Instructions to maximize the use of this interactive tool
This tool displays family income data by family type in four ways. A tool using the same data source is also available to visualise the data at the individual level.
The top left section of the tool contains several filters to breakdown the data by family type, total income or after-tax income, and geography. Filtering on family type will impact all four items on the tool. In addition to those filters, an interactive map allows for the selection of a specific geography.
The data table (left) shows total income distribution by main income sources.
The pie chart (bottom left) shows the main income sources as a proportion of the total income.
The colours on the map (top right) identifies how the median income of the regions in Canada compare to each other. This map of Canada (including provinces/territories, census metropolitan area (CMA)/census agglomeration (CA) and non-CMA/CA) is interactive. The map can be viewed by provincial or sub provincial regions by clicking on the filter drop down above the map or by selecting a region directly on the map.
The bar and line graph show data series for provinces/territories or Canada starting with the year 2000. The line represents the count of families with income while the bars show median income amounts (total or after-tax). The dollar amounts are expressed in constant dollars based on the most recent year of data available. The data is only available starting in the year 2000 and does not show CMA/CA information due to change in CMA/CA boundaries over time. Data at the CMA/CA level is available only for the most recent year.
The selection of total income or after-tax income will impact only the map and the bar/line graph.
Selecting multiple provinces or territories will revert automatically to the statistics for Canada. Selecting multiple CMA/CAs does not show data for the combined regions. If selected in the same province, it will show the statistics for the provinces otherwise it will show them for Canada.
The pie chart will not appear if some income sources are suppressed for confidentiality (or are negative).
Hovering over the pie chart, the map or the bar/line chart will generate tooltips that contains the underlining numbers/statistics. Hovering over the map will give additional information for the geographic area.
It is possible to access the data from all visual elements by right clicking on the elements and selecting “Show data” or by accessing the Statistics Canada data tables (see data table listed under “Data” above the application).
Click on the “Reset” button at the top right to erase all selections. The tool will return the data for the default option (Canada, all family units and total income).