A Snapshot of Racialized Poverty in Canada – Statistical Tables
| Table 1 - Provinces and selected cities, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons as a percent (%) of the total population | Racialized persons as a percent (%) of the population living in poverty | |||
| Number living in poverty | Poverty rate | Number living in poverty | Poverty rate | |||
| Canada | 1,101,310 | 22% | 2,383,320 | 9% | 16% | 32% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,105 | 20% | 49,030 | 10% | 1% | 2% |
| Prince Edward Island | 550 | 30% | 8,800 | 7% | 1% | 6% |
| Nova Scotia | 9,235 | 25% | 76,270 | 9% | 4% | 11% |
| New Brunswick | 3,535 | 27% | 62,575 | 9% | 2% | 5% |
| Quebec | 200,655 | 31% | 719,755 | 11% | 9% | 22% |
| Ontario | 570,900 | 21% | 753,585 | 8% | 23% | 43% |
| Manitoba | 20,325 | 19% | 109,555 | 11% | 10% | 16% |
| Saskatchewan | 5,355 | 16% | 83,440 | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| Alberta | 71,390 | 16% | 217,155 | 8% | 14% | 25% |
| British Columbia | 218,260 | 22% | 303,165 | 10% | 25% | 42% |
| Toronto | 452,145 | 21% | 274,065 | 9% | 43% | 62% |
| Vancouver | 200,265 | 23% | 144,055 | 12% | 42% | 58% |
| Montreal | 184,645 | 31% | 390,170 | 13% | 16% | 32% |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | 44,525 | 25% | 85,220 | 9% | 16% | 34% |
| Calgary | 38,000 | 16% | 72,220 | 9% | 22% | 34% |
| Edmonton | 29,360 | 17% | 78,740 | 9% | 17% | 27% |
| Hamilton | 20,900 | 25% | 61,295 | 10% | 12% | 25% |
| Winnipeg | 19,605 | 19% | 80,035 | 14% | 15% | 20% |
| Halifax | 7,455 | 27% | 32,395 | 10% | 7% | 19% |
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.