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What does a modest, basic standard of living look like in your community?

Canada adopted the Market Basket Measure (MBM) as its Official Poverty Line in June 2019. The MBM reflects the combined costs of a basket of goods and services a family needs to meet a modest, basic standard of living. Each year, basket costs are adjusted to account for inflation, and every five years, the MBM basket undergoes a complete review and update.

To ensure poverty continues to be accurately measured in your community, you can provide your input on what this “modest, basic standard of living” looks like in your community via our short, anonymous questionnaire. Please participate—your opinion is important to us!


Le Canada a adopté la mesure fondée sur un panier de consommation (MPC) comme seuil officiel de la pauvreté en juin 2019. La MPC tient compte des coûts combinés d’un panier de biens et de services dont une famille a besoin pour atteindre un niveau de vie de base modeste. Chaque année, les coûts du panier sont ajustés pour tenir compte de l’inflation, et tous les cinq ans, le panier de la MPC fait l’objet d’un examen approfondi et d’une mise à jour.

Pour faire en sorte que la pauvreté continue d’être mesurée avec précision dans votre communauté, veuillez nous faire part de vos commentaires sur ce qu’est un « niveau de vie de base modeste » dans votre communauté en répondant à notre court questionnaire anonyme. Merci d’y participer — votre opinion est importante pour nous!

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[–] ASaltPepper@lemmy.one 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There was a split second I thought stats can was on Lemmy and that we'd finally made it...

[–] affairesdepiasses@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It would be so great, maybe one day!

[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

It looks like the MBM actually includes cost of shelter and cost of transportation. I look at wages in my field and cost of living increases and there is absolutely no way they're factoring in transport or housing.

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The links in the post credit clicks to (an Ad campaign on) reddit. Here's a clean/anonymous link: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/MBM

[–] affairesdepiasses@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

Thank you, I changed it in the OP.