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Table 28.4 Income of seniors, by income sources, 2002 to 2006

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Table 28.4 Income of seniors, by income sources, 2002 to 2006
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	number of seniors
Total income	3,900,870	3,981,550	4,047,910	4,134,590	4,232,680
Total employment income	655,390	717,310	753,480	790,360	847,790
Wages, salaries and commissions	458,220	516,300	544,980	569,420	619,530
Self-employment	237,490	245,010	256,880	271,930	284,370
Investment income	2,304,320	2,297,960	2,337,730	2,385,030	2,464,280
Total government transfers	3,854,910	3,939,000	4,007,400	4,095,270	4,197,130
Employment Insurance	30,920	33,670	34,180	35,600	38,600
Old Age Security and net federal supplements	3,752,780	3,834,700	3,903,670	3,991,510	4,089,690
Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan	3,385,960	3,485,330	3,572,590	3,672,410	3,780,480
Canada Child Tax Benefit	8,150	8,350	6,850	6,600	7,520
Goods and Services Tax Credit and Harmonized Sales Tax Credit	1,881,540	1,891,190	1,869,410	1,928,390	2,050,160
Workers' compensation	97,640	98,780	100,670	103,710	105,530
Social assistance	245,980	234,890	243,410	249,130	249,190
Provincial refundable tax credits and family benefits	1,633,980	1,701,120	1,656,500	1,691,570	2,005,630
Private pensions	2,193,560	2,267,740	2,340,170	2,415,010	2,494,340
Registered Retirement Savings Plans	385,870	384,650	388,550	415,630	382,970
Other income¹	818,820	811,820	957,660	1,082,520	1,196,340
	$ thousands
Total income	105,480,835	110,103,805	116,440,076	123,758,734	134,270,968
Total employment income	10,853,438	11,689,553	12,778,538	14,494,560	16,402,798
Wages, salaries and commissions	8,773,451	9,544,431	10,349,265	11,935,868	13,541,692
Self-employment	2,079,987	2,145,122	2,429,273	2,558,692	2,861,105
Investment income	13,274,854	13,151,553	13,253,077	13,660,905	15,790,904
Total government transfers	46,106,044	48,234,794	50,433,512	52,657,997	55,715,074
Employment Insurance	159,354	176,632	180,530	191,054	211,263
Old Age Security and net federal supplements	24,309,389	25,528,765	26,436,896	27,560,921	29,083,974
Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan	19,225,892	20,100,873	21,264,457	22,247,273	23,397,612
Canada Child Tax Benefit	18,412	19,873	16,762	17,622	20,843
Goods and Services Tax Credit and Harmonized Sales Tax Credit	602,544	613,944	623,474	657,189	825,792
Workers' compensation	717,418	705,704	728,941	768,363	791,413
Social assistance	444,997	447,725	472,841	499,139	508,994
Provincial refundable tax credits and family benefits	628,038	641,280	709,611	716,436	875,184
Private pensions	29,537,427	31,141,959	33,514,633	35,800,725	38,520,388
Registered Retirement Savings Plans	2,377,507	2,370,551	2,467,223	2,595,343	2,611,953
Other income¹	3,331,564	3,515,396	3,993,093	4,549,203	5,229,851
	$
Median total income	18,500	18,800	19,400	20,100	21,000
Note: Seniors are people aged 65 and older.
1. Comprises taxable income not reported elsewhere, such as net rental income, support payments, retiring allowances and scholarships.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 111-0035.