The Social & Economic Landscape
Bridging the Gap: From Education to Employment, Pilot Phase II

Transfer Payments–1999
Triton Number Reporting 810
% of Population (2001)* 73%
Economic Zone 11 Number Reporting 10,900
% of Population (2001) 69%
Newfoundland & Labrador Number Reporting 306,730
% of Population (2001) 60%

Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit, based on Canada Customs and Revenue Agency summary information as provided by Small Area and Administrative Data Division, Statistics Canada. *2001 population figures are the closest available population figures. Some distortion may result.

As the chart above demonstrates, a substantial number of people in each region receive some form of transfer payment as part of their income. The Triton and Economic Zone 11 figures are higher than the provincial figures.