A Snapshot of Racialized Poverty in Canada – Statistical Tables
| Table 17 – Industry, 2006 (Canada and Montreal) (North American Industry Classification System 2002) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty |
| |
Canada | Montreal |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Male labour force 15 years and over, living in poverty |
| All industries |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
1% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| Utilities |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Construction |
6% |
14% |
3% |
9% |
| Manufacturing |
13% |
11% |
16% |
12% |
| Wholesale trade |
5% |
4% |
6% |
5% |
| Retail trade |
13% |
11% |
13% |
12% |
| Transportation and warehousing |
9% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
| Information and cultural industries |
2% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
| Finance and insurance |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
8% |
6% |
7% |
9% |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
8% |
8% |
9% |
8% |
| Educational services |
4% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
| Health care and social assistance |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
2% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
| Accommodation and food services |
13% |
9% |
15% |
10% |
| Other services (except public administration) |
5% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
| Public administration |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Female labour force 15 years and over, living in poverty |
| All industries |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
1% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Utilities |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Construction |
1% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
| Manufacturing |
9% |
5% |
13% |
7% |
| Wholesale trade |
3% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
| Retail trade |
16% |
17% |
16% |
17% |
| Transportation and warehousing |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Information and cultural industries |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
| Finance and insurance |
4% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
5% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
8% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
| Educational services |
6% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
| Health care and social assistance |
13% |
13% |
16% |
13% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
2% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
| Accommodation and food services |
15% |
17% |
11% |
13% |
| Other services (except public administration) |
11% |
8% |
10% |
8% |
| Public administration |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| Table 17 – Industry, 2006 (Toronto and Vancouver) (North American Industry Classification System 2002) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty |
| |
Toronto | Vancouver |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Male labour force 15 years and over, living in poverty |
| All industries |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
0% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Utilities |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Construction |
7% |
16% |
9% |
16% |
| Manufacturing |
14% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
| Wholesale trade |
6% |
5% |
7% |
4% |
| Retail trade |
12% |
10% |
13% |
9% |
| Transportation and warehousing |
11% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
| Information and cultural industries |
2% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
| Finance and insurance |
4% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
7% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
8% |
8% |
7% |
9% |
| Educational services |
3% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
| Health care and social assistance |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
2% |
4% |
2% |
5% |
| Accommodation and food services |
12% |
8% |
12% |
9% |
| Other services (except public administration) |
5% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
| Public administration |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Female labour force 15 years and over, living in poverty |
| All industries |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
0% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Utilities |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Construction |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Manufacturing |
11% |
5% |
7% |
4% |
| Wholesale trade |
4% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
| Retail trade |
15% |
16% |
15% |
15% |
| Transportation and warehousing |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| Information and cultural industries |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
| Finance and insurance |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
5% |
9% |
6% |
8% |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
9% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
| Educational services |
5% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
| Health care and social assistance |
12% |
10% |
10% |
12% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
2% |
4% |
2% |
5% |
| Accommodation and food services |
13% |
13% |
17% |
16% |
| Other services (except public administration) |
11% |
8% |
12% |
8% |
| Public administration |
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
Note: Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's after-tax low income cut-offs (LICOs). The LICOs are only available for persons in private households in the ten provinces. That means the data presented above does not include residents of the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, persons living on Indian reserves and residents of institutions.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2009. Special tabulation, based on 2006 Census. Calculations by the National Council of Welfare.
