Low income persistence

<p><strong>Date Created:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;February 12, 2026<br /><strong>Update Frequency:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annual<br /><strong>Last Reviewed:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For datasets that are only updated as required.<br /><strong>Accuracy, Completeness, and Known Issues:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Data quality assessments are conducted by Statistics Canada. The data in this table does not contain flags related to poor data quality.<br />&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Attributes:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Years: Reference period (two-year intervals)</li><li>Region: All data are presented at the census metropolitan agglomeration level for Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part)</li><li>Group: Sociodemographic trait</li><li>Sub-group: Category within sociodemographic trait</li><li>Percent: Percentage of tax filers who continue to be in low income from one year to the next</li><li>Language: Indicates whether data labels are in English or French</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Data steward: </strong>Community Safety and Well-Being Office<br /><strong>Data steward email: </strong><a href='mailto:[e-mail]' rel='nofollow ugc'>[e-mail]</a><br /><strong>Department or Agency: </strong>Community and social services</p>