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Plain language definition
After-tax income' refers to total income less income taxes of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Income taxes refers to the sum of federal income taxes, provincial and territorial income taxes, less abatement where applicable. Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. Abatement reduces the federal income taxes payable by persons residing in Quebec or in certain self-governing Yukon First Nation settlement lands. For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.
Detailed definition
After-tax income' refers to total income less income taxes of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Income taxes refers to the sum of federal income taxes, provincial and territorial income taxes, less abatement where applicable. Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. Abatement reduces the federal income taxes payable by persons residing in Quebec or in certain self-governing Yukon First Nation settlement lands. For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.
Values (English)
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households
$1 to $19,999
$20,000 to $39,999
$40,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $99,999
$100,000 or more