![]() ![]() The median is determined based on all persons in private households where low-income concepts are applicable. Using data from the 2016 Census of Population, the line applicable to a household is defined as half the Canadian median of the adjusted household after-tax income, multiplied by the square root of household size. This adjustment for different household sizes reflects the fact that a household's needs increase, but at a decreasing rate, as the number of members increases. ![]() The household after-tax income is adjusted by an equivalence scale to take economies of scale into account. The Low-income measure, after tax, refers to a fixed percentage (50%) of median adjusted after-tax income of private households. A-Z Tables Figures Appendices More information Definition
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