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| $ (billions) | |
|---|---|
| Some major government transfers provided by the federal and provincial governments | |
| Social assistance1 | 9.6 |
| Universal child care benefit1 | 2.4 |
| Goods and services tax credit1 | 3.3 |
| Employment insurance benefits1 | 15.3 |
| Child tax benefit or credit1 | 7.8 |
| Total income received by ex-spouses from court-ordered alimony and child support payments | |
| Court-ordered alimony and child support payments1 | 4.2 |
| Total receipts from voluntary interhousehold transfers | |
| Voluntary interhousehold transfers2 | 8.5 |
| 1. Included in the definition of total income at Statistics Canada. 2. Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) started collecting data on voluntary interhousehold transfers in 2006. Currently not regarded as part of total income at Statistics Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), 2008. |
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