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· Application · 08/06/2026
EfficiencyOne filed Statistics Canada Market Basket Measure reference materials in support of its 2027–2031 DSM Plan Application
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- Exhibits E-59, E-60, and E-61 consist entirely of Statistics Canada reference materials defining and quantifying the Affordability Market Basket Measure (MBM), Canada's official poverty line established under the Poverty Reduction Act (2019).
- Exhibit E-59 provides the conceptual definition of the MBM from the 2021 Census Dictionary, describing it as a cost-based poverty threshold covering food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and other necessities for a reference family of four.
- Exhibit E-60 presents MBM threshold tables (Table 11-10-0066-01, 2023 base) for 2023–2025 across 66 geographic regions; Nova Scotia thresholds range from approximately $49,824 (rural) to $54,855 (Halifax) in 2025, providing a geographic cost-of-living benchmark.
- Exhibit E-61 reports 2024 Nova Scotia low-income statistics (Table 11-10-0135-01): 10.9% of all persons fall below the MBM poverty line, with higher rates for persons aged 18–64 (12.9%), persons not in economic families (25.8%), and women-led one-parent families (33.1%).
- These exhibits appear intended to establish an evidence base for Low Income eligibility criteria or program targeting within Efficiencyone's proposed 2027–2031 Demand Side Management plan.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- E-59 Market Basket Measure (MBM)
- E-60 Market Basket Measure (MBM)
- E-61 Market Basket Measure (MBM) NS 2024