Canada's Income Gap, the Richest 20% vs the Poorest 20%
National Office | Update
Projects & Initiatives: Growing Gap
July 18, 2011
The income gap between the rich and the rest of us has worsened over the past generation. In 2009, during the dark days of Canada's recession, the richest 20% of Canadians took home a whopping 44.2% of total after-tax income -- in stark contrast to the poorest 20% whose after-tax income share was only 4.9%.
© 2011 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
