OTTAWA—Of the 4.8 million people living below the poverty line as defined by Statistics Canada, 1.2 million are children under 18, according to the latest census numbers released Sept. 13.
The agency defines the so-called low-income measure, or LIM, as household earnings of less than half the national median income—$22,133 for a single person, or $38,335 for a family of three—as part of its latest glimpse into life in poverty in Canada.
