Total income grew at a faster pace for Canadian tax filers in the top of the income distribution in 2019 compared with those in the upper middle or bottom of the distribution, while effective tax rates were unchanged.
New statistics are now available on high income, effective tax rates, low income and income mobility for Canadian tax filers in 2019. Although these data predate the COVID-19 pandemic, they provide a baseline for future analysis on the impact of the pandemic on the income of Canadians.
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The Longitudinal Administrative Data Dictionary contains a description for each of the income and demographic variables in the Longitudinal Administrative Databank, including name, acronym, definition, source, historical availability and historical continuity.
The Income, pensions, spending and wealth portal, which is accessible from the Subjects module of the Statistics Canada website, provides users with a single point of access to a wide variety of information related to revenue, pensions, spending and wealth.