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There was an error in the percentage change formula used in Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 of Welfare Incomes 2004. Please note the following corrections to the two tables and to the text in Chapter IV, as well as to the conclusion. Note that the welfare incomes presented in the two tables are not affected.
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PAGE |
PARAGRAPH |
REPLACE |
WITH |
REVISED SENTENCE |
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36 |
3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
In Prince Edward Island, the value of provincial welfare incomes decreased for the single disabled person by 1.3 percent. |
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37 |
1 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
The couple with two older children saw an increase of 3.8 percent, which reflects Manitoba's decision to cease its clawback of the supplement to the National Child Benefit for children 11 years of age and under as of February 2003 and its decision to cease its clawback of the supplement for children 12 years and over as of February 2004. |
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37 |
5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
The single parent saw a loss of 2.1 percent, and the couple saw a loss of 0.9 percent due to the clawback of their provincial benefits by the amount of the federal child tax benefit supplement combined with frozen benefits. |
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37 |
6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
The single parent and couple experienced decreases of 2.1 percent and 0.1 percent as the gains in territorial welfare payments were offset by the clawback of the supplement to the federal child tax benefit. |
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44 |
4 |
67.7 |
40.4 |
That represented a loss in dollars of $4,051 or a drop in income of 40.4 percent. |
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87 |
3 |
seven |
five |
Losses of 25 percent of more were reported in five provinces. |
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Pages 39 to 43 - Table 4.1: Provincial and Territorial Welfare Benefits in 2004 Constant $ (last column)
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Corrected % Change 2003-2004 |
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR |
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MANITOBA |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-1.7% |
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Single Employable |
2.2% |
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |
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Couple, Two Children |
3.8% |
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Person with a Disability |
-1.3% |
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YUKON |
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NOVA SCOTIA |
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Couple, Two Children |
-0.9% |
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Single Employable |
-1.6% |
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES |
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Person with a Disability |
-1.7% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-2.1% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-1.7% |
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Pages 45 to 47 - Table 4.2: Peak Welfare Rates and 2004 Rates (last column)
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Corrected Percentage Change from Peak to 2004 |
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Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR |
ONTARIO |
YUKON |
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Single Employable |
-4.5% |
-33.8% |
-5.8% |
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Person with a Disability |
-17.4% |
-17.0% |
-5.9% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-15.7% |
-41.6% |
-13.3% |
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Couple, Two Children |
-19.3% |
-46.0% |
-16.6% |
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |
MANITOBA |
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES |
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Single Employable |
-40.4% |
-35.2% |
-9.2% |
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Person with a Disability |
-20.7% |
-23.8% |
-1.6% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-27.2% |
-27.2% |
-22.0% |
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Couple, Two Children |
-25.7% |
-36.0% |
-13.2% |
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NOVA SCOTIA |
SASKATCHEWAN |
NUNAVUT |
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Single Employable |
-39.4% |
-15.5% |
-9.2% |
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Person with a Disability |
-20.7% |
-21.4% |
-8.6% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-30.0% |
-35.0% |
-36.6% |
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Couple, Two Children |
-23.7% |
-33.8% |
-7.9% |
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NEW BRUNSWICK |
ALBERTA |
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Single Employable |
-19.5% |
-50.1% |
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Person with a Disability |
-35.1% |
-8.8% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-12.9% |
-38.0% |
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Couple, Two Children |
-12.8% |
-37.0% |
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QUEBEC |
BRITISH COLUMBIA |
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Single Employable |
-11.0% |
-22.9% |
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Person with a Disability |
-2.4% |
-16.0% |
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Single Parent, One Child |
-22.6% |
-29.2% |
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Couple, Two Children |
-23.9% |
-33.0% |
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PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ERRATA
Page 93, Appendix A:
Estimated number of people on welfare by province and territory. Estimates for Northwest Territories, as of March 31, 2004 should read "1,965".
August 2005