Most Recent Data (1996). Statistics Canada. CANSIM: Income, Pensions, Spending and Wealth - Low Income and Inequality | Country: Canada | Province: Northwest Territories | Table: Low income rate (1995 income) as a proportion, by household status | Variable: Economic families - incidence of low income | Units: # %, 1996. Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 075-001-121.

• Main Author: Statistics Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. 2015
• Subjects: Poverty; Income Distribution; Income; Northwest Territories; Canada
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6068/dp14baa3a45fe98; http://statisticaldatasets.data-planet.com/dataplanet/Datasheet_DOI_Servlet?ID=14baa3a45fe98&type=datasheet&version=1

Statistics Canada (2015). CANSIM: Income, Pensions, Spending and Wealth - Low Income and Inequality | Country: Canada | Province: Northwest Territories | Table: Low income rate (1995 income) as a proportion, by household status | Variable: Economic families - incidence of low income | Units: # %, 1996. Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. [Data-file]. Dataset-ID: 075-001-121. Dataset: Presents statistics on low income and inequality in Canada and subnational geographies as available. Provided are indicators of the gap between high- and low-income and/or wealth families, as well as the extent to which government transfers (such as child tax benefits, Old Age Security, and social assistance) and the tax system reduce the incidence of low-income and family-income inequality/disparity. CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. The datasets included here provide statistics on the Canadian population, and the nation’s resources, economy, society, and culture. In addition to conducting a Census every five years, approximately 350 active surveys are conducted on virtually all aspects of Canadian life. Statistics are provided for the nation as a whole, provinces, and other subnational geographies where available. Category: Population and Income Source: Statistics Canada Established as Canada's central statistical office by the Statistics Act of 1985, Statistics Canada is required to "collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and conditions of the people of Canada." Its main objectives are to provide statistical information and analysis about Canada’s economic and social structure and to promote sound statistical standards and practices. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ Subject: Poverty, Income Distribution, Income