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Business Statistics

Income Overview

See this quick overview from BC Stats About Income Data sources.

This page describes and links to several sources of income data in Canada:

  1. 2021 Census by Statistics Canada
  2. Annual taxfiler data from Canada Revenue Agency
  3. Annual Canadian Income Survey by Statistics Canada

2021 Census

The Census of Population is the most widely-used and trusted source of Canadian demographic data.

2016 Census

Taxfiler Data

Annual data from income tax returns is availble both from the Canada Revenue Agency and Statistics Canada.

From Statistics Canada's website:

TIP: You can customize these data tables. Use the "Add/Remove Data" tab to select the data you want to include in your table. Use the "Manipulate" tab to change how the data is reported.

From Canada Revenue Agency's website:

Canadian Income Survey

The annual Canadian Income Survey provides "a portrait of the income and income sources of Canadians, with their individual and household characteristics." Statistics Canada releases many reports and data tables based on this survey. Here are just two:

Other Sources