Total Welfare Incomes
Click on a province or territory to see total welfare incomes for 2011 by household type. For more details on the calculations and the assumptions, please consult Welfare Incomes 2009.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Couple, Two Children
$22,822
Lone Parent, One Child
$19,673
Person with a Disability
$11,651
Prince Edward Island
Couple, Two Children
$25,892
Lone Parent, One Child
$17,674
Person with a Disability
$9,411
Nova Scotia
Couple, Two Children
$21,919
Lone Parent, One Child
$15,588
Person with a Disability
$9,791
New Brunswick
Couple, Two Children
$20,062
Lone Parent, One Child
$16,274
Person with a Disability
$8,685
Quebec
Couple, Two Children
$23,271
Lone Parent, One Child
$18,041
Person with a Disability
$11,191
Ontario
Couple, Two Children
$24,010
Lone Parent, One Child
$18,069
Person with a Disability
$13,227
Manitoba
Couple, Two Children
$21,662
Lone Parent, One Child
$14,932
Person with a Disability
$9,528
Saskatchewan
Couple, Two Children
$24,809
Lone Parent, One Child
$17,889
Person with a Disability
$10,904
Alberta
Couple, Two Children
$22,292
Lone Parent, One Child
$15,849
Person with a Disability
$9,452
Person with a disability- AISH
$14,624
British Columbia
Couple, Two Children
$22,005
Lone Parent, One Child
$17,402
Person with a Disability
$11,559
Yukon
Couple, Two Children
$36,647
Lone Parent, One Child
$25,953
Person with a Disability
$18,697
Single Employable
$15,697
Northwest Territories
Couple, Two Children
$33,614
Lone Parent, One Child
$26,502
Person with a Disability
$21,528
Single Employable
$17,326
Nunavut
Couple, Two Children
$55,207
Lone Parent, One Child
$49,507
Person with a Disability
$45,534
Single Employable
$41,818