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A table listing total GDP (expenditure-based), share of Canadian GDP, population, and per capita GDP in 2023. For illustrative purposes, market income (total income less government transfers) [1] per capita from tax returns is included.
As of 2019, Canada with a poverty rate of 11.8%, ranked 19th out of 38 OECD countries with Costa Rica at the highest rate of poverty (19.9%), and Iceland with a poverty rate of 4.9% at the lowest. [121] Poverty rates in Canada differ in provinces and territories, federal electoral districts, and rural and urban settings.
Map of the provinces and territories of Canada by HDI in 2021. This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by their Human Development Index, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each province and territory. All Canadian provinces and ...
Rising housing prices have been a topic of discussion in the United States for quite some time. One of the plights of being an American seems to be the difficulty of buying a home, but is it just ...
A province that does not receive equalization payments is often referred to as a "have province", while one that does is called a "have-not province". [4] In 2023–24, all provinces and territories will receive $94.6 billion in major federal transfers, including $23.96 billion in equalization payments in 6 provinces. [5]
For the analysis of income, Statistics Canada distinguishes between the following statistical units: Households: "a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling" [ 1 ] Economic families: "two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law union, adoption or a foster ...
Poverty leads to increased government costs in health care, policing and crime related costs, and social services. [20] In 2008, it was estimated that "federal and Ontario government are losing at least $10.4 billion to $13.1 billion a year due to poverty, a loss equal to between 10.8 to 16.6 per cent of the provincial budget".
Visualisation of Numbeo's 2023 cost of living index by country. The cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living for an individual or a household. Changes in the cost of living over time can be measured in a cost-of-living index. Cost of living calculations are also used to compare the cost of maintaining a certain ...