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Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Table 2.1
Summary of low-income lines in the 2021 Census of Population Program

Release date: November 17, 2021

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Table 2.1
Summary of low-income lines in the 2021 Census of Population Program
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This table displays the results of Summary of low-income lines in the 2021 Census of Population Program. The information is grouped by Dimensions (appearing as row headers), Low-income concept, calculated using Market basket measure (MBM), Low-income measure (LIM) and Low-income cut-off (LICO) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Dimensions	Low‑income concept
Dimensions	Market basket measure (MBM)^{Table 2.1 Note 1}	Low‑income measure (LIM)	Low‑income cut‑off (LICO)
Geography	53 regions	One level across Canada	Size of area of residence
Unit for income	Economic families and persons not in economic families	Households	Economic families and persons not in economic families
Adjustment factor	Square root of economic family size	Square root of household size	Different lines based on size of economic family up to the 7 or more members category
Income	Disposable income for MBM for economic families and persons not in economic families^{Table 2.1 Note 2}	After-tax income of households^{Table 2.1 Note 4}	After-tax income of economic families and persons not in economic families^{Table 2.1 Note 6}
Income		Total income of households^{Table 2.1 Note 5}	Total income of economic families and persons not in economic families^{Table 2.1 Note 7}
Line	Price of the basket of goods and services for the reference family^{Table 2.1 Note 3}	Half the median of adjusted income	Income level at which families usually spend 20 percentage points more than the average family on shelter, food and clothing^{Table 2.1 Note 8}
Notes: Note 1 The MBM is Canada's Official Poverty Line. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 For Employment and Social Development Canada's Market Basket Measure (MBM). Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The contents of the basket for the 2018‑base MBM were defined by Employment and Social Development Canada, and prices were measured by Statistics Canada. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 For the Low‑income measure, after tax (LIM‑AT). Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 For the Low‑income measure, before tax (LIM‑BT). Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 For the Low‑income cut‑offs, after tax (LICO‑AT). Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 For the Low‑income cut‑offs, before tax (LICO‑BT). Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 Based on estimates from the 1992 Survey of Family Expenditures adjusted to 2020 dollars with the Consumer Price Index. Return to note 8 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Centre for Income and Socioeconomic Well‑being Statistics.

Date modified:: 2022-11-22