Low income and inequality
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$73,000
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9.8%
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-0.040
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11.1%
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-3.3
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$70,336
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14.2%
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17.0%
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32.0%
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Proportion of households contributing to TFSA, RRP or RRSP in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)65.2%
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- Census of Population (97)
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- Articles and reports: 89-654-X2024001Description: This article is the first main release by Statistics Canada based on findings from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD). It is divided into three sections—demographics, employment, and income—and provides a general snapshot on persons with disabilities to inform on government priorities and community interest in the areas of disability prevalence, labour market participation, and income inequality. Where possible, the report will be compared with results from the 2017 CSD to provide insight into changes over the past five years.Release date: 2024-05-28
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100004Description: Using data from the 2021 Census, this study investigates the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized workers, focusing on the change in median employment income from 2019 to 2020, and the extent to which payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit offset income losses in 2020 among workers affected by the pandemic. Differences between racialized and non-racialized workers are investigated, along with differences among groups of racialized workers, as well as the intersectionality of race and gender.Release date: 2024-05-23
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202411711361Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-04-26
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024020Description: Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy introduced the Official Poverty Line for Canada and a dashboard of 12 indicators to track progress on poverty reduction for Canadians and their households. This infographic presents trend information for Canada's official poverty rate and the associated 12 indicators.Release date: 2024-04-26
- Table: 11-10-0066-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by MBM region and base year. Total thresholds as well as thresholds for the food, clothing, transportation, shelter and other expenses components are presented, in current and constant dollars, annual.Release date: 2024-04-26
- Table: 11-10-0090-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status, age group, sex and economic family type, Canada, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0093-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Poverty and low-income statistics by visible minority group, Indigenous group and immigration status, Canada and provinces.Release date: 2024-04-26
- Table: 11-10-0135-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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
- Table: 11-10-0135-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0136-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number of persons in low income, low income rate and average gap ratio by economic family type, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26
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- Table: 11-10-0066-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by MBM region and base year. Total thresholds as well as thresholds for the food, clothing, transportation, shelter and other expenses components are presented, in current and constant dollars, annual.Release date: 2024-04-26
- Table: 11-10-0090-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Poverty and low-income statistics by disability status, age group, sex and economic family type, Canada, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0093-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Poverty and low-income statistics by visible minority group, Indigenous group and immigration status, Canada and provinces.Release date: 2024-04-26
- Table: 11-10-0135-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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
- Table: 11-10-0135-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0136-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan areaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number of persons in low income, low income rate and average gap ratio by economic family type, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0195-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in constant dollars, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0232-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Low income measure (LIM) thresholds by household size for market income, total income and after-tax income, in current and constant dollars, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 11-10-0241-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars, annual.
Release date: 2024-04-26 - Table: 98-10-0109-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable 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
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- Articles and reports: 89-654-X2024001Description: This article is the first main release by Statistics Canada based on findings from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD). It is divided into three sections—demographics, employment, and income—and provides a general snapshot on persons with disabilities to inform on government priorities and community interest in the areas of disability prevalence, labour market participation, and income inequality. Where possible, the report will be compared with results from the 2017 CSD to provide insight into changes over the past five years.Release date: 2024-05-28
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100004Description: Using data from the 2021 Census, this study investigates the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized workers, focusing on the change in median employment income from 2019 to 2020, and the extent to which payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit offset income losses in 2020 among workers affected by the pandemic. Differences between racialized and non-racialized workers are investigated, along with differences among groups of racialized workers, as well as the intersectionality of race and gender.Release date: 2024-05-23
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202411711361Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-04-26
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024020Description: Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy introduced the Official Poverty Line for Canada and a dashboard of 12 indicators to track progress on poverty reduction for Canadians and their households. This infographic presents trend information for Canada's official poverty rate and the associated 12 indicators.Release date: 2024-04-26
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024014Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this infographic examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This infographic explores the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families according to the parent’s admission category and racialized group, as well as the presence of young children in the family.Release date: 2024-03-25
- Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024001Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024004Description: This discussion paper begins by providing the reasons for why equivalization methods are used. Following this, the square root scale is described and the motivations for using the square root scale are discussed. Third, a series of new tests are conducted to evaluate the efficiency of the square root scale, and these results are discussed in some detail as they reveal many insights. The final section of the paper raises considerations for creating Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for different types of families, such as unattached individuals and those including seniors or persons with disabilities. The paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to share feedback and comments in measuring poverty by different family characteristics in Canada.Release date: 2024-02-22
- Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024003Description: This research paper examines shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The paper begins by describing a proposed methodology for delineating urban and suburban sub-regions within CMA Market Basket Measure (MBM) regions. It then presents new shelter and transportation costs based on the new delineations and assesses the extent to which differences in costs between urban and suburban sub-regions differ. The analysis concludes by examining how the new delineations would impact the estimation of poverty rates had they been implemented. This paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments.Release date: 2024-02-15
- Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024002Description: This discussion paper describes considerations for applying the Market Basket Measure (MBM) methodology onto a purely administrative data source. The paper will begin by outlining a rationale for estimating MBM poverty statistics using administrative income data sources. It then explains a proposal for creating annual samples along with the caveats of creating these samples, followed by a brief analysis using the proposed samples. The paper concludes with potential future improvements to the samples and provides the opportunity for reader’s feedback.Release date: 2024-02-08
- Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024001Description: This paper provides provisional poverty rates for the 2022 and 2023 reference years using a previously published regression model. The model has been updated to use most recently available data from Distributed Household Economic Accounts (DHEA), the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) and Consumer Price Indexes (CPI).Release date: 2024-01-18
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3502Description: This survey was conducted to provide data on cross-sectional income for the Canadian population and data on low income families in Canada.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5161Description: The purpose of the survey is to develop indicators to gauge the ability of families to satisfy basic material needs such as food, clothing, housing as well as social needs of participation and leisure.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5206Description: The purpose of the survey is to provide information to the Government of Canada on the economic well-being of Canadian households. The data will be used to assess the needs of households in Canada.
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