Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Income sources
Income sources
Definition
Income sources refers to those income sources that make up total income.
For the 2021 Census, the reference period for income data is the calendar year 2020, unless otherwise specified.
Statistical unit(s)
Classification(s)
Reported in
2021 and 2016 (100% data); 2011Footnote 1 (30% sample); 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986 and 1981 (20% sample). For availability prior to 1981, refer to Appendix 2.1.
Reported for
Population aged 15 years and over in private households
Question number(s)
Variable derived based on administrative tax and benefit records received from the Canada Revenue Agency.
Responses
Not applicable
Remarks
See Remarks under total income.
For more information, please refer to Appendix 2.4 Components of income in 2020.
For additional information about data collection method, coverage, reference period, concepts, data quality and intercensal comparability of the income data, refer to the Income Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.
Note(s)
Related 2021 data products
- Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001)
- Economic family unit income statistics for income sources and taxes by decile group: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0076-01)
- Economic family unit income statistics for income sources and taxes by family characteristics and decile group: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0074-01)
- Economic family unit income statistics for income sources and taxes by family characteristics: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0075-01)
- Immigrant status and period of immigration by general income sources and highest level of education: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0315-01)
- Income statistics for broad income sources in 2019 and 2020 by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0073-01)
- Income statistics for broad income sources in 2019 and 2020 by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0072-01)
- Income statistics for detailed income sources and taxes by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0068-01)
- Income statistics for detailed income sources and taxes by decile group: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0069-01)
- Income statistics for detailed income sources and taxes: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0070-01)
- Income statistics for detailed income sources and taxes: Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts (98-10-0071-01)
- Visible minority by income, detailed income sources and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0334-01)
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