What is the Canadian income survey?
The Canadian Income Survey is a supplement to the Labour Force Survey. It is a cross-sectional survey that collects data about income, labour market activity, school attendance, support payments, inter-household transfers, disability, unmet health care needs, food security, and characteristics and costs of housing.
What was the median income in Canada in 2019?
Source (s): Table 11-10-0190-01 . The median after-tax income of Canadian families and unattached individuals was $62,900 in 2019. This was virtually unchanged from the previous year. Canada's official poverty rate fell to 10.1% in 2019, down 0.9 percentage points.
What is low income in Canada?
Statistics Canada also reports low income based on the low income measure ( LIM ). According to the LIM, which is a relative measure, individuals are considered to be living in low income if their household after-tax income falls below half of the median after-tax income, adjusting for household size.