Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
After-tax income

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 2021 Census, the reference period for income data is the calendar year 2020, unless otherwise specified.

Statistical unit(s)

• Census family
• Economic family
• Person
• Private household

Classification(s)

• Not applicable

Reported in

2021 and 2016 (100% data); 2011^{Footnote 1} (30% sample); 2006 (20% sample).

Reported for

Population 15 years and over in private households

Census families in private households

Economic families in private households

Private households

Question number(s)

Variable derived based on administrative tax and benefit records received from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Responses

Positive or negative dollar value or nil

Remarks

See total income and income taxes.

For the 2021 Census, after‑tax income is also available for reference year 2019 in order to provide baseline information to assess the economic impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.

For more information about the income sources that are available for reference year 2019, and for additional information about data collection method, coverage, reference period, concepts, data quality and intercensal comparability of the income data, please refer to the Income Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Note(s)

Related 2021 data products

• Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001)
• Census Program Data Viewer (CPDV) (98-507-X2021001)
• After-tax income groups by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0065-01)
• After-tax income groups by household living arrangements for persons not in economic families: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0082-01)
• Household after-tax income group by household characteristics: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0056-01)