Canadian Income Survey (CIS), persons in low income, Canada, provinces and census metropolitan areas (CMAs)

This table contains 5600 series, with data for years 2012 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; ...);   Low income lines (4 items: Low income cut-offs after tax, 1992 base; Low income cut-offs before tax, 1992 base; Market basket measure, 2011 base; Low income measure after tax);   Statistics (5 items: Number of persons in low income; Percentage of persons in low income; Average gap ratio (percent); Median gap ratio (percent); ...);  Persons in low income (8 items: All persons; Persons under 18 years; Persons 18 to 64 years; Persons 65 years and over; ...).

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 17:47 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 16:23 (UTC)
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title_fr Enquête canadienne sur le revenu (ECR), personnes à faible revenu, Canada, provinces et régions métropolitaines de recensement (RMR)
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