Table 2
Assets, debts and net worth held by all families in Canada
1999 – Total value held by all families | 2012 – Total value held by all families | 2016 – Total value held by all families | 1999 – Percentage holding asset or debt | 2012 – Percentage holding asset or debt | 2016 – Percentage holding asset or debt | 1999 – Median amount for families holding asset or debt | 2012 – Median amount for families holding asset or debt | 2016 – Median amount for families holding asset or debt | |
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millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % | % | % | dollars | dollars | dollars | |
Total assets | 4,736,249 | 9,928,745 | 12,027,585 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 221,500 | 391,700 | 440,200 |
Private pension assets | 1,381,616 | 2,985,490 | 3,515,237 | 69.7 | 70.5 | 71.3 | 69,100 | 123,100 | 150,000 |
Financial assets, non pension | 584,633 | 1,104,866 | 1,374,235 | 89.8 | 95.0 | 96.2 | 6,400 | 10,400 | 11,600 |
Deposits in financial institutions | 218,753 | 362,921 | 401,460 | 87.5 | 92.8 | 94.5 | 3,500 | 4,200 | 5,000 |
Mutual funds / investment funds / income trusts | 108,778 | 252,652 | 297,421 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 18,000 | 52,800 | 50,000 |
Stocks | 124,410 | 216,142 | 249,985 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 12,400 | 31,700 | 21,000 |
Bonds (saving and other) | 34,998 | 25,721 | 21,531 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 3,500 | 3,200 | 2,500 |
Tax-free savings accounts | .. | 69,570 | 163,984 | .. | 33.7 | 42.4 | .. | 10,600 | 12,000 |
Other financial assets | 97,692 | 177,861 | 239,854 | 13.2 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 6,600 | 10,600 | 12,000 |
Non-financial assets | 2,296,425 | 5,005,786 | 6,189,874 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 138,200 | 239,500 | 256,000 |
Principal residence | 1,497,090 | 3,433,434 | 4,334,947 | 59.6 | 62.5 | 61.7 | 172,800 | 316,500 | 349,000 |
Other real estate | 319,537 | 983,059 | 1,202,268 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 87,100 | 189,900 | 210,000 |
Vehicles | 170,225 | 259,037 | 297,955 | 76.5 | 78.1 | 79.2 | 12,400 | 15,800 | 15,000 |
Other non-financial assets | 309,574 | 330,256 | 354,703 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,800 | 10,600 | 10,000 |
Equity in business | 473,575 | 832,604 | 948,239 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 12,400 | 10,600 | 10,000 |
Total debts | 618,362 | 1,410,682 | 1,755,045 | 67.3 | 71.1 | 70.4 | 38,700 | 63,400 | 80,600 |
Mortgages | 478,527 | 1,086,505 | 1,416,565 | 34.3 | 36.7 | 38.4 | 95,400 | 158,300 | 190,000 |
Principal residence | 409,486 | 866,209 | 1,116,819 | 32.0 | 33.8 | 35.3 | 91,900 | 153,000 | 180,000 |
Other real estate | 69,041 | 220,296 | 299,746 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 82,900 | 147,700 | 180,000 |
Line of credit | 35,049 | 152,926 | 142,194 | 15.4 | 24.8 | 21.7 | 6,900 | 15,800 | 15,000 |
Credit card and installment debt | 19,526 | 37,265 | 39,045 | 38.0 | 39.9 | 37.7 | 2,500 | 3,200 | 3,000 |
Student loans | 20,703 | 29,828 | 36,898 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 10,000 | 10,600 | 12,000 |
Vehicle loans | 39,135 | 79,988 | 96,980 | 20.8 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 12,400 | 15,800 | 17,000 |
Other debt | 25,423 | 24,169 | 23,364 | 16.2 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 5,500 | 5,100 | 4,200 |
Net worth (assets less debts) | 4,117,887 | 8,518,064 | 10,272,540 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 144,500 | 257,200 | 295,100 |
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not available for a specific reference period
Note(s):
All dollar amounts are in constant 2016 dollars.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 205-0002.
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