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: Area consisting of one or more adjacent municipalities situated around a major urban core. To form a census metropolitan area, the urban core must have a population of at least 100,000.

View definitions for 2001 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, Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Victoria