StatCan Blog: Survey of Financial Security, March 2013
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Released: 2013-03-20
In its latest StatCan Blog, Statistics Canada today examines the Survey of Financial Security, the most comprehensive statistical snapshot of the net worth of Canadians. The survey was conducted in the fall of 2012 and some 20,000 Canadian households were asked to share the details of their finances.
By determining the net worth of Canadian families, that is, the value of their assets less their debts, this new information will shed light on how wealth is distributed, the extent to which it is concentrated, the forms in which it is held, and how these features are changing over time in the context of an aging population and an evolving economy.
The survey data are used by government departments to help formulate policy, by the private sector, as well as by individuals and families to compare their wealth with those of similar types of households.
The survey is the third of its kind and follows similar ones conducted in 1999 and 2005.
Survey results are planned to be released at the end of this year.
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