Estimating the top tail of the family wealth distribution in Canada

Abstract

PBO has developed a modelling approach to estimate the top tail of the family wealth distribution in Canada. The modelling approach produces a new micro database of high-net-worth families to undertake analytical and costing work. This report describes the approach to constructing the database and showcases its analytical capabilities.

Supplementary data

• High-net-worth Family Database (2016 wealth distribution)
  Stata Data File Format (.dta) & Comma-separated values (.csv)
• High-net-worth Family Database (2016 wealth distribution, scaled up to 2019)
  Stata Data File Format (.dta) & Comma-separated values (.csv)