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Table 1
Income thresholds for individuals and families

  Individuals Families
Cut-off Above cut-off Cut-off Above cut-off
Absolute threshold $ % $ %
CRA 250 0.6 250 1.5
Census tables 150 1.4 150 5.4
Ontario 'sunshine list' 100 3.7 100 15.3
Top federal tax rate 113,804 2.4 113,804 11.3
Relative threshold
Three times median 75 8.1 129 8.2
Top third 37 33.3 64 33.3
Top 20% 50 20.0 88 20.0
Top 10% 69 10.0 119 10.0
Top 5% 89 5.0 154 5.0
Top 1% 181 1.0 305 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, T1 Family File, 2004