The median government transfers to persons not in census families in Canada decreased by 6,700 dollars (-43.99 percent) in 2022 in comparison to the previous year. This was a significant decrease in the median government transfers to persons not in census families. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher median government transfers to persons not in census families than the preceding years.
Median government transfers received by persons not in census families in Canada from 2009 to 2022
(in Canadian dollars)
Government transfer payments are payments to individuals by the federal or provincial governments: Employment Insurance (EI), Goods and Services Tax Credit (GST) and Harmonized Tax Credit (HST), Canada Child Tax Benefit, Old Age Security (OAS) and net federal supplements, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), Workers' Compensation, Social Assistance and provincial refundable tax credits and Family Benefits.
A person not in census families is an individual who is not part of a census family, couple family or lone-parent family. Persons not in census families may live with their married children or with their children who have children of their own. They may be living with a family to whom they are related or unrelated. They may also be living alone or with other persons not in census families. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2008 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (June 27, 2024). Median government transfers received by persons not in census families in Canada from 2009 to 2022 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484074/median-government-transfers-received-by-unattached-individuals-in-canada/
StatCan. "Median government transfers received by persons not in census families in Canada from 2009 to 2022 (in Canadian dollars)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484074/median-government-transfers-received-by-unattached-individuals-in-canada/
StatCan. (2024). Median government transfers received by persons not in census families in Canada from 2009 to 2022 (in Canadian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484074/median-government-transfers-received-by-unattached-individuals-in-canada/
StatCan. "Median Government Transfers Received by Persons Not in Census Families in Canada from 2009 to 2022 (in Canadian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484074/median-government-transfers-received-by-unattached-individuals-in-canada/
StatCan, Median government transfers received by persons not in census families in Canada from 2009 to 2022 (in Canadian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484074/median-government-transfers-received-by-unattached-individuals-in-canada/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Median government transfers received by persons not in census families in Canada from 2009 to 2022 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph], StatCan, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484074/median-government-transfers-received-by-unattached-individuals-in-canada/
