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Income in 2010
[Question 55 were asked of all persons aged 15+]

(a) Did this person receive any wages or salaries from paid employment?

Include commissions, bonuses, tips, taxable benefits, research grants, royalties, etc.
Report total amount before any deductions.

[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00
[] No

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Income
Questions 52 and 53 provide information on expenses related to child care and support payments. Along with the information on income, these Questions provide more precise measures of disposable income.

Questions 54 and 55 provide statistics on income from all sources. Governments use these statistics to develop income support programs such as Old Age Security, provincial income supplements and social assistance payments. Businesses use income statistics to locate stores, and to develop new products and services. Private and public sector researchers use information about earnings to study labor markets and industry patterns.

If you need to report an amount that exceeds the space available in the response boxes, enter all the additional digits in the leftmost box.

Question 55 -- Income in 2010
General Instructions
Complete question 55 for all persons aged 15 and over who said no to question 54, whether or not they worked in 2010.

Report annual income received from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 for each applicable source in parts (a) to (l), as well as the total income from all sources.

Also report total income tax paid in 2010 (federal, provincial and territorial). If you are not sure of the exact amount for a source, consult your 2010 income tax return and information slips or give your best estimate.

For persons who had no income from any source in 2010, mark 'no' in parts (a) to (l) and against total income, and report $0 in income tax paid.

In the case of a loss in parts (b), (c), (i) or (j), mark 'yes', report the amount and also mark 'loss'.

In the case of a loss in total income, mark 'yes', report the amount and also mark 'loss'.

Report income obtained from outside Canada in equivalent Canadian dollars.

Paid employment
Part (a) -- Total wages and salaries
Report in part (a) the total amount of wages and salaries received in 2010.

Include:

[] Total wages and salaries from all jobs before deductions for income tax, pensions etc. Do not report take-home pay only.
[] Commissions, tips, cash bonuses and casual earnings
[] Military pay and allowances.
[] Benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans.
[] Employer or union supplementary unemployment benefits
[] Other employment income, such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties

Report retirement allowances and severance pay in part (l), 'other money income'.

If using T4 slips to answer part (a), report the amount in Box 14.

If using your T1 income tax form, report the total of lines 101 and 104.