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A Roof for All
A Data Story
Factors Shaping the
Housing Challenge for
Today and Tomorrow
2. British Columbia has the highest rate of unaffordable
housing
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Rate of unaffordable
housing, Canada,
provinces and territories
Note: Owner and tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings with
household income greater than zero.
Source: Census of Population, 2016 and 2021.
Unaffordability rate: percentage of people spending more than 30%
of their income on shelter costs
3. Average rent for 2-bedroom units has
doubled over 20 years
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Source: Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0133-01 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over
4. Growth rate in renter households
from 2011 to 2021, census
metropolitan areas (CMAs)
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Note: The homeownership rate is the proportion of all households that are owner occupied.
Source: Census of Population, 1971 to 2021, and National Household Survey, 2011
Note: Montréal is among the five most populated CMAs and the slowest growth in renter households categories.
Source: Census of Population, 2021, and National Household Survey, 2011
Nationally, homeownership rates are falling,
while renter households are growing
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64
66
68
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1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
homeownership rate (%)
8. Nearly one in four people in Canada are immigrants, the
highest proportion of the population in more than 150 years
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// denotes a break in the historical series
Note(s): The lines within the bars in the shaded area of the chart for the years 2026 to 2041 indicate the interval between the minimum and maximum values projected for all 11 scenarios combined.
Source(s): Census of Population, 1871 to 2006, 2016 and 2021; National Household Survey, 2011; Population projections on immigration and diversity for Canada and its regions, 2016 to 2041; The
presented data are based on the reference scenario.
9. Newcomers to Canada are nearly twice as likely
to rent their home than average
Source: 2018 Canadian Housing Survey
Ownership
44% of recent immigrants lived in a
private dwelling owned by a member
of the family, a smaller share than the
total population (73%).
Rent
56% of recent immigrants rented their
dwelling. The national average for
people who rent their home was 27%.
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10. There has been much media buzz around
non-resident, or "foreign", ownership
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Source: Factiva, Statistics Canada's calculation.
11. But non-resident ownership:
not as much as you might think
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table: 46-10-0054-01.
Share of non-resident owned properties
12. Investment is a larger part of the market
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table: 46-10-0070-01.
Share of properties owned as an investment property
(includes non-resident ownership)
14. “There must be a drastic transformation of the
housing sector, including government policies
and processes, and an ‘all-hands-on-deck’
approach to increasing the supply of housing to
meet demand.”
— Aled ab Iorwerth, Deputy Chief Economist, CMHC
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15. Younger adults are less likely to own
their homes
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Source: National Household Survey, 2011 (5178), and Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).
16. Children of homeowners were
twice as likely to own a home
than children of non-
homeowners
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In Canada, people do not just need a home, they have a right to
one. The passing of the National Housing Strategy Act in 2019
recognized housing as a human right.
The Act establishes the right to a standard of housing that is free
from systemic and prejudicial barriers.
It also focuses on providing affordable housing for those groups
who are in greatest need and outlines commitments made by the
government to achieve equitable housing outcomes.
18. Nearly 3 in 4 Canadians reported that rising prices are affecting
their ability to meet day-to-day expenses, including shelter
Source: Statistics Canada, Portrait on Canadian Society, 2021
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24%
delayed buying a home
or moving to a new
rental because of
rising prices
24%
had to draw on
savings to pay for
expenses
56%
are very or somewhat
concerned about
whether they could
afford housing or rent
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Distant suburb
makes up more
than half of
Vancouver
census
metropolitan
area's
population
growth
Note: This map is based on the primary downtown.
Source: Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).
20. In Vancouver, the proportion of renters in core
housing need is higher than that of owners
Owners
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Renters
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021
21. In 2021, 1 in 10 households in Canada were in core
housing need
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Rate of core housing need,
Canada, provinces and
territories
Note: Owner and tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings with
household income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%.
Source: Census of Population, 2016 and 2021.
Core Housing Need: living in an unsuitable, inadequate or unaffordable dwelling
and not able to afford alternative housing in the community
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Source(s): Statistics Canada. 2022. Census program data viewer. Census of population. Statistics Canada catalogue number 98-507-X2021001. Ottawa. Released February 9, 2022.
Percent
of households
spending 30% or
more of income on
shelter costs
40.0 to 80.0
30.0 to 39.9
20.0 to 29.9
10.0 to 19.9
0.0 to 9.9
Not available
40.0 to 44.2
30.0 to 39.9
20.0 to 29.9
10.0 to 19.9
0.0 to 9.9
Not available
Majority of renters in downtown Vancouver pay 30%
or more of income on shelter
Owners
Renters
23. Vancouver is the eviction capital of Canada
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Survey, 2021.
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37%
Sale of
property
by landlord
26%
Landlord wanted
the unit for
own use
13%
Conflict
with the
landlord
8%
Being behind
on rent
payments
10%
Demolition,
conversion, or
major repairs by
the landlord
About 7% of Canadians have experienced an eviction.
Among those who have experienced an eviction, the reasons were:
24. Indigenous individuals and Black Canadians were
more likely to have ever experienced an eviction
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Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Survey, 2021.
25. The face of homelessness is shifting
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Source(s): S. Uppal. 2022. “A portrait of Canadians who have been homeless.” Insights on Canadian Society. March. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-006-X; Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Survey, 2018.
Among Canadians responsible for housing decisions within their household, First Nations people living
off reserve (12%), Métis (6%) and Inuit (10%) are more likely to have experienced unsheltered
homelessness than the non-Indigenous population (2%). Homelessness is also more common among
women who are sexual minorities (8%).
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Housing exists along a continuum
Homelessness
Social housing
Core housing need or
unsuitable housing
Unaffordable housing
(renters or owners)
Affordable
home ownership
Point in Time (PiT) counts on homelessness
(Infrastructure Canada, 2020)
National increase in
PiT enumeration
since 2018
unsheltered sheltered Transitional housing
12%
12%
25%
63%
Source: Infrastructure Canada, 2020
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