Statistical Information
Where can I find the latest welfare statistics for one jurisdiction or for all of Canada?
March 26, 2008 - 11:37pmSocial Assistance Statistical Report: 2005
August 2006 (Second edition)
Report prepared by:
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Directors of Income Support
NOTE: Chapter Two of the report is a five-page descriptive overview of social assistance in Canada in 2005. It provides information about the federal contributions to provincial, territorial and municipal social assistance under the Canada Assistance Plan (1996-1996), the Canada Health and Social transfer (1996-2004) and the Canada Social Transfer (2004 to date).
Other chapters provide, for each province and territory, some general information of eligibility (including asset and income exemption levels) and benefits, as well as an impressive number of statistical tables, graphs and charts providing numbers of cases and beneficiaries (time series statistics going back as far as the mid-1990s, depending on the jurisdiction), profile information (age/education/sex of household head, cases by reason for assistance) and even (for most jurisdictions) the percentage of households reporting income.
Complete report (PDF, 921K, 174 pages)
Link to the first edition of this report:
Source:
Social Policy
[ Human Resources and Social Development Canada ]
Canadian Social Research Statistics Links
March 26, 2008 - 11:34pmCanadian Social Research Statistics Links
NOTE: The 11 links below are from the table of contents to the Canadian Social Research Links Social Statistics page. Click any link to go directly to that information on the page.
- Canadian Economy Online
- Population statistics
- Welfare statistics
- Poverty statistics
- Income tax statistics
- Canadian health statistics
- Canadian income security statistics
- Provincial/territorial government statistical information sources
- Miscellaneous Canadian stats links
- American statistical links
- European and other international statistical links
Where can I find the latest Low Income Cutoff Levels (LICOs) from Statistics Canada? (relative poverty)?
March 26, 2008 - 11:33pm- Low Income Measurement in Canada (PDF file - 220K, 20 pages)
December 2004
"This paper (...) indicates the current status of the three measures of low income in Canada: the Low Income Cutoffs (LICOs), the Low Income Measures (LIMs) and the Market Basket Measure (MBM). The methodology of each of the three measures is presented in this paper." - Low-income Cutoffs for 2005 and Low-income Measures for 2004 (PDF file - 446K, 37 pages)
April 2006
(these are the latest LICOs and LIMs available as of the date at the top of this page) - Chronological index - links to earlier editions and related reports.
- "On poverty and low income" - by Ivan Fellegi (1997)
The Chief Statistician of Canada explains why his agency's low income cut-offs should not be used as the "official" poverty line for Canada.
Source:
Low Income Cutoffs
[ Statistics Canada ]
Where can I find statistics on poverty by Municipality and Census area?
March 26, 2008 - 11:31pmUrban Poverty Project 2007: Community Profiles
Community Profiles provides 2001 Census data on 13 critical social indicators in a concise fact sheet format for 111 places in Canada, including cities, regions and provinces. You can either download the complete compendium of all 111 places or the "Social Planning Edition" (a subset of 36 places, geared specifically towards social planning organizations), or you can use the Online Tool to find a specific community
Here's what you'll find in the community profiles:
Selected Demographic Statistics from the 2001 Census
- Population - Gender - Age Groups - Economic Families - Unattached Individuals - Population Groups (all persons) - Education Level (aged 15 to 64) - Labour Force Activity, population aged 15+ - Employment Income in 2000 (population aged 15+) - Composition of Total Income in 2000 (population aged 15+) - Incidence of Low Income in 2000 - Tenant Households - Owner Households
Source: Prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development using data from Statistics Canada's 2001 Census, custom tabulations.
Where can I find statistics about people living in poverty for one jurisdiction or for all of Canada?
March 26, 2008 - 11:31pmFrom the National Council of Welfare (NCW):
- Poverty Profile
Poverty Profile is a regular publication of the Council that is based on survey data from Statistics Canada. It includes detailed information about poverty rates and numbers, depth of poverty, duration of poverty, common sources of income for poor people, income inequality in Canada and poverty and the paid labour market.Figures 2.1 through 2.20 show the poverty rates by province over time, beginning in 1980. The figures on the top of each page have a line that tracks the provincial poverty rate for all persons. The poverty rates for each year appear as numbers just over or just under the line. By way of comparison, the figures also have a plain line with no numbers that shows the national poverty rate for all persons.
- Latest edition is for 2002-2003
- Poverty Profile also includes Web-only data for 2004, poverty fact sheets and links to earlier editions released in 1998, 1999 and 2001
Poverty Profile presents information for all of Canada and for each province and territory.
- Poverty Statistics - Related Fact Sheets
Includes links to info about: Poverty Facts 2003 * Depth of Poverty * Paid Work and Poverty * Persistence of Poverty * Sources of Income * Women and Poverty - All NCW Research & Publications
- incl. reports from the NCW research projects ( National Anti-Poverty Strategy - Welfare Incomes - Poverty Profile) as well as fact sheets (Poverty lines and measures - Poverty statistics - Welfare statistics) - Contact the National Council of Welfare (regular mail, telephone, fax, email)
From the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD):
- Free Statistics - poverty lines, poverty statistics, welfare incomes - incl. historical stats back to the 1980s
- The Social Indicators Launchpad - 60+ links to information about social indicators in Canada and other countries
Where can I find poverty statistics based on income tax filers?
March 26, 2008 - 11:29pmFrom the Canada Revenue Agency:
"The annual Income Statistics reports -- formerly called Taxation Statistics -- use tables of data to create a profile of Canadian taxpayers. The reports use data from personal tax returns filed two years earlier.
What statistics will I find on the Statistics Canada website?
March 26, 2008 - 11:28pmWhat social statistics will I find on the Statistics Canada website?
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