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At the national and provincial levels, the previous analytical conclusions for the period 2006 to 2009 remained unchanged.  These conclusions are highlighted below.

Reference year 2007

(Statistics Canada, 2009)

• From 2006 to 2007, the median after-tax income rose for both Canadian families and unattached individuals.
• Families living in Alberta had the highest median after-tax income, followed by those in Ontario and British Columbia.
• Newfoundland and Labrador families experienced the largest growth in median after-tax income. 
• Median market income increased for both families and unattached individuals.
• Families of two persons or more saw a decrease in median income taxes, while their government transfers remained virtually unchanged from 2006. 
• The low income situation in Canada improved in 2007.  The percentage of Canadians living below the after-tax low income cut offs decreased in 2007. 

Reference year 2008

(Statistics Canada, 2010)

• Median after-tax income for Canadian families of two or more persons in 2008 was virtually unchanged from 2007.
• Median after-tax income for families with two persons or more rose in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. In the other provinces, it was unchanged in 2008 from 2007.
• Unattached individuals saw increases in median after-tax income in both Alberta and Manitoba, while it remained virtually unchanged in the other provinces.
• In 2008, there was virtually no change in median market income for any of the main family types.
• There was little difference in median government transfers compared to 2007, but transfers varied widely across different family types.
• Median income taxes—both federal and provincial —were stable for most family types.
• According to the after-tax low income cut-offs, the number of Canadians who lived in low income in 2008 was virtually unchanged from 2007.

Reference year 2009

(Statistics Canada, 2011c)

• Median after-tax income for Canadian families of two or more persons was virtually unchanged from 2008.
• After-tax income for unattached individuals remained stable, though this was not the case for all categories of unattached individuals.  For senior unattached individuals, the median rose. 
• In most provinces, median after-tax income for families with two persons or more was unchanged between 2008 and 2009.  
• Between 2008 and 2009, more people experienced an increase in their adjusted after-tax household income, than a decrease.
• Median market income saw a decrease in 2009.
• Median government transfers increased in 2009.
• Among families of two persons or more, the median income tax paid was lower than in 2008.
• According to the after-tax low income cut-offs, the number of Canadians who lived in low income in 2009 was virtually unchanged from 2008.