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At the heart of the survey's objectives is the understanding of the economic well-being of Canadians: what economic shifts do individuals and families live through, and how does it vary with changes in their paid work, family make-up, receipt of government transfers or other factors?
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  • 1. Income Research Paper Series
    Journals and periodicals: 75F0002M
    Description: This series provides detailed documentation on income developments, including survey design issues, data quality evaluation and exploratory research.
    Release date: 2026-05-20
  • 2. Low income statistics by age, gender 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, gender and economic family type, annual.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 3. Percentage of persons in low income by gender
    Table: 11-10-0135-02
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type, annual.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 4. Low income measure (LIM) thresholds by income source and household size
    Table: 11-10-0232-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    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: 2026-04-29
  • 5. Distribution of market, total and after-tax income by economic family type, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs)
    Table: 11-10-0237-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Distribution of market, total and after-tax income by economic family type, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs), annual.

    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 6. Distribution of market, total and after-tax income of individuals, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
    Table: 11-10-0238-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Distribution of market, total and after-tax income of individuals, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, annual.

    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 7. Income of individuals by age group, gender and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
    Table: 11-10-0239-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Income of individuals by age group, gender and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, annual.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 8. Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars
    Table: 11-10-0241-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars, annual.

    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 9. Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program
    Table: 81-582-X
    Description: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes.

    PCEIP products include data tables, fact sheets, an interactive dashboard, a data explorer, and a handbook. They present indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, and include year over year comparisons.

    The PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2026-03-25
  • 10. Education Indicators in Canada: Handbook for the Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 81-582-G
    Description: This handbook complements the tables of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It is a guide that provides general descriptions for each indicator and indicator component. PCEIP has five broad indicator sets: a portrait of the school-age population; financing education systems; elementary and secondary education; postsecondary education; and transitions and outcomes.

    The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is a joint venture of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.

    Release date: 2025-10-24
Data (62)

Data (62) (0 to 10 of 62 results)

  • 1. Low income statistics by age, gender 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, gender and economic family type, annual.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 2. Percentage of persons in low income by gender
    Table: 11-10-0135-02
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type, annual.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 3. Low income measure (LIM) thresholds by income source and household size
    Table: 11-10-0232-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    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: 2026-04-29
  • 4. Distribution of market, total and after-tax income by economic family type, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs)
    Table: 11-10-0237-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Distribution of market, total and after-tax income by economic family type, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs), annual.

    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 5. Distribution of market, total and after-tax income of individuals, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
    Table: 11-10-0238-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Distribution of market, total and after-tax income of individuals, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, annual.

    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 6. Income of individuals by age group, gender and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
    Table: 11-10-0239-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Income of individuals by age group, gender and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, annual.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 7. Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars
    Table: 11-10-0241-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars, annual.

    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 8. Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program
    Table: 81-582-X
    Description: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes.

    PCEIP products include data tables, fact sheets, an interactive dashboard, a data explorer, and a handbook. They present indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, and include year over year comparisons.

    The PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2026-03-25
  • 9. Percentage of the population aged 0 to 24 living in low-income households, by age group and type of living arrangement
    Table: 37-10-0129-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of the population aged 0 to 24 in low income, by age group and type of living arrangement. This table is included in Section A: A portrait of the school-age population: Low income of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, education finance and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2025-10-24
  • 10. Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective
    Table: 81-604-X
    Description: This report is a product of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It is intended to facilitate the comparison of educational systems in Canada's provinces and territories with those of countries that belong to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The document presents a series of indicators harmonized to the definitions and methodologies used by the OECD in Education at a Glance. The indicators are designed to serve as a basis for decision making and for development of programs in the field of education.

    PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council: a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems.

    Release date: 2020-12-14
Analysis (98)

Analysis (98) (80 to 90 of 98 results)

  • 81. Describing the Distribution of Income: Guidelines for Effective Analysis Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2004010
    Description:

    This document offers a set of guidelines for analysing income distributions. It focuses on the basic intuition of the concepts and techniques instead of the equations and technical details.

    Release date: 2004-10-08
  • 82. Low-paid Employment and Moving Up: A Closer Look at Full-time, Full-year Workers Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2004009
    Description:

    This study profiles full-time, full-year Canadian workers with low weekly earnings in their main job in 1996, and examines their upward mobility in 2001 using data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.

