Comparison: Annual Income of a Person Working Full Time at

Comparison: Annual Income of a Person Working Full Time at

Comparison: Annual Income of a Person Working
Full Time at Minimum Wage Versus the LowIncome Cutoff
22 000 $
20 000 $
Amount
18 000 $
16 000 $
Annual Income,
Minimum Wage
14 000 $
Poverty Line
12 000 $
10 000 $
8 000 $
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
6 000 $
Year
Sources
Statistics Canada. « Les seuils de faible revenu de 2005 et les mesures de faible revenus de 2004 ». No 75F0002MIF catalogue – No 004.
National Council of Welfare Reports (Winter 2008). « Welfare Incomes, 2006 and 2007 », Volume 128.
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (2008). Minimum Hourly Wages for Canadian Adult Workers since 1965. Consulted 25
February 2009. <http://srv116.services.gc.ca/dimt-wid/sm-mw/rpt2.aspx?lang=fra&dec=1>.