A study released today examines the relationship between the position of individuals in the income distribution and the positions of their parents in that distribution at an earlier time. Of particular interest is the likelihood that children of parents from the bottom, middle or top of the income distribution themselves end up at a similar point in the distribution later in life. Results indicate that, in Canada, the relationship between the income position of parents and that of their adult children has become stronger. When an individual’s position in the income distribution is more dependent on their parents’ position, it means that both movement up or down the income distribution and intergenerational income mobility are reduced.