Income mobility proves Canadians rise from low incomes
The study Measuring Income Mobility in Canada, using Statistics Canada's data, shows the bottom 20 percent of earners rose to higher income groups by 2009. Of those in the bottom quintile in 1990, 87 percent advanced to a higher group, challenging stagnation claims.
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Canadian income mobility debunks wealth stagnation myths
In a Fraser Institute analysis by Mets Veldhuis and Charles Lammam, the distribution of income in Canada shifted markedly from 1990 to 2009 with the bottom 20 percent showing the largest gains. The average income for the bottom group rose from 6000 to 44100, while top earners rose by 17700. Inequality narrowed from 1996 to 2009, challenging Occupy era claims and stressing dynamic upward mobility across lifetimes.
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