Poverty rate holds steady at 11%, well above 2020 levels: StatCan
Statistics Canada said racialized groups, Indigenous peoples and people with disabilities continued to face higher poverty rates as the national figure held near 11%.
- Canada's poverty rate was 11% in 2024, nearly unchanged from 11.1% in 2023 and over 50% higher than the 7% rate in 2020.
- Nunavut had the highest poverty rate at 31.7% in 2024, attributed to the high cost of living, followed by British Columbia at 13% and Ontario at 12.5%, while Quebec had the lowest rate at 7%.
- Racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, and Canadians with disabilities faced higher poverty levels according to Statistics Canada.
- About 4.5 million Canadians lived in poverty in 2024, reflecting the 11% poverty rate reported by Statistics Canada.
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1 in 10 Canadians living in poverty as costs stay high: new Statistics Canada report - NOW Toronto
What to know A new report from Statistics Canada shows Canada’s poverty rate stayed about the same at 11% in 2024, compared to 2023, with around 4.5 million people living below the poverty line. Median after-tax income remained mostly unchanged at $75,500, suggesting financial progress has stalled amid ongoing housing and inflation pressures. Food insecurity declined slightly for the first time in three years, but still affects about one in fou…
More than one in ten Canadians (11%) live in poverty, almost identical to last year, according to Statistics Canada.
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Canada's poverty rate remained virtually unchanged in 2024, well above 2020 levels. More than one in ten Canadians live in poverty, according to Statistics Canada.
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