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  1. Apr 26, 2024 · Low income measure (LIM) thresholds by income source and household size. On February 24, 2020, estimates of Quebec and Canada after-tax income for 2017 were corrected, leading to a revison of the low income measure (LIM) after-tax thresholds for 2017. Frequency: Annual. Table: 11-10-0232-01 (formerly CANSIM 206-0091) Release date: 2024-04-26.

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    The Low‑income measure, after tax, refers to a fixed percentage (50%) of median adjusted after‑tax income of private households. The household after‑tax income is adjusted by an equivalence scale to take economies of scale into account. This adjustment for different household sizes reflects the fact that a household's needs increase, but at a decre...

    Following the practice of many international organizations, Statistics Canada publishes Low-income measures, before‑tax and after‑tax. The choice of using Low‑income measures, before‑tax or after‑tax depends upon the analysis undertaken. The Low‑income measure, after‑tax takes into account the reduced spending power of households because of income ...

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  2. Low income measures What is the LIM? Following the practice of many international organizations, Statistics Canada began to publish Low-income measure-based thresholds (LIMs) in 1991. The concept underlying the LIM is that all persons in a household 5 have low income if their adjusted household income falls below half of the median adjusted income.

  3. Low Income Measures (LIMs) For the purpose of making international comparisons, the LIM is the most commonly used low income measure. Unlike the low income cut-offs, which are derived from an expenditure survey and then compared to an income survey, the LIMs are both derived and applied using a single income survey.

  4. Low income measure: 13.0% – 4.5 million Canadians. The Government of Canada does not have an official definition of poverty. However, poverty is often assessed by measuring the number of Canadians with low incomes. There are several indicators used to measure low income: Low income cut-offs

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  5. The Relative low income indicator uses Statistics Canada's Low Income Measure (LIM) to measure the proportion of Canadians living in low income. According to the LIM, individuals live in low income if their household after-tax income falls below half of the median after-tax income, adjusting for household size.

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  7. Mar 29, 2023 · The other two concepts are low-income measures and low-income cut offs. Income data is a key input in defining low-income status, because these low-income concepts are essentially thresholds below which individuals are considered to have low income. (A gauge measuring income, with an arrow marking the "Low income threshold", appears on the screen.

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