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Selected geographical area: Canada

Active Registered Pension Plan Membership - Canada
(2022)

6,711,260.0

1.8%

(annual change)
Median household after-tax income - Canada
(2020)

$73,000

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Percent change in median household after-tax income - Canada
(2015 to 2020)

9.8%
Gini index, adjusted household after-tax income - Canada
(2020)

0.302
Change in the Gini index of household after-tax income - Canada
(2015 to 2020)

-0.040
Prevalence of low income - Canada
(2020)

11.1%
Percentage point change in prevalence of low income - Canada
(2015 to 2020)

-3.3
Median net worth of Canadian families - Canada
(2019)

$329,900

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1. Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400300004
Description: Barriers to important milestones and traditional adulthood transitions have intensified in Canada. Sustained food inflation, elevated housing prices, and increasingly unaffordable rental costs across much of the country are casting a shadow over the middle-class dream for many households—and, in particular, for young families. This article provides an overview of household balance sheets and key financial metrics for young families as they adjust to current market conditions and begin to build financial resilience.
Release date: 2024-03-27
2. Prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent: An intersectional analysis
Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024001
Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this article examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This article explores the prevalence of low income according to characteristics of the parent (e.g., admission category, period of immigration) and their family and household (e.g., number of children, household type).
Release date: 2024-03-25
3. Market Basket Measure research paper: An analysis of the equivalization method
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024004
Description: This discussion paper begins by providing the reasons for why equivalization methods are used. Following this, the square root scale is described and the motivations for using the square root scale are discussed. Third, a series of new tests are conducted to evaluate the efficiency of the square root scale, and these results are discussed in some detail as they reveal many insights. The final section of the paper raises considerations for creating Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for different types of families, such as unattached individuals and those including seniors or persons with disabilities.
The paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to share feedback and comments in measuring poverty by different family characteristics in Canada.
Release date: 2024-02-22
4. Estimation of Energy Poverty Rates Using the 2021 Census of Population
Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202400100001
Description: This report examines the energy poverty rates using the data from the 2021 Census. It presents the energy poverty rates by various dwelling and household characteristics. It examines the how energy poverty rates change when indirect payments for dwelling energy are estimated and included in the definition.
Release date: 2024-02-20
5. Market Basket Measure research paper: Examining shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan area Market Basket Measure regions
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024003
Description: This research paper examines shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The paper begins by describing a proposed methodology for delineating urban and suburban sub-regions within CMA Market Basket Measure (MBM) regions. It then presents new shelter and transportation costs based on the new delineations and assesses the extent to which differences in costs between urban and suburban sub-regions differ. The analysis concludes by examining how the new delineations would impact the estimation of poverty rates had they been implemented. This paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments.
Release date: 2024-02-15
6. Market Basket Measure research paper: Applying the Market Basket Measure methodology to an administrative data source
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024002
Description: This discussion paper describes considerations for applying the Market Basket Measure (MBM) methodology onto a purely administrative data source. The paper will begin by outlining a rationale for estimating MBM poverty statistics using administrative income data sources. It then explains a proposal for creating annual samples along with the caveats of creating these samples, followed by a brief analysis using the proposed samples. The paper concludes with potential future improvements to the samples and provides the opportunity for reader’s feedback.
Release date: 2024-02-08
7. Modelled Market Basket Measure poverty rates for 2022 and 2023
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024001
Description: This paper provides provisional poverty rates for the 2022 and 2023 reference years using a previously published regression model. The model has been updated to use most recently available data from Distributed Household Economic Accounts (DHEA), the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) and Consumer Price Indexes (CPI).
Release date: 2024-01-18
8. Intergenerational income mobility in Canada: Research highlights from two recent studies
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200001
Description: This article summarizes findings from an upcoming study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics that compares absolute intergenerational income mobility rates – the fraction of adult children in the population whose income is higher than that earned by their parents at the same age, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Finland. This article also discusses the findings of a pilot study in Measuring Distribution and Mobility of Income and Wealth which examines the impact of parental education on the transmission of income between generations using census data from the Intergenerational Income Database.
Release date: 2023-12-21
9. Market Basket Measure research paper: Options for updating the other necessities component and the creation of a communication services component
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2023010
Description: This discussion paper addresses options and considerations related to two Market Basket Measure (MBM) research agenda items: (1) Updating the other necessities basket component; and (2) the potential creation of a communication services component in the MBM methodology. It also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments on the considerations presented in this paper.
Release date: 2023-12-21
10. Tax-filing rates of newly landed immigrants in Canada: Trends and insights
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301100004
Description: There is considerable policy interest in engaging hard-to-reach populations in Canada and integrating them into the tax system so they can receive the benefits intended to support them. Using the Longitudinal Immigration Database, this study provides insights into the tax-filing behaviour of newly landed immigrants and their families over time in Canada.
Release date: 2023-11-22

