Canadian Income Survey (CIS)

Canadian Income Survey (CIS)
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Low income lines of geographic area, value

Low income lines refers to methods of calculating threshold of low income. They include Low Income measure (LIM) threshold, Low Income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax and market basket measure (MBM).

Geographic area refers to areas whose boundaries are specifically delimited in accordance with well-defined concepts and which, in total, cover the entire landmass of Canada. It excludes Canadian territorial enclaves abroad.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

  • Canadian dollar at constant prices for a specific reference year
  • Canadian dollar at current prices
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