THE MONITOR

In 2014, 27.5 million Canadians filed a tax return; 33% (9.1 million) paid no income tax; 67% (18.4 million) paid all the federal and provincial income tax. Those with incomes under $50,000 accounted for 86.4% of all tax filers and paid 13.2% of all federal income tax. Filers between $50,000 and $99,999 represented 23.3% of all filers and paid 35% of all federal income tax. Those with incomes at $100,000 and above represented 8.4% of all filers and paid 51.8% of all federal income tax.