Just out from the Institute for Research on Public Policy  ..  Who Are Canada’s Top 1 % Earners

Lots of details on Canada’s richest folks here, comparing 1981 with 2011 (the latest good data available)

Quick profile of the Top 1 %:

To get into the 1%   ..  you need $160,232 in income

80 % are men …. down from 92 % in 1981

Average hours worked / week ….. 46  versus 38 for all workers in Canada

Major industry …  Business / services

Province with the most 1% … Ontario (43%) followed by Alberta  (21 %)

Last factoid before you read the full report … fewer doctors in the top 1 % in 2011 (15 %) than in 1981  ( 19%)

Read the full report