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 … whose major income recipient is aged 55 and over, 5) the aging of the Canadian population over the 1984-1999 period has …

In this paper, we investigate the extent to which Canadians were exposed to low income during the 1993-1996 period. Our … main findings are the following. First, while 1 in 10 Canadians live in families with low income in a given year, as many … as 1 in 5 are exposed to at least one year of low income during a 4-year interval. Second, 1 in 20 Canadians are exposed …

This paper examines income instability of lone parents, singles and two-parent families in Canada in the past two … in reducing employment income instability of lone mothers and unattached individuals. …