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Table 3 Statistics Canada low income cut-offs (before tax)

From: Delivery of primary health care to persons who are socio-economically disadvantaged: does the organizational delivery model matter?

 

Population of area of residence

Family size (#individuals)

Rural (farm and non-farm)

Small urban regions

30,000 to 99,999 individuals

100,000 to 499,999 individuals

500,000 or more individuals

1

$14,303

$16,273

$17,784

$17,895

$20,778

2

$17,807

$20,257

$22,139

$22,276

$25,867

3

$21,891

$24,904

$27,217

$27,386

$31,801

4

$26,579

$30,238

$33,046

$33,251

$38,610

5

$30,145

$34,295

$37,480

$37,711

$43,791

6

$33,999

$38,679

$42,271

$42,533

$49,389

7+

$37,853

$43,063

$47,063

$47,354

$54,987

  1. Adapted from: http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/tables/table-tableau-18-eng.cfm.
  2. Categorization of Low Income Cut Off (LICO) based on size of community in which the household resides, the number of individuals in the household, and the total income for the household.