The Low Income Lines, Table 1 and 2 for 1992-2016, have been added to the catalogue! Download the product here: http://communitydata.ca/content/low-income-lines-tables-1-2-1992-2016

Statistics Canada implements an approach that uses three complementary low income lines: the Low Income Cut-offs (LICOs), the Low Income Measures (LIMs) and the Market Basket Measure (MBM). Though these measures differ from one another, they give a generally consistent picture of low income status over time. Each contributes its own perspective and its own strengths to the study of low income, so that cumulatively, the three provide a better understanding of the phenomenon of low income as a whole. These measures are not measures of poverty, but strictly measures of low income.

The LICOs are based on the relationship between the incomes and the consumption patterns of Canadian households as observed in 1992. The LICOs have been very widely used in Canada since the 1970s. On the other hand, the LIM is based solely on the distribution of household income across the Canadian population and is intended as a reference for international comparisons.

You can find the rest of the Low Income Line tables here: http://communitydata.ca/product-group/low-income-lines

For more information on LICO, read the Statistics Canada guide here: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75f0002m/75f0002m2015001-eng.pdf