Statistics Canada Defines the Poverty Line as the Level of Income

Statistics Canada defines the poverty line as the level of income at which a household

A) is in the bottom 10 percent of income groups.
B) adjusted for family size earns less than the average family income in Canada.
C) earns less than $8850 during a calendar year.
D) spends more than 75.5 percent of its income on the three basic necessities of food, shelter, and clothing.
E) spends more than 55 percent of its income on the three basic necessities of food, shelter, and clothing.