Additional information about the census can be found in the Guide to the Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-304-X. Minor inconsistencies arise as these shelter cost variables, as well as their components ( Condominium fees Annual payment for electricity Annual payment for fuels Annual payment for water and other municipal services Annual property taxes Monthly mortgage payment and Rent, monthly cash), were either collected for the most recent month or for the last 12 months before the reference period, whereas the income data were always for the previous calendar year.Īll variables included in the census are defined in the Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-301-X. In housing analysis, income data is used with Shelter costs to compute the housing variable – Shelter-cost-to-income ratio. Three labour variables have the same reference period as income data: Weeks worked during the reference year, Full-time or part-time weeks worked during the reference year and Work activity during the reference year.
Therefore, the employment income from 2015 may or may not correspond to the job reported. Other labour variables, such as Class of worker, Industry and Occupation, refer to the job held during the reference week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016 or to the most recent job held since January 1, 2015.
On the long-form questionnaire, some labour variables, such as Hours worked for pay or in self-employment and Labour force status, refer to the job held during the reference week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, and not calendar year 2015. The demographic variables collected on the questionnaire, such as age and family status, reflect respondent's characteristics on the census reference day, May 10, 2016. The reference period for income data is the calendar year 2015. Users should also note the reference periods or reference dates when analyzing income data with other variables. For example, the definition of total income adopted by the Census of Population Program does not correspond to that used by the Canada Revenue Agency for income tax purposes. Users should be aware that Statistics Canada income definitions do not always correspond to income concepts used by other organisations. One-time receipts, such as lump-sum withdrawals from registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) and other savings plans, lump-sum insurance settlements, lump-sum pension benefits, capital gains or losses, inheritances and lottery winnings were excluded. Taxable and non-taxable income received during calendar year 2015 that was regular and recurring in nature was included. Individual income information was compiled for the population aged 15 years and over. Private sector and public sector researchers as well as academics may also make use of income data to study labour markets and industrial patterns, and compare incomes across neighbourhoods, cities or regions. Governments use income statistics to monitor economic well-being and develop income support programs and social services, such as child benefit programs, employment insurance programs, provincial income supplements and welfare payments.īusinesses, large and small, can use income statistics to locate stores near consumers and to develop new products and services. Used in conjunction with the ethnocultural, education and labour characteristics collected on the long-form census, income data can shed light on many socioeconomic issues. The integration of income data from Canada Revenue Agency's tax and benefits records into the short-form census for the first time allows for the compilation of income statistics for people in Canada, their families and households at fine levels of geography. The use of administrative data not only reduced response burden, it also increased the quality and quantity of income data available. The 2016 Census Program for the first time gathered income information solely from administrative data sources.
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