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The Multi-Variable Regional Comparison Feature is designed for retrieving topics for different geographies to aid in making comparisons. Select any number of variables from a single table, and then specify your table options such as geography type, age group, or gender (if applicable). Results will be shown for all geographies of the selected type and can be easily exported to excel for further work.
Table Information
Selected account: Income, Consumption and Leisure
Selected table: Sources of Income by Seniors, 2010-2015
Variables
Total income
Amount of Total Personal Income ($,000)
Number Reporting Total Personal Income
Median Income
Market and Other Incomes
Employment income
Amount of Employment Income ($,000)
Number Reporting Employment Income
Wages, salaries, and commissions
Amount of Wages, Salaries, and Commissions ($,000)
Number Reporting Wages, Salaries, and Commissions
Self-employment income
Amount of Self-Employment Income ($,000)
Number Reporting Self-Employment Income
Investment income
Amount of Investment Income ($,000)
Number Reporting Investment income
RRSP income
Amount of RRSP Income ($,000)
Number Reporting RRSP Income
Private pensions
Amount of Private Pensions ($,000)
Number Reporting Private Pensions
Other income
Amount of Other Income ($,000)
Number Reporting Other income
Total market incomes
Total Market Incomes ($,000)
Transfer Payments
Old Age Security/Net federal supplements
Amount of Old Age Security/Net Federal Supplements ($,000)
Number Reporting Old Age Security/Net Federal Supplements
Note: This variable has been revised over the years, as reflected in
the comments below; data users who plan to compare current data to data
from previous years should bear in mind these changes. Also, it should
be noted that all income amounts are gross, with the exception of rental
income, limited partnership income and all forms of self-employment
income.
Income reported by taxfilers from any of the following sources:
Labour force income
Employment income
Wages/salaries/commissions
Other employment income as reported on line 104 of the tax form (tips, gratuities, royalties, etc.)
Net self-employment
Employment Insurance benefits
Pension income
Old Age Security/Net Federal Supplements (including guaranteed income supplements and spouses' allowances since 1994)
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan
Working Income Tax Benefit (beginning in 2010)
Superannuation and other (private) pensions
Family Allowance benefits (up to and including 1992)
Quebec family allowance (beginning with 1994)
British Columbia family bonus (beginning with 1996)
Family allowance for New Brunswick and Alberta (beginning with 1997)
Interest and other investment income
Dividend income
RRSP income (since 1994; previously in "other income")
Net limited partnership income (included in "other income")
Alimony (included in "other income")
Net rental income (included in "other income")
Income for non-filing spouses (since 1992; included in "other income")
Other incomes as reported on line 130 of the tax form (fellowships, bursaries, grants, etc.; included in "other income")
FST credit (for 1989-1990 inclusive)
GST credit (beginning in 1990)
HST credit (beginning in 1997)
Child tax credit (up to and including 1992)
Child tax benefit (starting with 1993)
Other non-taxable income (since 1990)
Workers' compensation payments (shown separately starting with 1994)
Social assistance payments (shown separately starting with 1994)
Guaranteed income supplements (included with OAS since 1994)
Spouses' allowances (included with OAS since 1994)
Provincial refundable tax credits in Ontario, Quebec and
Manitoba (since 1990), British Columbia and the Northwest Territories
(since 1993); Quebec family allowances (since 1994); British Columbia
family bonus (since 1996), New Brunswick and Alberta family allowance
(since 1997).
Monies not included in income above are: veterans' disability and
dependent pensioners' payments, war veterans' allowances, lottery
winnings and capital gains.
Employment Income
Refers to the total reported employment income. Employment income
includes wages and salaries, commissions from employment, training
allowances, tips and gratuities, and self-employment income (net income
from business, profession, farming, fishing and commissions).
Wages, Salaries, and Commissions
These include employment pay and commissions as stated on T4 information slips, training allowances, tips and gratuities.
Self-Employment Income
This is net income from business, profession, commission, farming and fishing.
Fishing and Farming Self-Employment Income
Refers to the net income from fishing and farming.
Other Self-Employment Income
This is net income from business, profession and commission (i.e. other than fishing and farming).
Investment Income
This includes both interest income and dividend income.
RRSP Income
This is withdrawals from an RRSP investment.
Private Pensions
These include pension benefits (superannuation and private pensions)
other than Old Age Security and Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits.
Other Income
This includes net rental income, alimony, income from a limited
partnership, retiring allowances, scholarships, amounts received through
a supplementary unemployment benefit plan (guaranteed annual income
plan), payments from income-averaging annuity contracts, as well as all
other taxable income not included elsewhere. Beginning with the 1992
data, this variable also includes the imputed income of imputed spouses,
as derived from the tax return of the filing spouse. See also "Total
Income".
