In 2021, around 0.9 million people were living in low income families in Ontario. Ontario had the largest number of individuals living in low income households. Quebec and British Columbia followed with 504 thousand and 287 thousand, respectively.
Number of persons in low income families in Canada in 2021, by province (in 1,000s)
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StatCan. (May 2, 2023). Number of persons in low income families in Canada in 2021, by province (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467326/number-of-persons-in-low-income-families-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan. "Number of persons in low income families in Canada in 2021, by province (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467326/number-of-persons-in-low-income-families-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan. (2023). Number of persons in low income families in Canada in 2021, by province (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467326/number-of-persons-in-low-income-families-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan. "Number of Persons in Low Income Families in Canada in 2021, by Province (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467326/number-of-persons-in-low-income-families-in-canada-by-province/
StatCan, Number of persons in low income families in Canada in 2021, by province (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467326/number-of-persons-in-low-income-families-in-canada-by-province/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of persons in low income families in Canada in 2021, by province (in 1,000s) [Graph], StatCan, May 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/467326/number-of-persons-in-low-income-families-in-canada-by-province/