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Table 6.3
Other government income for adults 15 years of age or older, by disability status, Canada, provinces, 2001 and 2006

Income group, provinces 2001 2006
Total Without
Disability
With
Disability
Total Without
Disability
With
Disability
Canada number
Less than $330 3,187,300 2,772,300 415,000 2,030,560 1,709,990 320,570
$330 to $549 2,981,670 2,485,140 496,530 2,455,140 1,983,880 471,260
$550 to $939 2,557,160 2,064,830 492,340 2,435,880 1,836,780 599,100
$940 or more 2,852,760 1,943,540 909,220 2,362,140 1,474,450 887,680
Average income $1,619 $1,293 $2,925 $1,832 $1,397 $3,171
Median income $518 $480 $685 $573 $549 $783
Newfoundland and Labrador
Less than $330 42,560 37,560 5,000 24,590 19,950 4,640
$330 to $549 51,950 42,600 9,360 58,740 46,790 11,950
$550 to $939 51,600 42,140 9,450 34,460 25,440 9,020
$940 or more 63,560 45,480 18,080 41,380 25,890 15,490
Average income $1,906 $1,622 $3,043 $2,163 $1,798 $3,212
Median income $580 $571 $742 $549 $548 $825
Prince Edward Island
Less than $330 12,200 10,100 2,100 6,740 5,080 1,660
$330 to $549 15,890 12,920 2,970 21,400 15,760 5,640
$550 to $939 10,410 8,330 2,080 3,230 2,590 640
$940 or more 13,560 9,020 4,540 7,110 4,600 2,510
Average income $1,967 $1,651 $3,056 $1,365 $1,163 $1,907
Median income $459 $350E $580 $539 $548 $492
Nova Scotia
Less than $330 93,530 74,510 19,020 54,670 39,410 15,260
$330 to $549 98,330 76,030 22,300 139,010 94,580 44,420
$550 to $939 75,650 55,330 20,320 24,190 18,100 6,100
$940 or more 81,580 51,580 30,000 59,650 32,830 26,820
Average income $1,578 $1,295 $2,371 $1,886 $1,302 $3,051
Median income $467 $448 $579 $544 $531 $548
New Brunswick
Less than $330 63,310 53,200 10,110 49,510 37,180 12,330
$330 to $549 92,030 71,720 20,310 87,240 66,780 20,450
$550 to $939 75,390 62,020 13,370 45,400 29,060 16,350
$940 or more 68,340 46,060 22,280 45,780 27,970 17,810
Average income $1,617 $1,356 $2,539 $1,698 $1,433 $2,335
Median income $509 $487 $579 $548 $548 $553
Quebec
Less than $330 281,230 269,250 11,980E 293,530 264,240 29,290
$330 to $549 667,790 595,550 72,240 296,290 253,050 43,240
$550 to $939 965,300 823,470 141,830 1,051,690 835,930 215,760
$940 or more 910,530 738,820 171,710 660,820 499,400 161,420
Average income $1,858 $1,623 $3,295 $2,166 $1,832 $3,544
Median income $742 $691 $903 $783 $715 $822
Ontario
Less than $330 1,039,470 882,630 156,840 994,650 840,240 154,410
$330 to $549 1,079,960 881,800 198,160 916,270 766,010 150,270
$550 to $939 712,420 545,070 167,350 789,840 551,790 238,040
$940 or more 904,590 535,700 368,900 959,780 547,540 412,240
Average income $1,724 $1,290 $3,110 $1,818 $1,272 $3,368
Median income $453 $359 $685 $549 $548 $837
Manitoba
Less than $330 94,120 75,570 18,550 88,000 74,300 13,690
$330 to $549 125,730 99,120 26,600 100,000 81,920 18,080
$550 to $939 93,560 72,870 20,690 109,350 77,840 31,510
$940 or more 83,210 54,780 28,440 85,040 55,860 29,180
Average income $1,604 $1,301 $2,577 $1,389 $1,122 $2,226
Median income $463 $451 $579 $555 $548 $711
Saskatchewan
Less than $330 75,100 60,420 14,680 44,810 35,290 9,530
$330 to $549 88,270 69,330 18,940 107,920 75,920 32,000
$550 to $939 74,400 56,740 17,650 25,850 22,100 3,750E
$940 or more 86,690 58,640 28,060 50,460 33,080 17,380
Average income $1,642 $1,377 $2,461 $1,550 $1,287 $2,250
Median income $540 $483 $580 $548 $548 $548
Alberta
Less than $330 1,139,460 1,022,720 116,750 137,350 114,430 22,920
$330 to $549 371,420 322,180 49,240 310,930 263,950 46,990
$550 to $939 232,310 186,800 45,510 91,510 72,490 19,030
$940 or more 298,970 191,720 107,250 227,160 121,720 105,440
Average income $936 $704 $2,195 $1,654 $1,201 $2,987
Median income $168 $168 $518 $549 $548 $1,200
British Columbia
Less than $330 346,330 286,330 60,000 336,710 279,860 56,850
$330 to $549 390,290 313,880 76,410 417,340 319,120 98,220
$550 to $939 266,130 212,050 54,080 260,370 201,450 58,920
$940 or more 341,700 211,720 129,980 224,950 125,550 99,400
Average income $1,811 $1,404 $3,112 $1,537 $1,087 $2,867
Median income $469 $448 $590 $548 $529 $555
Note:
Income group data represents the number of persons 15 years of age or older by total population, and by the non-disabled and disabled populations.
Other government income includes provincial income supplements and grants, GST / QST / HST credit, provincial tax credits, workers' compensation, veterans' pensions, and welfare payments for taxation years, 2000 (2001) and 2005 (2006).
Other government income represents taxation years, 2000 (2001) and 2005 (2006).
Year 2000 income data was converted to 2005 dollars, based on annual CPI indexes.
The sum of values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2001 and 2006