    Release date: 2004-08-31
  • 83. Combined-panel Longitudinal Weighting, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2004008
    Description:

    This document presents the principles behind the combined panel longitudinal weighting methodology as well as the steps leading to the creation of the weights.

    Release date: 2004-06-29
  • 84. Low income among immigrants and visible minorities Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200410413117
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper examines the economic challenges of moving to a new country.

    Release date: 2004-06-14
  • 85. Rural-urban migration in the 1990s Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20040016883
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article looks at rural and urban adult migrants, the distance they move and changes in their economic circumstances before and after moving.

    Release date: 2004-06-08
  • 86. Analysis of Income in Canada Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 75-203-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This annual publication is derived from Income in Canada, catalogue no. 75-202-X. It presents short analyses on families' income. The main components of family incomes are: market income, government transfers, total income, income tax, income after tax and low income.

    Analysis of Income in Canada is replaced by the now offered for free publication Income in Canada, catalogue number 75-202-XIE with issue 2003.

    Release date: 2004-05-20
  • 87. A C/QPP overview Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200410113110
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article takes a question-and-answer approach to provide some basic information about the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans (C/QPP), highlighting recent changes that may not be well understood. Also discussed is the increasing importance of C/QPP benefits for seniors in recent decades and the interaction of the plans with other income support programs.

    Release date: 2004-03-19
  • 88. The feminization of work Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20030046806
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines the entry of women into the paid labour force, their continued concentration in certain kinds of employment and the increasing tendency for men to do the kinds of jobs traditionally performed by women.

    Release date: 2004-03-09
  • 89. Motherhood and paycheques Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020046498
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines the effects of motherhood and the timing of motherhood on the wages of Canadian women.

    Release date: 2003-03-18
  • 90. Postsecondary participation: the effects of parents' education and household income Archived
    Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010036216
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper looks at family income and its impact on participation in postsecondary education, using the first wave of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).

    Release date: 2002-06-26
Reference (40)

Reference (40) (30 to 40 of 40 results)

  • 31. Income Interview Questionnaire, May 2002: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2003008
    Description:

    This paper describes the collection method and content of the 2002 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) income interview.

    Release date: 2003-09-09
  • 32. Income Trends in Canada (1980-2001): User's Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2003003
    Description:

    This user's guide provides a detailed description of the CD-ROM Income Trends in Canada (Catalogue no. 13F0022XCB). It also provides a glossary and a description of the major concepts, as well as an overview of the data source, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).

    Release date: 2003-06-25
  • 33. Labour Interview Questionnaire: January 2001 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2002002
    Description:

    This document outlines the structure of the January 2001 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) labour interview, including question wording, possible responses and the flow of questions.

    Release date: 2002-12-04
  • 34. Preliminary Interview Questionnaire: January 2001 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2002003
    Description:

    This paper presents the questions, possible responses and question flows for the 2001 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) preliminary questionnaire.

    Release date: 2002-12-04
  • 35. Entry Exit Component for Labour Interview: January 2001 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2002004
    Description:

    This document presents the information for the Entry Exit portion of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) Labour interview.

    Release date: 2002-12-04
  • 36. Income Trends in Canada (1980-2000): User's Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2002006
    Description:

    This user's guide provides a detailed description of the CD-ROM Income trends in Canada (Catalogue no. 13F0022XCB). It also provides a glossary and a description of the major concepts, as well as an overview of the data source, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).

    Release date: 2002-11-19
  • 37. Income Trends in Canada (1980-1999): User's Guide Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2001004
    Description:

    This user's guide provides a detailed description of the CD-ROM Income trends in Canada (13F0022XCB). It also provides a glossary, a description of the major concepts as well as an overview of the data source, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).

    Release date: 2002-01-04
  • 38. SLID Questionnaire for Demographics and Contacts: 1999 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M1999003
    Description:

    This document presents the questions, responses and interview flow for the Contact and Demographic portions of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) interviews.

    Release date: 1999-09-27
  • 39. 1999 Preliminary Interview Questionnaire Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M1999004
    Description:

    This paper presents the questions, possible responses and question flows for the 1999 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) preliminary questionnaire.

    Release date: 1999-09-27
  • 40. Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) Labour Interview Questionnaire: January 1999 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M1999005
    Description:

    This paper outlines the structure of the January 1999 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) labour interview questionnaire, including question wording, possible responses, and flows of questions.

    Release date: 1999-09-27

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