Canada’s K-shaped economy, by the numbers
What the numbers say about wealth, inequality and affordability since the pandemic. Some number-crunching by the Canadian Tax Observatory and the Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
April 2, 2026
A small group of Canadians are living it up. The rest of us are struggling. Welcome to the K-shaped economy
Since the pandemic ended, life for the wealthy has been a joyride. Life for the rest of us has, more often than not, been a grind.
April 2, 2026