Total Market Incomes
This is income from: employment income, investment income, dividend
income, interest income, RRSP income, private pensions and other income
(net rental income, alimony, income from a limited partnership, retiring
allowances, scholarships, amounts received through a supplementary
unemployment benefit plan (guaranteed annual income plan), payments from
income-averaging annuity contracts, as well as all other taxable income
not included elsewhere. Beginning with the 1992 data, this variable
also includes the imputed income of imputed spouses, as derived from the
tax return of the filing spouse.
Old Age Security
This is part of the Old Age Security program, a federal government
program that guarantees a degree of financial security to Canadian
seniors. All persons in Canada aged 65 or older, who are Canadian
citizens or legal residents, may qualify for a full OAS pension,
depending on their years of residence in Canada after reaching age 18.
Old Age Security benefits include all benefits reported for the
reference year (excluding Guaranteed Income Supplements and Spousal
Allowance benefits; see also "Net Federal Supplements" and "Non-taxable
Income").
Canada Pension Plan
Refers to the compulsory contributory social insurance plans that
protect workers and their families against loss of income due to
retirement, disability or death. Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension
Plan benefits include all benefits reported for the reference year.
Child Tax Benefit
This is a system that replaces (beginning with the 1993 data year) the
previous Family Allowance program, the non-refundable child deduction
and the refundable Child Tax Credit. It is an income supplement for
individuals who have at least one qualified dependent child. The Child
Tax Benefit is also based on the individual's family income and the
number of dependent children.
GST credit
This includes all amounts received through this program. In 1990, the
Goods and Services Tax Credit began replacing the Federal Sales Tax
(FST) Credit. By 1991, the FST Credit no longer existed.
In
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, provincial sales tax have
been harmonized with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) since 1997. For
this reason, the federal GST credit is now known as the GST/HST credit.
Employment Insurance (Income Transfer Source, previously Unemployment Insurance)
This comprises all types of benefits paid to individuals under this
program, regardless of reason, including regular benefits for
unemployment, fishing, job creation, maternity, parental/adoption,
retirement, self-employment, sickness, training and work sharing.
Workers' Compensation
This includes any compensation received under Workers' Compensation in
respect of an injury, disability or death. This value is reported on
line 144 of the personal income tax return. Information on Workers'
Compensation is available as a distinct income source starting with the
1994 data; previously included in "Non-taxable Income".
Income Support Assistance (Income Transfer Source)
This includes payments made in the year on the basis of a means, needs
or income test (whether made by an organized charity or under a
government program). The value is reported on line 145 of the personal
income tax return. Available only since 1994 (previously included in
"Non-taxable Income").
Provincial Refundable Tax Credits
Non-taxable income refers to the amounts included in a taxfiler's income
when applying for refundable tax credits, but not included in the
calculation of taxable income; these amounts include Workers'
Compensation payments, Net Federal Supplements received (Guaranteed
Income Supplements and/or Spouse's Allowance), and social assistance
payments. Beginning with the 1994 data, information is available
separately for Net Federal Supplements, Workers' Compensation and social
assistance. Provincial tax credits are a refundable credit paid to
individuals by the province in which he/she resided as of December 31 of
the taxation year. See also "Provincial refundable tax credits".
Serve to reduce the tax burden; unlike non-refundable tax credits, all
amounts are paid to the taxfiler. Among these refundable tax credits are
the Federal Sales Tax (FST) credit (for 1989 and 1990), the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) credit (beginning in 1990), the Harmonized Sates Tax
(HST) credit (beginning in 1997) and provincial refundable tax credits
(beginning in 1990). Included are the refundable provincial tax credits
received by taxfilers in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec (since 1990),
British Columbia and the Northwest Territories (since 1993), Quebec
family allowances (beginning with 1994), British Columbia family bonus
(beginning with 1996) and New Brunswick and Alberta family allowances
(beginning in 1997).
Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB)
The working income tax benefit (WITB) is a refundable tax credit
intended to provide tax relief for eligible working low-income
individuals and families who are already in the workforce and to
encourage other Canadians to enter the workforce.
Median
Refers to the middle number in a group of numbers. Where a median
income, for example, is given as $26,000, it means that exactly half of
the incomes reported are greater than or equal to $26,000, and that the
other half are less than or equal to the median amount. Median incomes
in the data tables are rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. With the
exception of "Total Income", zero values are not included in the
calculation of medians for individuals, but are included in the
calculation of medians for families.
Source:
Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit, based on Canada Customs and Revenue Agency summary information as provided by Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
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