Housing

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This table presents Type of Collective Dwelling, Age and Sex for the Population in Collective Dwellings of Canada, Provinces and Territories.

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This table presents Type of Collective Dwelling and Collective Dwellings Occupied by Usual Residents and Population in Collective Dwellings of Canada, Provinces and Territories.

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This table presents Dwelling Type, Age and Sex for the Population in Occupied Dwellings of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations.

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These data tables present 2016 Census highlights on the structural type of dwelling for occupied private dwellings at various levels of geography for example Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions.

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This guide focuses on the following topic: Structural Type of Dwelling and Collectives variables. Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, talks about changes made to the 2016 Census, data quality and historical comparability, as well as comparison with other data sources. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

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This study examines whether First Nations Aboriginal identity is associated with a greater likelihood of hospitalization for selected respiratory conditions when adjusting not only for housing, but also for location (on or off reserves, urban or rural) and household income. The analyses are based on information from the 2006 Census linked to hospital discharge data from the Discharge Abstract Database.

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The Type of dwelling Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Type of dwelling release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.

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This table contains 2790 series, with data for years 1997 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (31 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Statistics (2 items: Percent of households reporting; Estimated number of households reporting); Household equipment (45 items: Households having a washing machine; Households having a clothes dryer; Households having a dishwasher; Households having refrigerators; ...).

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This table contains 2790 series, with data for years 1997 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (31 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Statistics (2 items: Percent of households reporting; Estimated number of households reporting); Household equipment (45 items: Households having a washing machine; Households having a clothes dryer; Households having a dishwasher; Households having refrigerators; ...).

Description: Monthly new housing price index at the Canada level. The index is released on a monthly basis. (weights) The index includes data for the current period, as well as those for the last four periods.

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This table details population in private households by age groups and sex, showing living arrangements.

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This table details private households in tenant-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by type of household, showing gross rent as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in owner-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by age groups and sex of primary household maintainer, showing owner's major payments as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in tenant-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by age groups and sex of primary household maintainer, showing gross rent as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in owner-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by type of household, showing owner's major payments as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in tenant-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by type of household, showing gross rent as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in owner-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by age groups and sex of primary household maintainer, showing owner's major payments as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in tenant-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by age groups and sex of primary household maintainer, showing gross rent as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in tenant-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by type of household, showing gross rent as a percentage of 1990 household income.

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This table details private households in owner-occupied non-farm, non-reserve dwellings by age groups and sex of primary household maintainer, showing owner's major payments as a percentage of 1990 household income.

Description: With an increase in the number of international students and a greater need for affordable housing, questions have arisen about international students housing experiences. This article examines international students’ prevalence of living in unsuitable housing across municipalities enumerated in the 2021 Census of Population long-form questionnaire. The report also presents the rates of unsuitable housing for international students from different source countries and provides comparisons with Canadian-born students.

Description: This paper looks at how extreme weather claims have impacted the insurance industry in Canada from 2020 to 2023. A specific focus is given to homeowners insurance, which during this time, homeowners insurance consumer price index exceeded all items inflation. Insurer profitability and consumer impacts are analyzed given the significant uptick in catastrophic claims. All four years analyzed ranked in the top 10 most costly claims years in Canadian history, costing billions each year. In addition, other contributing factors are explored to provide a robust overview of trends in profitability of the insurance industry.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: While many Canadians prefer to live in low-density housing, the supply of these units is linked to urban sprawl and attendant environmental and economic implications. This article examines recent trends of new housing supply and areas of urban sprawl in select Canadian cities. It also analyzes the characteristics of homeowners who live in neighbourhoods which have recently experienced urban sprawl.

Description: This publication provides insights on housing data and analysis at Statistics Canada. Readers can access in-depth information on the latest housing data released by the Agency. The series relies on both descriptive and analytical methods to analyze administrative and survey data sets that relate to housing.

Description: This article examines the association between parents' housing wealth and the values of houses owned by their adult children. It also documents parent and child co-ownership arrangements. The article follows a previous article that examined the role that parents' property ownership played in the likelihood of homeownership for children born in the 1990s. These articles use residential property and ownership information from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program for the 2021 reference year for all provinces and territories, except Quebec and Saskatchewan.

Description: In collaboration with the Bank of Canada, this research paper focuses on constructing analytical price index series for Canada, using the main owned accommodation measurement concepts proposed by the International Consumer Price Index Manual and adopted by other countries. This analysis explores these alternative treatments of owned accommodation in the Canadian context, examining their impact on the all-items Consumer Price Index. Additionally, it provides an explanation for the gap between perceived inflation and estimated inflation.

Description: Barriers to important milestones and traditional adulthood transitions have intensified in Canada. Sustained food inflation, elevated housing prices, and increasingly unaffordable rental costs across much of the country are casting a shadow over the middle-class dream for many households—and, in particular, for young families. This article provides an overview of household balance sheets and key financial metrics for young families as they adjust to current market conditions and begin to build financial resilience.

Description: The following presentation uses recently disaggregated macroeconomic accounts data to explore the contribution of housing to the accumulation of wealth and debt for Canadian families.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: The CHSP will provide comprehensive information to monitor and analyze the Canadian housing market. Descriptive variables in the database will include property characteristics, (e.g., structure type, size, location), property owner characteristics (e.g., demographics, citizenship and residency status) and property financing (e.g., loan terms, outstanding debt).

Description: This survey collects information about housing needs and experiences from a sample of Canadian households. Information is collected on core housing need, dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, housing moves or intentions to move, and other aspects of well-being related to housing.