Infographic 5
Benefits from income support programs in 2020 offset losses among low-wage earners

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Benefits from income support programs in 2020 offset losses among low-wage earners"

This is a bar chart.

The vertical axis shows the number of people earning in each group of labour market earnings plus benefits from 0 to 2,500,000, by increments of 500,000.

The horizontal axis shows the groups of employment income in 2020 constant dollars from $1 to $300,000, by increments of 30,000.

The first set of bars represents the number of people earning within in each labour market earnings plus benefits group in 2019, with 2,250,635 people earning $1 to $4,999, 1,486,425 people earning $5,000 to $9,999, 1,315,355 people earning $10,000 to $14,999, 1,150,445 people earning $15,000 to $19,999, 1,110,840 people earning $20,000 to $24,999, 1,101,970 people earning $25,000 to $29,999, 1,135,145 people earning $30,000 to $34,999, 1,121,135 people earning $35,000 to $39,999, 1,098,740 people earning $40,000 to $44,999, 1,031,190 people earning $45,000 to $49,999, 929,375 people earning $50,000 to $54,999, 829,480 people earning $55,000 to $59,999, 758,575 people earning $60,000 to $64,999, 659,075 people earning $65,000 to $69,999, 598,440 people earning $70,000 to $74,999, 533,460 people earning $75,000 to $79,999, 502,485 people earning $80,000 to $84,999, 443,010 people earning $85,000 to $89,999, 387,975 people earning $90,000 to $94,999, 344,850 people earning $95,000 to $99,999, 334,710 people earning $100,000 to $104,999, 244,345 people earning $105,000 to $109,999, 208,900 people earning $110,000 to $114,999, 176,805 people earning $115,000 to $119,999, 157,165 people earning $120,000 to $124,999, 132,900 people earning $125,000 to $129,999, 115,265 people earning $130,000 to $134,999, 95,800 people earning $135,000 to $139,999, 82,875 people earning $140,000 to $144,999, 74,130 people earning $145,000 to $149,999, 72,190 people earning $150,000 to $154,999, 56,890 people earning $155,000 to $159,999, 49,635 people earning $160,000 to $164,999, 43,965 people earning $165,000 to $169,999, 38,490 people earning $170,000 to $174,999, 35,265 people earning $175,000 to $179,999, 32,350 people earning $180,000 to $184,999, 28,285 people earning $185,000 to $189,999, 25,240 people earning $190,000 to $194,999, 22,960 people earning $195,000 to $199,999, 23,730 people earning $200,000 to $204,999, 19,620 people earning $205,000 to $209,999, 17,880 people earning $210,000 to $214,999, 15,575 people earning $215,000 to $219,999, 14,880 people earning $220,000 to $224,999, 14,270 people earning $225,000 to $229,999, 12,220 people earning $230,000 to $234,999, 11,095 people earning $235,000 to $239,999, 10,690 people earning $240,000 to $244,999, 9585 people earning $245,000 to $249,999, 9,890 people earning $250,000 to $254,999, 8210 people earning $255,000 to $259,999, 7,660 people earning $260,000 to $264,999, 7260 people earning $265,000 to $269,999, 6,800 people earning $270,000 to $274,999, 6305 people earning $275,000 to $279,999, 5,760 people earning $280,000 to $284,999, 5435 people earning $285,000 to $289,999, 5,160 people earning $290,000 to $294,999, and 4,905 people earning $295,000 to $299,999.

The second set of bars represents the number of people earning within each labour market earnings plus benefits group in 2020, with 1,759,020 people earning $1 to $4,999, 1,228,350 people earning $5,000 to $9,999, 1,222,210 people earning $10,000 to $14,999, 1,365,760 people earning $15,000 to $19,999, 1,579,535 people earning $20,000 to $24,999, 1,468,100 people earning $25,000 to $29,999, 1,344,610 people earning $30,000 to $34,999, 1,227,905 people earning $35,000 to $39,999, 1,152,115 people earning $40,000 to $44,999, 1,074,160 people earning $45,000 to $49,999, 976,110 people earning $50,000 to $54,999, 867,450 people earning $55,000 to $59,999, 787,105 people earning $60,000 to $64,999, 692,245 people earning $65,000 to $69,999, 618,915 people earning $70,000 to $74,999, 550,215 people earning $75,000 to $79,999, 507,750 people earning $80,000 to $84,999, 460,175 people earning $85,000 to $89,999, 405,815 people earning $90,000 to $94,999, 377,745 people earning $95,000 to $99,999, 332,325 people earning $100,000 to $104,999, 256,395 people earning $105,000 to $109,999, 218,270 people earning $110,000 to $114,999, 184,420 people earning $115,000 to $119,999, 162,320 people earning $120,000 to $124,999, 136,790 people earning $125,000 to $129,999, 117,770 people earning $130,000 to $134,999, 100,805 people earning $135,000 to $139,999, 87,165 people earning $140,000 to $144,999, 75,770 people earning $145,000 to $149,999, 72,730 people earning $150,000 to $154,999, 61,420 people earning $155,000 to $159,999, 51,935 people earning $160,000 to $164,999, 45,810 people earning $165,000 to $169,999, 40,230 people earning $170,000 to $174,999, 36,215 people earning $175,000 to $179,999, 33,805 people earning $180,000 to $184,999, 29,745 people earning $185,000 to $189,999, 26,995 people earning $190,000 to $194,999, 24,715 people earning $195,000 to $199,999, 23,840 people earning $200,000 to $204,999, 20,250 people earning $205,000 to $209,999, 18,650 people earning $210,000 to $214,999, 16,895 people earning $215,000 to $219,999, 15,570 people earning $220,000 to $224,999, 14,795 people earning $225,000 to $229,999, 12,975 people earning $230,000 to $234,999, 11,690 people earning $235,000 to $239,999, 11,390 people earning $240,000 to $244,999, 10,060 people earning $245,000 to $249,999, 10,260 people earning $250,000 to $254,999, 8,535 people earning $255,000 to $259,999, 8,145 people earning $260,000 to $264,999, 7,385 people earning $265,000 to $269,999, 6,960 people earning $270,000 to $274,999, 6,560 people earning $275,000 to $279,999, 5,935 people earning $280,000 to $284,999, 5,535 people earning $285,000 to $289,999, 5,250 people earning $290,000 to $294,999, and 5,010 people earning $295,000 to $299,999.

The bars between $1 and $15,000 are circled with the description "842,835 fewer Canadians had earnings plus benefits from $1 to $14,999 in 2020."

The bars between $15,000 and $60,000 are circled with the description "1,547,425 more Canadians had earnings plus benefits from $15,000 to $59,999 in 2020."

An arrow points to the bars at $60,000+ with the description "252,865 more Canadians had earnings plus benefits of $60,000 or more in 2020."

At the top of the chart there is a description "942,825 fewer Canadians had $0 earnings plus benefits in 2020 (not on chart)."

Note(s): Benefits includes Employment Insurance as well as payments from COVID-19 emergency income-support programs.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).