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Table 4
Average total income received by income sources, Canada

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Average total income received by income sources, Canada
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  2007 constant dollars
Total - Economic families and unattached individuals  
Total income 59,700 61,300 63,100 64,000 64,000 63,800 64,800 65,400 66,900 68,900
Market income 56,900 58,500 60,200 60,800 60,600 60,300 61,200 61,900 62,900 64,900
Earnings 59,100 60,500 62,000 62,200 62,400 61,400 62,000 62,700 63,300 64,700
Wages, salaries and commissions 58,100 58,500 59,900 60,100 59,900 59,400 59,900 60,900 62,100 63,200
Self-employment income 19,700 23,300 23,600 23,600 26,500 23,900 24,300 24,400 21,600 22,600
Farm 6,600 9,600 8,800 10,300 10,200 7,300 E 9,500 E 8,800 E 7,600 E 7,800 E
Non-farm 21,500 24,900 25,400 25,100 28,100 25,800 25,700 25,800 22,900 23,900
Investment income 4,900 5,400 5,100 5,500 4,700 5,000 5,200 5,100 5,600 5,900
Retirement income 19,600 19,900 20,300 21,100 21,700 21,700 22,300 22,600 23,000 23,300
Other income 5,500 5,100 5,300 5,300 6,000 5,700 5,800 5,600 5,200 5,400
Government transfers 9,400 9,000 8,600 9,000 9,200 9,200 9,100 9,000 9,100 9,500
Old Age Security and GIS/SA 9,900 9,700 9,600 9,400 9,200 9,400 9,500 9,600 9,600 9,600
CPP/QPP 8,200 8,200 8,100 8,100 8,200 8,100 8,300 8,200 8,200 8,100
Child tax benefits 1 2,400 2,500 2,500 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,600 3,000 3,200 3,500
Employment Insurance (EI) benefits 2 6,000 5,800 5,500 5,900 6,500 6,400 6,300 6,100 6,200 6,600
Workers' compensation benefits 3 6,500 6,500 6,300 7,000 7,800 7,500 7,600 7,500 7,600 7,600
GST/HST 500 400 400 600 400 400 400 400 500 400
Provincial and territorial tax credits 4 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 400
Social assistance 7,800 7,500 7,400 7,300 7,300 7,100 7,200 7,200 7,200 7,200
Other government transfers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500
Two persons or more  
Total income 74,200 75,800 78,600 79,800 79,600 79,000 80,900 81,700 83,500 86,300
Market income 68,700 70,300 73,000 73,600 73,300 72,700 74,300 75,300 76,600 79,200
Earnings 68,000 69,300 71,700 72,100 72,200 71,200 72,300 73,000 73,900 75,500
Wages, salaries and commissions 66,200 66,200 68,700 69,000 68,700 68,400 68,900 70,200 71,400 72,700
Self-employment income 20,700 24,000 24,000 24,600 27,200 24,300 25,500 24,800 22,800 23,900
Farm 7,000 9,700 9,100 11,000 11,000 7,800 E 10,300 E 9,800 E 8,200 E 8,500 E
Non-farm 22,500 25,700 25,900 26,100 28,800 26,200 26,900 26,200 24,000 25,100
Investment income 5,000 5,800 5,600 5,700 4,900 5,100 5,700 5,400 6,100 6,500
Retirement income 22,200 22,500 23,000 23,600 24,300 24,000 24,900 25,200 25,900 26,100
Other income 5,800 5,500 5,800 5,600 6,400 5,700 6,000 6,000 5,300 5,700
Government transfers 10,300 9,900 9,400 9,900 10,100 10,200 10,100 10,000 10,200 10,600
Old Age Security and GIS/SA 11,100 10,700 10,600 10,500 10,300 10,600 10,700 10,700 10,800 10,800
CPP/QPP 9,200 9,300 9,000 9,000 9,100 9,000 9,100 9,100 9,100 9,000
Child tax benefits 1 2,400 2,500 2,500 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,600 3,000 3,200 3,500
Employment Insurance (EI) benefits 2 6,100 6,000 5,600 6,200 6,600 6,700 6,600 6,300 6,500 6,900
Workers' compensation benefits 3 6,600 6,500 6,500 7,100 7,900 7,500 7,600 7,600 7,500 7,600
GST/HST 500 500 500 800 500 500 500 500 600 500
Provincial and territorial tax credits 4 400 500 400 400 400 500 400 400 600 400
Social assistance 9,000 8,400 8,100 7,800 7,700 7,600 7,600 7,500 7,600 7,600
Other government transfers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500
Unattached individuals  
Total income 29,400 31,200 31,200 32,100 32,700 33,400 33,200 33,600 35,000 35,700
Market income 28,200 30,400 30,100 30,900 31,400 32,200 32,000 32,600 33,700 34,500
Earnings 32,000 34,800 34,200 34,100 34,800 34,400 34,500 35,300 36,100 36,900
Wages, salaries and commissions 32,600 35,000 34,000 34,100 34,300 34,000 34,500 35,100 36,900 37,600
Self-employment income 14,700 19,400 21,300 18,800 E 22,900 E 22,000 E 18,900 22,300 16,800 17,300
Farm 3,700 E 8,700 E 6,600 E 5,000 E 4,600 E 4,400 E 5,500 E 4,200 E 4,600 E 5,300 E
Non-farm 16,300 20,800 23,100 20,200 E 24,800 E 24,000 E 20,500 24,500 18,100 18,600
Investment income 4,500 4,100 3,800 4,700 4,200 4,800 3,900 4,400 4,400 4,300
Retirement income 14,200 14,000 14,300 15,400 16,500 17,100 16,900 17,200 17,000 17,700
Other income 4,000 3,500 3,600 4,300 4,300 5,700 4,900 4,300 5,000 4,300
Government transfers 7,500 7,200 7,000 7,100 7,500 7,200 7,200 7,000 6,800 7,200
Old Age Security and GIS/SA 8,100 8,100 8,000 7,800 7,600 7,600 7,500 7,800 7,800 7,800
CPP/QPP 6,400 6,500 6,400 6,500 6,600 6,600 6,800 6,700 6,600 6,600
Child tax benefits 1 F F F F F F F F 700 F
Employment Insurance (EI) benefits 2 5,700 4,900 4,900 4,800 6,000 5,100 5,100 4,900 4,700 5,200
Workers' compensation benefits 3 6,200 6,600 5,500 6,300 7,600 7,500 7,900 7,200 7,600 7,700
GST/HST 300 300 300 500 300 300 300 300 300 300
Provincial and territorial tax credits 4 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
Social assistance 6,000 6,000 6,300 6,600 6,600 6,300 6,500 6,900 6,700 6,600
Other government transfers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400
1.
Source: Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
2.
Includes economic families of two persons or more and unattached individuals.
3.
Starting in 1999, all social assistance amounts reported to the survey by one or both individuals in a couple are reassigned to the female spouse, or the older of the two spouses in the case of a same-sex couple. This caused a shift in some of the time series for social assistance data for individuals, for example, an increase in the average amount received, and a decrease in the number of recipients. The time series showing the aggregate amount of social assistance is not affected, nor are the data at the family or household level.
4.
Includes economic families and unattached individuals. An economic family is defined as a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common law or adoption. An unattached individual is a person living either alone or with others to whom he or she is unrelated, such as roommates or a lodger.
Date Modified: 2009-06-03

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