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Publication Date: April 13, 2026 - 17:15
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Gap between richest and poorest Canadians widened again in 2025, StatsCan says
April 13, 2026
Statistics Canada says the income gap — measuring the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and those in the bottom 40 per cent — reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025.
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