average and median wealth for young couples with children and recent immigrants, 3) real median wealth and real average wealth … rose much more among family units whose major income recipient is a university graduate than among other family units, 4 …) real median and average wealth fell among family units whose major income recipient is aged 25-34 and increased among those …

This study uses census data to focus on low-income among immigrants, and asks a number of questions: (1) have low-income ….), (3) do low-income rates fall as new immigrants acquire Canadian experience, and are there signs that low-income rates …) in the major Canadian cities, to what extent was the deterioration in the city level low-income rates during the 1990s …

retirement preparation in Canada and the soundness of the Canadian retirement income system. The focus of this study is to …

This paper examines why rates of homeownership have been increasing amongst young higher-income households, but … declining among young lower-income households. For the period from 1981 to 2006, household data from the Census of Population …, supplemented with information from the Survey of Financial Security, are employed to model the decision to own across the income …

Discussions of pension adequacy for elderly Canadians have used the rate at which income falls with age; the income … replacement rate or the ratio of post-retirement income to pre-retirement income. Use of income streams to assess post … example, work-related expenses) can be expected to fall after retirement, a declining income stream does not necessarily …