Income Inequality In Canada

Inequality exists around us. One of the inequalities is the income received by a person or member of a family. This income includes wages, salaries, pensions, and interest derived from assets. Income inequality refers to the various income within a given population. This inequality is especially high in the United States.

In today’s society it is unfortunate to say that a person’s income does reflect their value to society. Classism, it affects all of us. The government has classified you based on your yearly income. For example; if your income is between $18,000 - $23,000 you are classifed as a lower class Canadian. If your income is between $35,000 - $55,000 you are the average middle class Canadian. To be classified as an upper class Canadian your income would need to be anything above $55,000. The government has also classified those with combined income so if you are common - law, or married. Have you ever wondered why a doctor gets paid more than a construction worker? A doctor gets paid roughly $360,000 a year compared to the $63,000 a year income a

The issue of economic inequality has ruined the economy of the United States completely. This issue is making its way to Canada, which is causing more of its citizens to go into poverty. When this problem first started to arise, it was strongly ignored by the government because they believed it would not cause a problem. However, over the past twenty years, it has increased rapidly which caused the gap between rich and poor to became enormous. Moreover, the wealth of the rich strongly depends on the disadvantage of the poor. The only way the rich will stay rich is if the poor stay poor. The top one percent of Canadians receive 318,000 dollars on average whereas the bottom ninety percent receive only 28,000 dollars. If the poor start getting high

Duffy and Mandell portray many themes around poverty in their article “poverty in Canada”, but there is one word that really symbolizes the main theme, and

Even as a young boy, Tommy Douglas saw the need for a change in Canada that would not only close the social inequalities between the wealthy and the poor, but to benefit every man,woman,child in Canada; no matter what their status or background. As he passed into adulthood, Tommy Douglas took a stand on issues through social gospel--an idea he practiced during his time at Brandon College and continued after he left, when he became a Baptist Minister. Douglas would preach on Sundays, and spend the rest of the week running relief programs to help ease the growing hardship of local farmers and families. However, realizing that his efforts were not a permanent solution to the hardships devastating Saskatchewan, Tommy continued climbing the ladder

Poverty is a significant threat to women’s equality. In Canada, more women live in poverty than men, and women’s experience of poverty can be harsher, and more prolonged. Women are often left to bear more burden of poverty, leading to ‘Feminization of poverty’. Through government policy women inequality has resulted in more women and children being left in poverty with no means of escaping. This paper will identify some key aspects of poverty for Canadian women. First, by identifying what poverty entails for Canadian women, and who is more likely to feel the brunt of it. Secondly the discussion of why women become more susceptible to poverty through government policy and programs. Followed by the effects that poverty on women plays in

These were five women who acted as activist and was award and recognize in Canada for making Canada a better place to live. The five incidents that involved gender inequality against women. .Constance Backhouse exposed inequalities, for women and other oppressed groups in Canada. Then, Nahanni Fontaine is a special advisor on aboriginal women's Issues for the Aboriginal Issues. Susan Kathryn Shiner highlighting women's inequality as a root cause of violence against women as an issue, as she became aware of incidents of inequality she worked for social change. Last but no leased Julie Lalonde who studied the impact of poverty and isolation on elderly women making a difference in improving the lives of women and girls to end sexual assault and

Inequality in Canada is not as prominent as many other places around the world, although it does remain in certain segments of Canada. There are many forms of inequality in Canada and internationally, although this papers main focus is going to be the inequality of wealth. According to Steven Kerstetter “Canadians may view their country as a land of opportunity, but it is also a land of deep and abiding inequality in the distribution of personal wealth” (Kerstetter 2002). The “gaps between the rich and poor remain evident in Canadian statistics” (Kerstetter 2002), Canadians have always kept financial security as an essential element of life and have tried to obtain and sustain it within their lives. Frank Cunningham’s article, “What’s

Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, however, many citizens are below the blurred poverty line. (251). The poverty line in Canada is measured by the LICO-IAT (boooook) and the MBM (253). The resources for those below the poverty line are very poor; food banks and shelters are unable to uphold the amount of people that are in need of them. (252). Among the poor, many people have paid employment, however, it is not enough.

Through the Contemporary Women’s Issues in Canada course, various topics related to gender inequality were discussed. Due to a long history, of sexism and misogyny in many aspects of Canadian society, outdated behaviours and thoughts have prevailed in many aspects of society. Three main topics that are central to achieving gender equality are gendered violence, gender roles and socialization, and child care.

Gender inequality has been a long part of Canada’s history with men being the dominant decision makers. Women have had to fight long hard battles and overcome numerous obstacles to prove themselves and demonstrate that they are equal to men and not inferior. Over the course of a century women have achieved suffrage and have become increasingly visible in the political and economic sectors. Despite all the achievements women have made barriers remain in effect leaving women at a social, economic and political disadvantage even in the twenty-first century. The primary obstacles in achieving gender equality are the noticeable absence of women in authoritative economic and political positions, unfair social stereotypes that are still

In this essay, I will be discussing how wealth is redistributed in Canada and how they are compatible or not with liberalism, conservatism and socialism. Classical liberalism, neo-conservatism and communism. In the first paragraph, I will discuss where tax money come from and how much wealth is redistributed in Canada. In the second, I will explain one of the different kind of liberalism which is classical liberalism. In the third paragraph, I will explain how and why classical liberalism would oppose how wealth is redistributed in Canada. In the fourth paragraph, I will explain what is a Christian Democracy, In the fifth paragraph, I will explain why Christian Democracy would support how redistribution of wealth is done in Canada. Afterward, in the sixth paragraph, I will explain what kind of socialism most particularly communism. Then in the seventh paragraph, I will explain why

Gender inequality exists in Canadian society and forms part of its social organization. This inequality begins from conception where the behavior and personalities of children are shaped according to their gender. Gender inequality has a huge impact on the Canadian wealth distribution as men and women have different opportunities and face varying barriers to earning incomes and assets. The behavior and personalities that men are taught to have from their birth make them have more abilities and power than women in acquiring wealth. There have been efforts in addressing the gender inequality factor in the Canadian wealth distribution but the inequality persists (Fortin et al., 2012). Gender inequality negatively affects wealth distribution between Canadian men and women, and the best approach to address the gender inequality issue in the Canadian society is to have a different definition of gender inequality. For example, defining gender inequality as a product of various complex social forces.

Our society has the belief that women have always been portrayed as weak, emotional, and powerless. Throughout this article by Tavia Grant, it shows how women do not get the same opportunities men receive. Statistically shown, women are still earning less money than men regardless to the amount of education they possess (Grant). Women are accepted to hold obligations regarding family tasks while the men do the providing in the family. The article shows the disadvantages women have in Canada compared to men, however, it also shows gender inequality and gender discrimination.

Yet, Yalnizyan’s analysis did end here, the wealthiest 0.1% of tax fillers consists of 24,600 Canadians who have a minimum income of $621,300 and an average of $1.49 million (2010, 12). In 2007, this accounted for 5.5% of total income in Canada (Yalnizyan 2010, 12). However, Yalnizyan points out a greater concentration of wealth, 2,500 people in 2007, made a minimum of $1.845 million and an average of $3.833 million, this group accounts for 2.6% of total Canadian income (2010, 12). No other category of income in Canadian history has seen growth at such an explosive pace, being more than quintupled since 1982 (Yalnizyan 2010,