A Snapshot of Racialized Poverty in Canada – Statistical Tables
| Table 22 – Employment Income, 2005 (Canada and Montreal) Median employment income ($) in 2005 For persons living in poverty |
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Canada | Montréal |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Population 15 years and over with employment income, living in poverty |
$6,551 |
$6,171 |
$6,388 |
$7,335 |
| Worked full year, full time |
$11,046 |
$9,066 |
$11,975 |
$11,348 |
| Worked part year or part time |
$6,236 |
$6,068 |
$6,088 |
$7,044 |
| Males 15 years and over with employment income, living in poverty |
$7,264 |
$6,502 |
$6,775 |
$7,799 |
| Worked full year, full time |
$10,756 |
$8,678 |
$11,565 |
$11,035 |
| Worked part year or part time |
$6,863 |
$6,419 |
$6,337 |
$7,355 |
| Females 15 years and over with employment income, living in poverty |
$5,921 |
$5,967 |
$5,996 |
$7,003 |
| Worked full year, full time |
$11,587 |
$9,678 |
$12,628 |
$11,862 |
| Worked part year or part time |
$5,735 |
$5,884 |
$5,927 |
$6,909 |
| Table 22 – Employment Income, 2005 (Toronto and Vancouver) Median employment income ($) in 2005 For persons living in poverty |
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Toronto | Vancouver |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Population 15 years and over with employment income, living in poverty |
$6,946 |
$7,174 |
$6,841 |
$7,493 |
| Worked full year, full time |
$10,966 |
$10,201 |
$11,435 |
$10,341 |
| Worked part year or part time |
$6,493 |
$6,810 |
$6,664 |
$7,255 |
| Males 15 years and over with employment income, living in poverty |
$7,799 |
$7,841 |
$7,623 |
$7,864 |
| Worked full year, full time |
$10,491 |
$10,105 |
$11,028 |
$10,040 |
| Worked part year or part time |
$7,290 |
$7,194 |
$7,346 |
$7,578 |
| Females 15 years and over with employment income, living in poverty |
$6,014 |
$6,665 |
$6,010 |
$7,079 |
| Worked full year, full time |
$11,696 |
$10,412 |
$11,990 |
$10,677 |
| Worked part year or part time |
$5,883 |
$6,479 |
$6,010 |
$6,986 |
Employment income: Total wages and salaries, and net income from self-employment.
The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that dollar amount which divides their income size distribution ranked by size of income, into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median.
Full-time, full-year workers worked 49 to 52 weeks during 2005, mainly full time (i.e., 30 hours or more per week). Individuals with self-employment are included.
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.
