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Wages and salaries

Part A - Short definition:

Income earned by working for a wage, a salary, tips and/or commissions.

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2010. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question number(s):

Direct variable: Questions 54 and 55 (a)

Responses:

Dollar value or nil

Remarks:

See 'Remarks' under Total income.

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