Map 4
Unaffordable housing rates are down across Canada in 2021, except in Alberta

Map description

The title of the map is "Unaffordable housing rates are down across Canada in 2021, except in Alberta"

This is a map of Canada showing the unaffordable housing rate by province and territory in 2016 and 2021, and the change in the unaffordable housing rate from 2016 to 2021.

In Canada, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 20.9%, and it fell 3.2 percentage points from 24.1% in 2016.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 14.6%, and it fell 2.6 percentage points from 17.2% in 2016.

In Prince Edward Island, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 15.5%, and it fell 3.1 percentage points from 18.6% in 2016.

In Nova Scotia, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 17.9%, and it fell 3.7 percentage points from 21.6% in 2016.

In New Brunswick, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 12.9%, and it fell 3.9 percentage points from 16.8% in 2016.

In Quebec, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 16.1%, and it fell 4.9 percentage points from 21.0% in 2016.

In Ontario, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 24.2%, it fell 3.4 percentage points from 27.7% in 2016.

In Manitoba, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 17.3%, and it fell 1.7 percentage points from 19.1% in 2016.

In Saskatchewan, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 17.2%, it fell 3.0 percentage points from 20.2% in 2016.

In Alberta, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 21.2%, and it rose 0.4 percentage points from 20.9% in 2016.

In British Columbia, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 25.5%, and it fell 2.5 percentage points from 28.0% in 2016.

In Yukon, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 16.2%, and it fell 2.3 percentage points from 18.4% in 2016.

In the Northwest Territories, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 11.9%, and it fell 0.5 percentage points from 12.4% in 2016.

In Nunavut, the unaffordable housing rate in 2021 was 5.7%, and it fell 0.1 percentage points from 5.8% in 2016.

Note(s): Owner and tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings with household income greater than zero.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).