission category, period of immigration) and their family and household (e.g., number of children, household type).
Release date: 2024-03-25
2. Poverty among racialized groups across generations
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300800002
Description: This study uses data from Canada’s 2021 Census of Population to examine the differences between the poverty rates of racialized groups and the White population. The analysis examines whether these differences recede or persist across generations and the extent to which the sociodemographic composition of racialized groups explains these differences.
Release date: 2023-08-23
3. Rising prices and the impact on the most financially vulnerable: A profile of those in the bottom family income quintile
Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100002
Description: This study uses the 2022 Portrait of Canadian Society Survey to examine the impact of rising inflation on the lowest income Canadians. Using multiple pre-pandemic data sources, the study also takes a closer look at people living in the bottom income quintile, examining their family income, debt and assets levels, as well as some indicators of economic hardship.
Release date: 2023-02-08
4. Disaggregated trends in poverty from the 2021 Census of Population
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021009
Description: This Census in Brief article focuses on the experiences of poverty in Canada based on data from the 2021 Census. It examines disaggregated poverty trends by age, gender, family situation, immigration status as well as by Indigenous identity and for racialized groups. When possible, comparisons are made to data from the 2016 Census.
Release date: 2022-11-09
5. Canadian Income Survey: Population rebasing, 2012 to 2019
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2022001
Description:
Periodically, income statistics are updated to reflect the most recent population estimates derived after the census. Accordingly, with the release of the 2020 data from the Canadian Income Survey (CIS), Statistics Canada has revised estimates for 2012 to 2019 using totals from population estimates based on the 2016 Census. This paper presents a comparison between revised and unrevised estimates for key income series, and describes other modifications made to CIS variables.

Release date: 2022-03-23
6. Household food insecurity in Canada early in the COVID-19 pandemic
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200200002
Description:
Food insecurity linked to insufficient income is an important determinant of health. Whether the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated levels of food insecurity in Canada during the pandemic, particularly among vulnerable groups, is unclear. This study estimated the proportion of Canadians reporting experience of household food insecurity six-to-nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and drew comparisons to pre-pandemic levels.

Release date: 2022-02-16
7. Low-income statistics for the population living on reserve and in the North using the 2016 Census
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2021005
Description:
This paper presents low-income statistics from the 2016 Census for the population residing in Indigenous communities (on reserve), in the North and in Inuit Nunangat. The selected measure for the paper is the low-income measure, after-tax computed from the household incomes, adjusted for household size, of the whole population of Canada, including those residing on reserve and in the territories. Results are presented for Canada overall as well as for the population residing on reserve, in the territories and in Inuit Nunangat, which includes Inuvialuit Region of the Northwest Territories, Nunavik in Quebec and Nunatsiavut in Labrador. Methodological considerations in the application of the Low-income measure to these geographies are also discussed.

Release date: 2021-09-21
8. Canadians' Well-being in Year One of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2021003
Description:
Canada has faced profound economic and social impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report brings together diverse findings which illuminate changes in quality of life since March 2020, and provides value added by examining these results through a well-being lens. Specifically, the paper describes how selected aspects of well-being have been affected during the pandemic, focussing on income and wealth (financial well-being and resiliency), knowledge and skills (technology and children and youth schooling), work-life balance (child care and family bonds), health (mental health and persons with disabilities) and environmental quality (connecting with nature close to home).

Release date: 2021-04-15
9. The Canadian Housing Survey, 2018: Core housing need of renter households living in social and affordable housing
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2020003
Description:
This article provides a high level overview of those living in social and affordable housing by painting a portrait of them based on the results of the 2018 CHS. Socio-demographic and household characteristics are examined using housing indicators such as core housing need.

Release date: 2020-10-02
10. A profile of workers in the homelessness support sector
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2019010
Description:
This study aims to profile workers in the homelessness support field. This group was defined by classifying workers based on specific occupations and industry of employment. Using data from the 2016 Census of Population, various socio-economic characteristics for these workers are presented. The study profiles these individuals by geography, age, sex, educational attainment, Aboriginal identity and visible minority status. The study also addresses their work patterns, earnings and low income status. Some discussion of the limitations of available data and insights into potential future areas for research follow.

Release date: 2019-09-23

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