This table presents income shares, thresholds, tax shares, and total counts of individual Canadian tax filers, with a focus on high income individuals (95% income threshold, 99% threshold, etc.). Income thresholds are geography-specific; for example, the number of Nova Scotians in the top 1% will be calculated as the number of taxfiling Nova Scotians whose total income exceeded the 99% income threshold of Nova Scotian tax filers. Different definitions of income are available in the table namely market, total, and after-tax income, both with and without capital gains.

In four decades, the average after-tax income of Canadians in the lowest decile rose from ***** to ****** Canadian dollars, an increase of around ** percent. The income of those in the highest decile rose by more than ** percent between 1980 and 2021, from ******* to ******* Canadian dollars. The gap in average income between the two deciles has therefore widened from approximately ******* dollars in 1980 to over ******* dollars in 2021.

In 2023, 25.5 percent of the Canadian population had an annual income of 100,000 Canadian dollars or more. Moreover, some 19 percent had an annual income between 60,000 and 79,999 Canadian dollars, representing the second-largest group.

Income of individuals by age group, sex and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, annual.

In 2021, Canadians in the lowest decile had an average after-tax income of ****** Canadian dollars, while those in the highest decile had an income of ******* dollars, a gap of over ******* dollars. The province with the smallest average income for the lowest decile was Saskatchewan. By contrast, it was in Alberta that the income of the highest decile was the greatest, with an average after-tax income of almost ******* Canadian dollars. It was also in this province that the gap between the two deciles was the most significant.

Individuals; Tax filers and dependants by total income, sex and age groups (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

This statistic shows the income distribution of Canadians for 2020, distinguished by level of income. In 2020, about 302,050 Canadians had an income of 250,000 Canadian dollars or more.

The median annual family income of dual-earner families in Canada increased by 5,520 dollars (+4.99 percent) in 2022 in comparison to the previous year. With 116,110 dollars, the median annual income thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.

Families of tax filers; Single-earner and dual-earner census families by number of children (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

Upper income limit, income share and average of market, total and after-tax income by economic family type and income decile, annual.

This statistic depicts the median annual family income in Canada in 2021, distinguished by province. In 2021, the median annual family income in Alberta was 106,960 Canadian dollars.

Distribution of total income in constant 2020 dollars by age and gender.

The median total income in Canada increased by 1,440 dollars (+3.46 percent) in 2022. With 43,090 dollars, the median total income thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.

Families of tax filers; Distribution of total income by census family type and age of older partner, parent or individual (final T1 Family File; T1FF).

Distribution of employment income of individuals by sex and work activity, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, annual.

In 2022, 9.9 percent of all Canadians were living in low income. Between 2000 and 2022, the percentage of population with low income experienced a decrease, reaching the lowest value in 2020. The highest share of Canadians with low income was recorded in 2015, with 14.5 percent of the total population.

Low Income Measures

The low income measures (LIMs) were developed by Statistics Canada in the 1990s. They, along with the low income cut-offs (LICOs) and the market basket measure (MBM), were created in order to measure and track the low income population of Canada. With low income measures, individuals are classified as being in low income if their income falls below fifty percent of the median adjusted household income. The median income is adjusted in order to reflect the differing financial needs of households based on the number of its members. The low income measures are a useful tool to compare low income populations between countries as they do not rely on an arbitrary standard of what constitutes the threshold for poverty. Statistics Canada insists that the low income measures are not meant to be representative of a poverty rate. The department has no measure which they define as a measurement of poverty in Canada. Latest data and trends In 2022, around 2.1 million people were living in low income families in Canada. This figure has been fluctuating over the years, both in absolute numbers and in proportion over the total population. More women than men were living in low income families in 2022, though the number of men in low income has risen at twice the rate as that of women. One of the more drastic changes has been the rise in the number of single individuals living in low income, increasing by more than 60 percent since 2000.

Per Cent Top income shares series based upon WTID series; missing values interpolated using moving averages (see formulas and "Details" sheet) copied from DetailsTS9.3 (links frozen on 2-25-2013)

The median total income of all families in British Columbia increased by 1,910 dollars (+1.92 percent) in 2022. While the growth is slowing down, with 101,520 dollars, the median total income of all families is at its peak in the observed period. Find more key insights for the median total income of all families in countries and regions like median employment income of persons not in census families (Canada), number of persons not in census families receiving employment insurance benefits (Canada), and median total income of all families (Ontario).

This statistic shows the total median income of senior citizens in Canada from 2000 to 2020, distinguished by age group. In 2020, the total median income of Canadian senior citizens aged 65 years and over amounted to 32,020 Canadian dollars.

Average and median market, total and after-tax income of individuals by visible minority group, Indigenous group and immigration status, Canada and provinces.