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Household: Refers to a
person or a group of persons who occupy the same dwelling. The household
may consist of a family group (census family) with or without other
non-family persons; of two or more families sharing a dwelling; of a
group of unrelated persons; or of one person living alone.
Household income: The sum of the total incomes of all members
of the household aged 15 years and over. Total income is composed
of:
Earnings: wages and salaries, net farm income;
net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional
practice
Government transfer payments: federal Child
Tax Benefit, Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplements,
Canada or Quebec Pension Plan, benefits from Unemployment Insurance,
other income from government sources
Investment Income: dividends; interest on
bonds, deposits and savings certificates; other investment income
Other income: Retirement pensions, superannuation
and annuities; other money income
Owner’s major payments: Includes electricity, fuel, water
and other municipal services, mortgage payments, property taxes, and
condominium fees.
Tenant’s gross rent: Includes electricity, fuel, water
and other municipal services, and monthly cash rent.
Census metropolitan area (CMA): a very large urban area (known as
the urban core) together with adjacent urban and rural areas that
have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban
core. A CMA has an urban core population of at least 100,000, based
on the previous census.
View definitions for 1996 Census Metropolitan Areas: St.
John's, Halifax,
Saint
John, Saguenay,
Québec,
Sherbrooke,
Trois-Rivières,
Montréal,
Ottawa–Gatineau
Ontario–Quebec, Ottawa–Gatineau
(Quebec part), Ottawa–Gatineau
(Ontario part), Kingston,
Oshawa,
Toronto,
Hamilton,
St.
Catharines–Niagara, Kitchener,
London,
Windsor,
Sudbury,
Thunder
Bay, Winnipeg,
Regina,
Saskatoon,
Calgary,
Edmonton,
Abbotsford,
Vancouver,
Victoria
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