Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Report, 2020
Goals: Goal 10, Reduced Inequalities
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Description: Sustainable Development Goals: Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 10, Reduced Inequalities
In 2017, 50% of Canadians earned less than $35,100. Their median income was $17,800.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 11-10-0055-01.
In 2018, 12% of Canadians were living in low income.
Individuals live in low income if their household after-tax income falls below 50% of the median after-tax income.
- 12% of males
- 13% of females
- 14% of persons 65 years and over
- 37% of children in female lone-parent families
Source: Statistics Canada, table 11-10-0135-01.
Note: Percentages are based off the Low Income Measure (LIM).
Taxes and government transfers help reduce inequalities in Canada
| Year | Gini coefficient of adjusted market income | Gini coefficient of adjusted after-tax income |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.439 | 0.317 |
| 2002 | 0.439 | 0.318 |
| 2004 | 0.442 | 0.322 |
| 2006 | 0.433 | 0.316 |
| 2008 | 0.43 | 0.314 |
| 2010 | 0.441 | 0.315 |
| 2012 | 0.433 | 0.316 |
| 2014 | 0.427 | 0.311 |
| 2016 | 0.432 | 0.306 |
| 2018 | 0.428 | 0.303 |
Note: The Gini coefficient measures the degree of income inequality in the distribution of income. A Gini coefficient of 1 means absolute inequality (e.g. one person amassing all the income) while a Gini coefficient of 0 means absolute equality. Market income principally includes employment income and private pensions, as well as income from investments. After-tax income is the total of market income and government transfers, less income tax.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 11-10-0134-01.
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