Individual Economics & Welfare

Does prosperity reach everyday Canadians — in wages, work, and the distribution of income?

Employment rate

Share of the population aged 15 and over that is employed. The broadest gauge of whether people who could work, do.

Statutory hourly minimum wage at constant prices, in purchasing-power dollars. Italy has no statutory minimum wage, so no G7 average is shown.

Source: OECD Earnings Database · Updated July 13, 2026

Average annual hours actually worked per worker. Working more hours for the same income is not prosperity.

Source: OECD Employment Database · Updated July 13, 2026

Household debt as a share of net disposable income. Canadian households carry among the heaviest debt loads in the G7.

Gini index of income inequality on a 0–100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality. World Bank estimates, internationally comparable.

Statistics Canada's official Gini coefficient of adjusted after-tax income — a longer and more current Canada-only series.

Dependents (under 15 or over 64) per 100 working-age people. A rising ratio means fewer workers supporting more people.

Share of Canadian tax filers not in low income who fell into it the following year. Measures how many people poverty pulls in.

Share of Canadian tax filers in low income who escaped it the following year. Measures how quickly people get back out.

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