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FACT SHEET: POVERTY LINES 2000


National Council of Welfare Estimates of
Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-Offs (1986 Base) for 2000*
Family Size
Community Size
Cities of 500,000+
100,000-
499,999
30,000-
99,999
Less than 30,000
Rural Areas
1
$17,060
$14,985
$14,638
$13,345
$11,613
2
$23,123
$20,312
$19,842
$18,086
$15,744
3
$29,393
$25,819
$25,221
$22,990
$20,010
4
$33,844
$29,722
$29,038
$26,472
$23,039
5
$36,975
$32,476
$31,726
$28,921
$25,173
6
$40,137
$35,249
$34,437
$31,391
$27,325
7+
$43,168
$37,917
$37,040
$33,766
$29,389

* Based on estimate of 1.7 percent inflation in 2000.

For more statistics on poverty, see our annual publication

Poverty Profile 1998




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