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Definition of low income

A person is deemed to be in low income if their income is less than one-half of the median income in their census metropolitan area (CMA), adjusting for family size.

The low-income thresholds in the various CMAs, expressed in constant 2000 dollars, for a family of two adults and two children are as follows:

St. John's: $30,200
Halifax: $31,900
Saint John, N.B.: $28,800
Montreal: $30,400
Ottawa-Hull: $39,400
Toronto: $36,500
Windsor: $37,200
Winnipeg: $30,800
Regina: $32,700
Calgary: $36,700
Edmonton: $33,600
Vancouver: $32,900

Low-income rates are produced for purposes of comparing differences within CMAs. Due to differences in cost of living among metropolitan areas, which are not accounted for by low-income measures, it is not valid to compare low-income rates across these areas at a single point in time.

Neighbourhoods are based on census tracts, which usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000. A low-income neighbourhood is one with more than 40% of residents in low income.
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