Canadian Income Survey, 2020

The data collected in the CIS is combined with Labour Force Survey (LFS, record number 3701) and tax data. The survey gathers information on labour market activity, school attendance, disability, unmet health care needs, support payments, child care expenses, inter-household transfers, personal income, food security, and characteristics and costs of housing.

This content is supplemented with information on individual and household characteristics (e.g. age, educational attainment, main job characteristics, family type), as well as geographic details (e.g. province/territory, census metropolitan area (CMA)) from the LFS. Tax data for income and income sources are also combined with the survey data. Results from the survey are made available not only to various levels of government, but also to individuals and organizations.