The spatial configurations of changes in the distribution of incomes within Canada's eight largest metropolitan areas are examined using a new approach based on dynamic local indicators of spatial association. These changes are characterized by increasing spatial polarization (or divergence) between higher-and lower-income neighbourhoods in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa-Gatineau, Calgary and Vancouver. Though patterns of spatial polarization are less pronounced in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Quebec City, several lower-income neighbourhoods in these cities nevertheless appear to be losing ground relative to other neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods are characterized by higher levels of precarious employment and higher shares of visible minority and recent immigrant populations.
• A novel geo-visualization technique is used to track the evolution of regional inequalities in Canada. • The implications of growing spatial divergence in regional trajectories of inequality are briefly discussed. • Particular emphasis is placed on the need for the federal government to revisit its regional development policy approach. Much has been written recently about the rise of within-country inequality and growing imbalances of regional fortunes in the United States and the European Union. In this paper, we apply a novel geo-visualization technique that combines local indicators of spatial association with directional statistics to a unique dataset in order to explore the spatial dimensions of regional income inequalities in Canada from 1981 to 2016. After describing a pattern of growing spatial divergence among regions, we briefly discuss the need for the federal government to explore new types of place-sensitive development policies. Keywords: directional local indicators of spatial association, place-sensitive development policies, regional inequality in Canada Est-il temps de sʼinquiéter davantage des inégalités régionales croissantes au Canada? On a beaucoup écrit récemment sur la montée des inégalités infranationales et sur les déséquilibres croissants entre les réalités régionales aux États-Unis et au sein de l'Union européenne. Dans le cadre de cet article, nous utilisons une nouvelle technique de géo-visualisation sur un ensemble de données unique qui combine des indicateurs locaux d'association spatiale et des statistiques directionnelles, afin d'étudier les dimensions spatiales des inégalités régionales de revenus au Canada, de 1981 à 2016. Après avoir décrit une tendance de divergence spatiale croissante entre les régions, nous abordons brièvement la nécessité pour le gouvernement
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