"The MBM establishes poverty thresholds based on the cost of a "basket" of food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other items for a family of four, that re

"This discussion paper is the first-of-two and describes a proposed methodology for delineating remote regions for the Market Basket Measure (MBM). It also prov

"The Market Basket Measure (MBM) establishes poverty thresholds based on the cost of a basket of food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other necessities f

From September 2018 through April 2019, Statistics Canada conducted a broad consultation on the Market Basket Measure (MBM). This paper will describe the consul

This research paper examines shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The paper begins by describing a proposed methodology for