The National Council of Welfare has just released its Welfare Incomes 2010 report. The interactive tools give you the chance to check the (in)adequacy of welfare incomes across the country and for different household types:
Have a look at the updated Interactive Welfare Incomes map! Do you want to know how adequate welfare incomes were in 2010 in Canada? Use the Adequacy of Welfare Incomesdataset feature to get the answer.
In addition, the Poverty Rates Dataseton our website has been updated with statistics for 2009, the most recent year for which data is available. You can use the dataset to create your own charts and tables for poverty rates by province, age, gender or family type.
National Council of Welfare www.ncw.gc.ca