The median net worth of Canadian family units was $243,800 in 2012, up 44.5% from 2005 and almost 80% more than the 1999 median of $137,000, adjusted for inflation.
Net worth is the amount family units would have if they sold all of their assets and paid off all of their debts. Family units are defined as families of two or more people living in the same dwelling, related by blood, marriage, common law or adoption and unattached individuals who are living either alone or with others to whom they are unrelated.