Income of Canadians, 2019

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Release date: March 23, 2021
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Infographic: Income of Canadians, 2019
Description: Income of Canadians, 2019

Income of Canadians, 2019


Median after-tax income of families and unattached individuals, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Median after-tax income of families and unattached individuals. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Median after-tax income in dollars (appearing as column headers).
Geography Median after-tax income in dollars
Canada 62,900
Newfoundland and Labrador 56,500
Prince Edward Island 60,300
Nova Scotia 53,300
New Brunswick 56,400
Quebec 55,600
Ontario 66,600
Manitoba 61,300
Saskatchewan 62,700
Alberta 72,500
British Columbia 65,700

A 0.5% increase from 2018 to 2019 in Canada


Persons living below Canada's Official Poverty LineNote 1 declined in 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Persons living below Canada's Official Poverty Line declined in 2019 Number of persons in 2019, Number of persons in 2018, Percentage in 2019, Percentage in 2018 and Percentage point decrease (appearing as column headers).
Number of persons in 2019 Number of persons in 2018 Percentage in 2019 Percentage in 2018 Percentage point decrease
All persons 3,730,000 3,983,000 10.1% 11.0% 0.9 p.p.
Persons under 18 years 680,000 748,000 9.7% 10.8% 1.1 p.p.
Persons 18 to 64 years 2,702,000 2,883,000 11.6% 12.5% 0.9 p.p.
Persons 65 years and over 349,000 352,000 5.4% 5.6% 0.2 p.p.

Change in median after-tax income
Table summary
This table displays the results of Change in median after-tax income Number of persons in 2019, Number of persons in 2018 and Percentage change from 2018 to 2019 (appearing as column headers).
Number of persons in 2019 Number of persons in 2018 Percentage change from 2018 to 2019
Couples with children 105,500 103,900 1.5%
Unattached individuals 32,200 31,300 2.9%
Senior families 64,300 64,800 -0.8%
Lone-parent families 56,100 53,000 5.8%

p.p. – percentage points

Source: Canadian Income Survey.

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