Income, Wealth, and Inequality
February 2013
This second report in our four-part Poverty Trends Scorecard looks at income and inequality trends in Canada. While many are doing better than they were in the 2008–09 recession, the gap between the richest and poorest Canadians is growing at an alarming rate. “Income, Wealth, and Inequality” is comprised of seven two-page fact sheets, covering a range of topics from income trends, to the impact of inequality, to the growing concentration of wealth.
Read or download the report and fact sheets
Full report: “Income, Wealth, and Inequality” (26 pages)
- Fact Sheet #1: After-tax incomes in Canada: Running hard to stand still
- Fact Sheet #2: “After-tax incomes by household type: Singles being left behind
- Fact Sheet #3: “Market income trends: Still waiting for the recovery to take hold
- Fact Sheet #4: Income inequality: The growing gap
- Fact Sheet #5: Income inequality: Canada doing less to offset inequality than in the past
- Fact Sheet #6: Wealth in Canada: Concentrated in the hands of a few
- Fact Sheet #7: Household debt: At an all-time high