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1. Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400300004
Description: Barriers to important milestones and traditional adulthood transitions have intensified in Canada. Sustained food inflation, elevated housing prices, and increasingly unaffordable rental costs across much of the country are casting a shadow over the middle-class dream for many households—and, in particular, for young families. This article provides an overview of household balance sheets and key financial metrics for young families as they adjust to current market conditions and begin to build financial resilience.
Release date: 2024-03-27
2. Prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent: An intersectional analysis
Articles and reports: 45-20-00022024001
Description: Using data from the 2021 Census of Population, this article examines the prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families with an immigrant parent. This article explores the prevalence of low income according to characteristics of the parent (e.g., admission category, period of immigration) and their family and household (e.g., number of children, household type).
Release date: 2024-03-25
3. Market Basket Measure research paper: An analysis of the equivalization method
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024004
Description: This discussion paper begins by providing the reasons for why equivalization methods are used. Following this, the square root scale is described and the motivations for using the square root scale are discussed. Third, a series of new tests are conducted to evaluate the efficiency of the square root scale, and these results are discussed in some detail as they reveal many insights. The final section of the paper raises considerations for creating Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for different types of families, such as unattached individuals and those including seniors or persons with disabilities.
The paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to share feedback and comments in measuring poverty by different family characteristics in Canada.
Release date: 2024-02-22
4. Estimation of Energy Poverty Rates Using the 2021 Census of Population
Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202400100001
Description: This report examines the energy poverty rates using the data from the 2021 Census. It presents the energy poverty rates by various dwelling and household characteristics. It examines the how energy poverty rates change when indirect payments for dwelling energy are estimated and included in the definition.
Release date: 2024-02-20
5. Market Basket Measure research paper: Examining shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan area Market Basket Measure regions
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024003
Description: This research paper examines shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The paper begins by describing a proposed methodology for delineating urban and suburban sub-regions within CMA Market Basket Measure (MBM) regions. It then presents new shelter and transportation costs based on the new delineations and assesses the extent to which differences in costs between urban and suburban sub-regions differ. The analysis concludes by examining how the new delineations would impact the estimation of poverty rates had they been implemented. This paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments.
Release date: 2024-02-15
6. Market Basket Measure research paper: Applying the Market Basket Measure methodology to an administrative data source
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024002
Description: This discussion paper describes considerations for applying the Market Basket Measure (MBM) methodology onto a purely administrative data source. The paper will begin by outlining a rationale for estimating MBM poverty statistics using administrative income data sources. It then explains a proposal for creating annual samples along with the caveats of creating these samples, followed by a brief analysis using the proposed samples. The paper concludes with potential future improvements to the samples and provides the opportunity for reader’s feedback.
Release date: 2024-02-08
7. Modelled Market Basket Measure poverty rates for 2022 and 2023
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024001
Description: This paper provides provisional poverty rates for the 2022 and 2023 reference years using a previously published regression model. The model has been updated to use most recently available data from Distributed Household Economic Accounts (DHEA), the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) and Consumer Price Indexes (CPI).
Release date: 2024-01-18
8. Intergenerational income mobility in Canada: Research highlights from two recent studies
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200001
Description: This article summarizes findings from an upcoming study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics that compares absolute intergenerational income mobility rates – the fraction of adult children in the population whose income is higher than that earned by their parents at the same age, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Finland. This article also discusses the findings of a pilot study in Measuring Distribution and Mobility of Income and Wealth which examines the impact of parental education on the transmission of income between generations using census data from the Intergenerational Income Database.
Release date: 2023-12-21
9. Market Basket Measure research paper: Options for updating the other necessities component and the creation of a communication services component
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2023010
Description: This discussion paper addresses options and considerations related to two Market Basket Measure (MBM) research agenda items: (1) Updating the other necessities basket component; and (2) the potential creation of a communication services component in the MBM methodology. It also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments on the considerations presented in this paper.
Release date: 2023-12-21
10. Tax-filing rates of newly landed immigrants in Canada: Trends and insights
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301100004
Description: There is considerable policy interest in engaging hard-to-reach populations in Canada and integrating them into the tax system so they can receive the benefits intended to support them. Using the Longitudinal Immigration Database, this study provides insights into the tax-filing behaviour of newly landed immigrants and their families over time in Canada.
Release date: 2023-11-22

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1. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2023001
Description: This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). It includes descriptions of the survey terms and variables definitions as well as of the survey methodology and data quality. The guide also includes a section describing various examples of estimates that can be drawn from the survey data.
Release date: 2023-10-18

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