COVID-19 Government support and benefits of family units with two children 2020-2021

COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits of census family units by census family type and number of children (1, 2, 3, 4) Frequency: Occasional Table: 11-10-0100-01 Release date: 2023-07-12 Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part Footnotes: 1 The data source for this table is the final version of the T1 Family File, created by the Centre for Income and Socio-Economic Well-being Statistics of Statistics Canada. Because they are based on a different methodology, estimates of the number of individuals and census families presented in this table differ from estimates produced by the Centre for Demography. Information on the data source, the historical availability, definitions of the terms used, and the geographies available can be found at <a href=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/72-212-X" rel="external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Technical Reference Guide for the Annual Income Estimates for Census Families 2 This table should only be used in conjunction with income statistics produced using the T1 Family File. Because the counts available in this table are based on a different methodology, the family and person counts will differ from estimates produced by the Centre for Demography. 3 COVID Benefits are benefits provided by the federal and provincial government during the pandemic to support individuals and families in 2020. More information is available from the <a href=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/72-212-X" rel="external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Technical Reference Guide for the Annual Income Estimates for Census Families 4 Statistics are calculated based on families who received COVID benefits only. 5 The Census Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) is used for data dissemination of the census metropolitan areas and the census agglomerations: from 2016 to 2020, SGC 2016; as of 2021, SGC 2021. 6 Census families are comprised of: 1) couples (married or common-law, including same-sex couples) living in the same dwelling with or without children, and 2) single parents (male or female) living with one or more children. Persons who are not matched to a family become persons not in census families. They may be living alone, with a family to whom they are related, with a family to whom they are unrelated or with other persons not in census families. 7 A couple family consists of a couple living together (married or common-law, including same-sex couples) living at the same address with or without children. 8 A lone-parent family is a family with only one parent, male or female, and with at least one child. 9 A person not in census families is an individual who is not part of a census family, couple family or lone-parent family. Persons not in census families may live with their married children or with their children who have children of their own. They may be living with a family to whom they are related or unrelated. They may also be living alone or with other non-family persons. 10 Children are tax filers or imputed persons in couple and lone-parent families. Tax filing children do not live with their spouse, have no children of their own and live with their parent(s). Most children are identified from the Canada Child Tax Benefit file, a provincial births file or a previous T1 family file. 11 Median is the middle number in a group of numbers. Where a median income, for example, is given as $26,000, it means that exactly half of the incomes reported are greater than or equal to $26,000, and that the other half is less than or equal to the median amount. 12 Total income is income from all sources. As of 2020, COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits are included in income estimates. A detailed definition of what is included in total income is available from the <a href=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/11260001 target=_blank>Technical Reference Guide for the Preliminary Estimates from the T1 Family File (T1FF)<span class="wb-inv"> - opens in a new browser window</span></a>."