Poverty Profile
Poverty Profile is a regular publication of the Council that is based on survey data from Statistics Canada. It includes detailed information about poverty rates and numbers, depth of poverty, duration of poverty, common sources of income for poor people, income inequality in Canada and poverty and the paid labour market.
Poverty Profile
2007
Message from the Chairperson
“For the first time, the National Council of Welfare is releasing the latest findings of its signature publication Poverty Profile in a series of short, easy-to-read bulletins.” (HTML) or (PDF)
Bulletins
Check back often for updates! Future bulletins will cover issues such as the persistence of poverty and inequality.
- No. 1: Introduction to Poverty Trends in Canada, 1976-2007
(HTML) or (PDF) - No. 2: Poverty Trends by Family Type
(HTML) or (PDF) - No. 3: Poverty Trends by Province (forthcoming)
- No. 4: A Snapshot of Children Living in Poverty
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Data tables
- Detailed data tables are available upon request.
Note: The bulletins and tables are based on data from Statistics Canada. The most recent data available from Statistics Canada is for 2007.
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