Proposals for a Northern Market Basket Measure and its disposable income / by Burton Gustajtis, Keith Lam and Sarah McDermott.: CS75-0002/2021-1E-PDF
"As stated in the Poverty Reduction Act, the Market Basket Measure (MBM) is now Canada's Official Poverty Line. The Northern Market Basket Measure (MBM-N) is an adaptation of the MBM that reflects life and conditions in two of the territories – Yukon and Northwest Territories. As with the MBM, the MBM-N is comprised of five major components: food, clothing, transportation, shelter and other necessities. The MBM-N is intended to capture the spirit of the existing MBM (i.e., represent a modest, basic standard of living) while accounting for adjustments to the contents of the MBM to reflect life in the North. This discussion paper describes a proposed methodology for the five components found in the MBM-N, as well as its disposable income. This discussion paper also provides an opportunity for feedback and comments on the proposed methodology of the MBM-N"--Page 3.
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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Proposals for a Northern Market Basket Measure and its disposable income / by Burton Gustajtis, Keith Lam and Sarah McDermott. |
| Series title | Income research paper series |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Propositions pour une mesure du panier de consommation du Nord et son revenu disponible. Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (page 12). |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, January 5, 2021. ©2021 |
| Author / Contributor | Gustajtis, Burton, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (12 pages) : colour illustrations. |
| ISBN | 9780660369259 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 75F0002M |
| Subject terms | Cost and standard of living -- Northwest Territories -- Statistical methods. Cost and standard of living -- Yukon -- Statistical methods. Poverty -- Northwest Territories -- Statistical methods. Poverty -- Yukon -- Statistical methods. Disposable income -- Northwest Territories -- Statistical methods. Disposable income -- Yukon -- Statistical methods. |
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