A Snapshot of Racialized Poverty in Canada – Statistical Tables
| Table 12 - Highest level of education and location of study, 2006 (Canada and Montreal) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty |
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Canada
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Montreal
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|
Racialized persons
|
Non-racialized persons
|
Racialized persons
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Non-racialized persons
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|
Population 25 to 64 years living in poverty by highest certificate, diploma or degree
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
No certificate, diploma or degree
|
17%
|
29%
|
20%
|
27%
|
|
Certificate, diploma or degree
|
83%
|
71%
|
80%
|
73%
|
|
• High school certificate or equivalent
|
23%
|
26%
|
21%
|
22%
|
|
• Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
|
7%
|
13%
|
11%
|
15%
|
|
• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
|
13%
|
16%
|
12%
|
13%
|
|
• University certificate, diploma or degree
|
41%
|
17%
|
37%
|
23%
|
|
- University certificate or diploma below bachelor level
|
8%
|
4%
|
8%
|
5%
|
|
- University certificate or degree
|
32%
|
13%
|
29%
|
18%
|
|
• Bachelor's degree
|
20%
|
8%
|
17%
|
11%
|
|
• University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
|
3%
|
1%
|
3%
|
2%
|
|
• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
|
1%
|
0%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
• Master's degree
|
8%
|
3%
|
7%
|
4%
|
|
• Earned doctorate
|
1%
|
0%
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
Population 25 to 64 years living in poverty, with postsecondary qualification by location of study
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Inside Canada
|
32%
|
85%
|
36%
|
79%
|
|
Outside Canada
|
68%
|
15%
|
64%
|
21%
|
| Table 12 - Highest level of education and location of study, 2006 (Toronto and Vancouver) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty |
| |
Toronto | Vancouver |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Population 25 to 64 years living in poverty by highest certificate, diploma or degree |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree |
16% |
19% |
14% |
18% |
| Certificate, diploma or degree |
84% |
81% |
86% |
82% |
| • High school certificate or equivalent |
25% |
27% |
24% |
27% |
| • Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma |
6% |
9% |
5% |
12% |
| • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma |
13% |
18% |
12% |
18% |
| • University certificate, diploma or degree |
40% |
27% |
46% |
25% |
| - University certificate or diploma below bachelor level |
8% |
5% |
10% |
5% |
| - University certificate or degree |
31% |
23% |
36% |
20% |
| • Bachelor's degree |
19% |
13% |
23% |
13% |
| • University certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
| • Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
| • Master's degree |
7% |
5% |
8% |
4% |
| • Earned doctorate |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Population 25 to 64 years living in poverty, with postsecondary qualification by location of study |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Inside Canada |
32% |
69% |
27% |
79% |
| Outside Canada |
68% |
31% |
73% |
21% |
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.
