Proportion of Total Income Composed of Government Transfer Payments (2019)

Government Transfers consist of all cash benefits from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments during the reference period. It includes: Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance of the Survivor; retirement, disability and survivor benefits from Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan; benefits from Employment Insurance and Quebec parental insurance plans; child benefits from federal and provincial programs; social assistance benefits; workers' compensation benefits; Canada workers benefit (CWB); Goods and services tax credit and harmonized sales tax credit; other income sources from government sources.~ Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population