Poverty rate

Methodological background:

The poverty rate is based on the cost of a basket of goods and services that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs and achieve a modest standard of living in communities across the country. It includes the costs of food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other items for a reference family. These costs are compared to the disposable income of families to determine whether or not they fall below the poverty line. 

Remarks:

Figures of Indigenous identity include persons who identify as First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who report being Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada), and/or those who report having membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Sources:

Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0135-01  Low income statistics by age, sex and economic family type

Statistics Canada. Table 98-10-0117-01  Individual Market Basket Measure poverty status by Indigenous groups and demographic characteristics: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts