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4 measures, with 54 available answers. Select a place under each question to see its exact figures and reporting period.
Coverage and reporting periods differ by measure. Each reading below names its place; province links appear only where the source data is available.
Share of all persons · Market Basket Measure, 2023 base
11.0Percent
Canada · 2024
A · data quality: excellent
The 2023-base Market Basket Measure compares family disposable income with the cost of a modest basket of goods and services. Canada estimates exclude the territories before 2018. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts.
Statistics Canada · Table 11-10-0135-01
Download Canada data (JSON)Under age 18 · Market Basket Measure, 2023 base
11.5Percent
Canada · 2024
B · data quality: very good
The 2023-base Market Basket Measure compares family disposable income with the cost of a modest basket of goods and services. Canada estimates exclude the territories before 2018. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts.
Statistics Canada · Table 11-10-0135-01
Download Canada data (JSON)After-tax Low Income Measure · 50% of adjusted median household income
12.5Percent
Canada · 2024
A · data quality: excellent
The after-tax Low Income Measure is a relative income measure, distinct from the Market Basket Measure. Canada estimates exclude the territories before 2018. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts.
Statistics Canada · Table 11-10-0135-01
Download Canada data (JSON)Provincial, territorial and local governments · spending, not a poverty rate
111,552millions · Dollars
Canada · 2024
preliminary
Includes provincial and territorial governments, health and social service institutions, universities and colleges, municipalities and other local public administrations and, school boards.
Statistics Canada · Table 10-10-0005-01
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