Ms. Nancy Milroy-Swainson at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 18th, 2016. See this statement in context.

October 18th, 2016 / 9:40 a.m.

Director General, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat, Income Security and Social Development Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development

Nancy Milroy-Swainson

In terms of the seniors' story, if you measure with LICO, there's a demonstrable positive impact. In 1976, 29% of seniors lived below the LICO. In 2014, it was 3.9%, so that's a very dramatic improvement in the income levels of Canadian seniors over time.

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