MYTH #2 PEOPLE IN CANADA ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT POOR

" The average depth of poverty in Canada- how far below Low Income Cut-Off After Tax thresholds Canadians in poverty live- was nearly $4,000 (CDN).  in 2006.  On an individual basis, roughly speaking, for every $100 (CDN) a person in poverty needed absolutely to meet Basic Needs in 2006, he or she is missing $20 (CDN). The poverty gap is even greater for many households: in 2007 the gap for female lone-parent families was $7,500 (CDN) and for male lone parent families, $8,600 (CDN).  The depth of poverty is increasing."  (Excerpt from the Canada Without Poverty Oct 2010 Presentation on Poverty in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.)


Based on a table from the National Council on Welfare on the average dollars below the poverty line-2007- The depth of poverty is disclosed as follows- with the deepest in poverty first and smallest at the end:
 * Male Lone Parents* Two-parent Families with Children* Female lone parent families* Working Age unattached men* Working Age unattached women* Working age couples without children* Unattached senior women* Unattached senior men.