Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard: Snapshot, February 2020
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Description: Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard: Snapshot, February 2020
Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard: Snapshot, February 2020
| Year | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.1 |
| 2016 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 8.7 |
Dignity
Lift Canadians out of poverty by ensuring that basic needs are met.
Deep lncome Poverty
4.6% of Canadians were living in deep income poverty in 2018.
Unmet Housing Needs and Chronic Homelessness
12.7% of Canadian households experienced housing need in 2016.
Unmet Health Needs
11.2% of Canadians 12 years and older reported not receiving health care when they felt they needed it in 2014.
Food lnsecurity
8.7% of households were food insecure in 2017-2018.
Opportunity and Inclusion
Help Canadians join the middle class by promoting full participation in society and equality of opportunity.
Relative Low lncome
12.3% of Canadians had less than half the median after tax income in 2018.
Bottom 40% lncome Share
20.8% of total after-tax income went to Canadians in the bottom 40% of the income distribution in 2018.
Youth Engagement
9.5% of Canadian youth (age 15-24) were not in employment, education or training in 2019.
Literacy and Numeracy
In 2018, 13.8% of 15-year-olds had low literacy skills, and 16.3% had low numeracy skills.
Resilience and Security
Support the middle class by protecting Canadians from falling into poverty and by supporting income security and resilience.
| Sex | Wage (2019) |
|---|---|
| Women | $22.00 |
| Men | $26.00 |
Average Poverty Gap
For those living below the poverty line, the poverty gap ratio is the amount that the person's family disposable income is below the poverty line, expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. In 2018, it was 36.8%.
Asset Resilience
51.2% of Canadians were asset resilient in 2012, meaning they had enough savings to maintain well-being for three months.
Low Income Entry - Exit Rates
In 2016-17, approximately 890,000, or 4.1% of Canadians, entered a low income situation. Approximately 1.1 million, or 27.9% of low income Canadians, left a low income situation.
As new data are made available, Canada's Official Poverty Dashboard will be updated.
Note: The concepts and dimensions of poverty are defined in further detail in Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy, available for download at canada.ca/publicentre-ESDC.
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