Table 6
Percent of households in core housing need by tenure, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 – Total – households in core housing need | 2021 – Total – households in core housing need | 2016 – Owner households in core housing need | 2021 – Owner households in core housing need | 2016 – Renter households in core housing need | 2021 – Renter households in core housing need | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Canada | 12.7 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 26.8 | 20.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.5 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 27.3 | 20.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 8.6 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 19.0 | 14.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 12.9 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 28.1 | 20.7 |
| New Brunswick | 9.0 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 22.2 | 13.9 |
| Quebec | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 18.8 | 11.9 |
| Ontario | 15.3 | 12.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 33.4 | 24.9 |
| Manitoba | 11.4 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 25.8 | 22.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 13.4 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 31.3 | 22.1 |
| Alberta | 11.4 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 24.7 | 20.7 |
| British Columbia | 14.9 | 13.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 29.9 | 24.7 |
| Yukon | 15.2 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 26.4 | 23.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 15.5 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 22.0 | 18.9 |
| Nunavut | 36.5 | 32.9 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 40.9 | 37.3 |
| Census metropolitan areas | ||||||
| St. John's, N.L. | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 27.9 | 22.2 |
| Halifax, N.S. | 13.4 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 27.0 | 22.2 |
| Moncton, N.B. | 8.9 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 21.5 | 16.0 |
| Saint John, N.B. | 8.8 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 22.4 | 13.8 |
| Fredericton, N.B. | 10.0 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 24.1 | 16.6 |
| Saguenay, Que. | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 6.0 |
| Québec, Que. | 7.2 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 15.3 | 9.4 |
| Sherbrooke, Que. | 7.2 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 7.5 |
| Trois-Rivières, Que. | 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 6.7 |
| Drummondville, Que. | 6.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 7.1 |
| Montréal, Que. | 10.9 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 21.3 | 14.6 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ont./Que. | 11.8 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 27.2 | 20.3 |
| Kingston, Ont. | 14.2 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 31.6 | 19.9 |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ont. | 15.3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 36.4 | 25.8 |
| Peterborough, Ont. | 15.1 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 37.1 | 27.8 |
| Oshawa, Ont. | 12.7 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 37.1 | 28.6 |
| Toronto, Ont. | 19.1 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 36.3 | 28.7 |
| Hamilton, Ont. | 13.0 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 31.6 | 26.1 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ont. | 13.9 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 34.9 | 24.7 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ont. | 11.4 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 26.7 | 19.0 |
| Brantford, Ont. | 14.0 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 35.4 | 23.7 |
| Guelph, Ont. | 11.1 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 26.3 | 21.8 |
| London, Ont. | 13.9 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 30.3 | 21.4 |
| Windsor, Ont. | 11.3 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 30.8 | 20.3 |
| Barrie, Ont. | 14.4 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 35.0 | 25.6 |
| Greater Sudbury, Ont. | 12.5 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 29.2 | 18.1 |
| Thunder Bay, Ont. | 12.2 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 32.5 | 19.7 |
| Winnipeg, Man. | 12.1 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 27.7 | 24.1 |
| Regina, Sask. | 13.3 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 33.7 | 22.9 |
| Saskatoon, Sask. | 11.8 | 9.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 29.0 | 22.6 |
| Lethbridge, Alta. | 9.9 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 22.2 | 20.7 |
| Calgary, Alta. | 11.3 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 24.8 | 20.5 |
| Red Deer, Alta. | 12.1 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 20.0 |
| Edmonton, Alta. | 12.3 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 23.1 |
| Kelowna, B.C. | 10.2 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 24.5 | 17.8 |
| Kamloops, B.C. | 11.9 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 32.1 | 22.8 |
| Chilliwack, B.C. | 11.3 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 30.3 | 24.9 |
| Abbotsford–Mission, B.C. | 12.7 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 29.1 | 20.8 |
| Vancouver, B.C. | 17.6 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 30.6 | 27.2 |
| Victoria, B.C. | 14.2 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 28.7 | 24.3 |
| Nanaimo, B.C. | 13.1 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 31.5 | 23.6 |
Note(s):
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(s):
Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).
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