Income Inequality
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Income and wealth gaps increased in 3rd quarter of 2025: StatCanThe study breaks down economic accounts and distribution per quarter of each year to better understand how characteristics change over time.CanadaJan 29
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Westmount, Town of Mount Royal rank among top 5 most unequal municipalities in CanadaIncome inequality, known for its corrosive effects on health, happiness and community ties, is worse in Westmount, Que., than in any other place in Canada.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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West Vancouver, Vancouver place near top of list ranking income inequalityThe highest-earning 10 per cent of households in West Vancouver made nine times more than the lowest-earning 10 per cent.EconomySep 21, 2023
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MLHU report highlights struggles low-income Londoners face affording nutritious foodAccording to the report, a family of four on Ontario Works spends an estimated 40 per cent of their monthly after-tax income on nutritious food.CanadaApr 20, 2023
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The danger of the fading middle-class dreamFor too many Canadians who followed the rules and got life right, the middle-class dream is dying, Darrell Bricker and Mike Colledge write. How did it all go so wrong?CommentaryApr 6, 2022
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B.C. government to consult groups on new legislation to help close gender pay gapAccording to MLA Stephanie Cadieux, women in B.C. continue to earn 18.6 per cent less than men, which is the largest pay gap in Canada.PoliticsMar 8, 2022
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Conservative leader says party must take financial inequality more seriouslyErin O'Toole said that the way the country creates wealth needs to be reframed, or else "less reasonable'' forces will do it instead in a speech Friday.PoliticsOct 30, 2020
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Rethink Nova Scotia social policies to reduce rising income inequality: studyThe study cites Statistics Canada figures indicating that between 1998 and 2018, the share of the province's total income going to the top 10 per cent of society has grown.EconomyMar 11, 2020
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Income inequality in Canada divided along racial lines, new report saysThe analysis in the report suggests a discrepancy between racialized Canadians and non-racialized, or white, Canadians, as the authors define them.CanadaDec 9, 2019
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City’s livable wage has risen by 4.3%, says London Poverty Research CentreThe London Poverty Research Centre says people in the city need an hourly wage of $16.20 to meet the minimum requirement of economic security.CanadaNov 4, 2019
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