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Wednesday, September 3, 2003

Income of individuals

2001

From 1997 to 2001, median total income in Canada increased by 7.7%, after adjustment for inflation. This increase was most evident in Nunavut, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories.

As a result, median total income in the Northwest Territories remained the highest in Canada at $30,800 in 2001. Yukon followed at $28,100, ahead of Ontario and Alberta at $24,900 and $24,500, respectively.

Total income is derived from many different sources, one of which is self-employment. More women and fewer men reported self-employment income in 2001 compared with 1997. Although there was an increase in the net amounts earned by these women, self-employed men still earned more. In 2001, on average in Canada, men earned $18,327 from self-employment, while women earned $10,523.

The number of women who reported earnings from self-employment grew 6.9% from 1997 to 2001, more than the increase in the female working-age population (+6.4%). The number of self-employed women increased in every province and territory except the Northwest Territories, where the number remained relatively stable compared with 1997. As a result, there were 1,027,730 women reporting self-employment in Canada in 2001.

The average net amount earned through self-employment by women increased 16.8% over this same period, after adjustment for inflation. These increases in average net earnings for women were found in all provinces and territories, and ranged from a growth of 1.9% in Saskatchewan to 49.0% in Nunavut.

The number of self-employed males dropped by 1.2% from 1997 to 2001, to a total of 1,556,570. This drop occurred despite an increase in the male working-age population (+6.3%). Male self-employment declined in all provinces and territories with the exception of Ontario, where there was a 2.8% increase in the number of self-employed men.

At the national level, average net dollars earned by males through self-employment rose 11.8% from 1997 to 2001. However, average net dollars declined in Nova Scotia (-1.0%), Saskatchewan (-4.6%) and Nunavut (-24.4%). The Northwest Territories, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon and Quebec had the greatest increases in male average net earnings between 1997 and 2001.

In all census metropolitan areas (CMAs) between 1997 and 2001, the average net self-employment earnings of females increased. The largest jump in average dollars earned by women was in Sudbury (+36.3%) followed by Saguenay, where average net earnings from self-employment increased 33.9% from 1997 to 2001.

Average net earnings from self-employment of males increased in CMAs between 1997 and 2001, except for Halifax. The greatest increase was in Sudbury, where average net earnings jumped by 24.1%. In Edmonton, male average earnings from self-employment increased by 19.1%.

Note: The data for this release were obtained primarily from income tax returns filed in the spring of 2002.

The data for Neighbourhood income and demographics (13C0015, various prices), the Labour income profiles (71C0018, various prices) and the Economic dependency profiles (13C0017, various prices) are available for letter carrier routes, census tracts, urban forward sortation areas (the first three characters of the postal code), cities, towns, federal electoral districts, census agglomerations, census divisions, economic regions, census metropolitan areas, provinces, territories and Canada.

Available on CANSIM: tables 111-0004 to 111-0008.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 4105.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (1-866-652-8443; 613-951-9720; fax: 1-866-652-8444 or 613-951-4745; saadinfo@statcan.gc.ca), Small Area and Administrative Data Division.

Self-employment

2001

  Males Females
  Number % Change Average (dollars) Number % Change Average (dollars)
  2001 1997-2001 2001 2001 1997-2001 2001
St.John's 5,420 -3.6 29,081 3,070 5.1 13,522
Halifax 13,160 3.7 21,250 8,740 15.0 12,104
Saint John 3,450 -10.2 22,700 2,200 0.0 10,699
Saguenay 3,650 -9.7 25,246 2,840 8.4 13,454
Québec 25,590 -0.7 27,696 17,530 11.5 14,546
Sherbrooke 6,540 3.2 21,648 4,590 14.2 12,205
Trois-Rivières 4,340 -2.7 22,987 3,110 8.0 12,016
Montréal 126,030 1.9 24,577 86,700 14.3 14,358
Ottawa-Gatineau 48,260 -0.9 26,273 35,930 4.3 15,266
Kingston 6,830 0.6 23,074 4,730 4.4 12,850
Oshawa 11,970 3.2 18,069 8,560 8.5 9,524
Toronto 251,670 9.4 26,512 164,770 12.1 14,754
Hamilton 26,360 3.4 25,343 18,940 11.2 13,761
St.Catharines-Niagara 15,840 -0.9 19,906 10,900 9.0 9,019
Kitchener 17,770 1.3 23,565 13,380 8.3 10,699
London 20,690 4.3 24,606 14,110 6.3 11,586
Windsor 10,570 5.2 25,586 6,880 12.2 10,353
Sudbury 5,200 -9.7 27,418 3,330 -4.9 9,714
Thunder Bay 3,740 -8.1 27,436 2,810 0.0 9,089
Winnipeg 30,360 -3.6 20,571 19,810 -2.2 9,985
Regina 10,030 -4.8 19,788 7,070 -1.9 8,329
Saskatoon 13,600 -3.1 17,770 9,710 2.2 8,812
Calgary 50,930 0.6 21,188 39,650 6.0 10,946
Edmonton 41,660 -5.8 13,996 31,800 -0.6 8,254
Abbotsford 8,370 -2.2 11,840 5,770 -0.9 6,551
Vancouver 106,520 0.6 17,143 78,010 5.8 10,001
Victoria 16,480 -4.2 15,534 13,400 0.6 9,199



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