A family of four in a big city is considered poor with an income under $28,000, after taxes.
The same family in a rural area is living in poverty with an income under $18,000, again after taxes.
Working full time for minimum wage in a large city in Ontario, a single person lives 33% below the poverty line.
On average top CEO's earned as much by the afternoon of January 2nd as a full-time minimum wage earner will in the entire year ($16,640). They can afford to pay a living wage.
Over 1 million Ontarians earn less than $10 an hour. Most low paying jobs are with fast food chains, retail giants or temp agencies.
Source: Vote Out Poverty

A job alone is not enough to guarantee that a family will not be poor.
A single person living in a large city, for example, who works full-time, full-year at the minimum wage (8$/hour) will only earn enough to reach 70% of the poverty line.
The percentage of poor children in working families is growing: 38% of low income children live in families with a parent working full time, full year.
Source: Child Poverty in Ontario: Promises to Keep, 2006 Report Card on Child Poverty in Ontario, Campaign 2000