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For aboriginal’s who are employed and living in rural areas, they are paid much less than those living in more urban areas. [38] Wages in rural Canada are typically much lower than those in urban areas, simply because the economical status of rural communities are often lower and small businesses cannot afford to pay large wages to their ...
Rural poverty refers to situations where people living in non-urban regions are in a state or condition of lacking the financial resources and essentials for living. It takes account of factors of rural society, rural economy, and political systems that give rise to the marginalization and economic disadvantage found there. [1]
Poverty contributes to increased health expenditure. "It was estimated that in 2007, increasing the income of people in the lowest income quintile in Ontario to a level comparable to those in the second quintile would reduce health-care expenditures by $2.9 billion provincially and $7.6 billion federally." [13]
Median Income, Households 2020 [5] Median Income, Census Families 2020 [6] Median Income, Economic Families and Persons not in an Economic Family 2021 [7] Median Income, Economic Families 2021 [8] Wood Buffalo: 182000 175450 Oshawa: 102000 106460 Calgary: 100000 109520 88100 128800 Ottawa-Gatineau: 98000 117820 91500 127200 Guelph: 97000 109020 ...
The rural federal riding of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba, which had the highest rate of child poverty in Canada in 2015 (64.2%) [96] encompasses the northern four fifths of the province and includes a vast wilderness area, First Nations reserves, and small communities.
The Regina planning department has listed such neighbourhoods and provided profiles for each, including statistics according to the 2001 census as regards population density, marital status, family structure, private households, occupation of the neighbourhood labour force, household income, education level, type, condition and age of housing ...
Many of these rural communities are stepping up to attract digital nomads, offering a blend of lower-cost living, accessible amenities, award-winning school systems, and small-town charm.
Rural areas cover approximately 9,197,138 km 2 (3,551,035 sq mi) of Canada's land area as of 2015. [2] Rural Canada is usually defined by low population density, small population size, and distance from major agglomerations. As of the 2021 census, nearly 6 million people (16% of the total Canadian population) lived in rural areas of Canada. [3 ...