In Waterloo Region the Low Income Cut Off (LICO, eg. the poverty line) was $20,064 CAD in 2011. About 48,000 people in Waterloo region (10%) earned less than LICO; about 16,000 of those were employed full-time. http://communityservices.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/communityPlanningPartnerships/resources/MythBustersAugust262013.pdf (4 MByte PDF)