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Working Poverty in theWorking Poverty in the Toronto RegionToronto Region
February 2012
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AgendaAgenda
1 The research: why this why now?1. The research: why this why now?
2. The big picture: how significant is working poverty in the region?
3. Who they are3. Who they are
4. Mapping working poverty: Where they live
5. Conclusions & next steps
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BackgroundBackground
• Metcalf has an interest in:– Improving low income peoples’ economic livelihoods and access to quality jobs
• Working Poverty a major missing piece of the puzzle:– Many definitions– Many definitions– Little known about who they are, where they live
• Longer term trend in declining employment in g g p yToronto relative to Ontario, Canada
• Economic downturn prompts concern for less advantagedadvantaged
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How we define the working poorHow we define the working poor
• A new resilient definitionA new resilient definition• A person is a member of the working poor if he or she:he or she:– has an after‐tax income below the Low Income Measure (LIM)
– has earnings of at least $3,000 a year– is between the ages of 18 and 64– is not a student– lives independently
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Increasing numbers of the working poor
• Using our criteria for defining the working poor we found:we found:
–113,000 working poor individuals in the Toronto Re ion in 2005Toronto Region in 2005.
–Of these persons, 70,700 lived in the city of Toronto.
– This population had increased by 42% between 2000 and 2005.
– Fast growing regional phenomenon with g g g pgreatest increases outside city of Toronto.
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Working poor as a percentage of the k lworking‐age population
2000 2005 DifferencePercent change2000 2005 Difference change
Canada 5.5% 6.3% 0.8% 15%
Ontario 4.6% 5.7% 1.1% 24%
Toronto (City) 5.9% 8.2% 2.3% 39%
Toronto CMA 4.5% 6.4% 1.9% 42%
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Key features of the working poor in the Toronto Region
The working poor:The working poor:
• Are more likely to be immigrants (73%)
k bl b f k• Work a comparable number of weeks per year to the rest of the working age population
• Hold jobs mainly in sales and service occupations (33%)
• More likely to be single
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Key features of the working poor in the Toronto Region
The working poor:The working poor:
• Are only slightly less educated on average than the rest of the working age populationthan the rest of the working‐age population, 52% have some higher education, versus 57% of the working age populationof the working‐age population
• Are less likely to own their own homes
• Tend to be younger
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The Maps: Where they LiveThe Maps: Where they Live
• 8 Maps:p– Toronto Region: 2000– Toronto Region: 2005g–City of Toronto: 2000–City of Toronto: 2005y–Difference: 2000‐2005–City of Toronto: Immigrants – 2000y g–City of Toronto: Immigrants – 2005–Difference: 2000‐2005
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Conclusions & Next Stepsp• Within the city of Toronto, working poverty is moving eastwardmoving eastward.
• The city of Toronto has the highest incidence of working poverty but working poverty is aof working poverty, but working poverty is a fast‐growing phenomenon in the region.
• Working poverty impacts immigrantsWorking poverty impacts immigrants disproportionately.
• Some areas that show fewer working poor in g p2005 may suggest that the community is becoming richer. On the other hand, it may j t th t f l ki Wjust mean that fewer people are working. We don’t know. Working Poverty in the Toronto Region 18
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Conclusions & Next Stepsp
• The following areas of study would help inThe following areas of study would help in understanding the situation and needs of this group:group:– The income security system and working poverty
The structure of the job market and working– The structure of the job market and working poverty
– Education and working poverty– Education and working poverty
– Identity and working poverty
Transit/infrastructure and working poverty– Transit/infrastructure and working poverty
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