Canadian Housing Survey

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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.

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  • 1. Feeling part of the community and neighbourhood satisfaction, safety feeling and economic hardship, by visible minority and selected characteristics
    Table: 43-10-0058-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Satisfaction with feeling part of the community and with the neighbourhood, feeling of safety from crime in the neighbourhood after dark and difficulty in meeting household financial needs reported by the reference person aged 15 and over (the person responsible for housing decisions), by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status).
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 2. Housing affordability in Canada 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202425438205
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 3. Waitlist status including length of time, by tenure including social and affordable housing
    Table: 46-10-0058-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Households on a waiting list for social and affordable housing, including length of time on the waitlist, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 4. Indicators related to moving
    Table: 46-10-0061-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Reasons for moving and location of previous dwelling for households that moved in the past five years, and intentions to move in less than five years for all households, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 5. Households living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators
    Table: 46-10-0067-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Households living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators, Canada. Vulnerable population refers to households belonging, or perceived as belonging, to groups that are in a disadvantaged position or marginalized.

    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 6. Persons living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators
    Table: 46-10-0068-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Persons living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators, Canada. Vulnerable population refers to persons belonging, or perceived as belonging, to groups that are in a disadvantaged position or marginalized.

    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 7. Housing suitability and dwelling condition, by tenure including social and affordable housing
    Table: 46-10-0081-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Housing suitability (suitable or not suitable) and dwelling condition (regular maintenance, minor repairs, major repairs), by tenure including social and affordable housing, Canada, provinces, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 8. Dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling
    Table: 46-10-0082-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Level of dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction reported by the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling, Canada, provinces, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 9. Household characteristics, by tenure including first-time homebuyer status
    Table: 46-10-0083-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Household characteristics, including household type, age group of the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), employment status of the reference person, visible minority status of the reference person, and degree of difficulty for the household to meet its financial needs, by tenure including first-time homebuyer status, Canada, provinces, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 10. Housing indicators, by tenure including first-time homebuyer status
    Table: 46-10-0084-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Housing indicators, including dwelling characteristics (as well as condominium status and structural type of dwelling), level of dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction reported by the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), reasons for moving from previous dwelling, by tenure including first-time homebuyer status, Canada, provinces, populations centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2024-09-10
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  • 11. Dimensions of core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status
    Table: 46-10-0086-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Dimensions of core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, Canada, provinces, populations centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 12. Persons living in acceptable housing, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, by province
    Table: 46-10-0071-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Persons living in acceptable housing and persons not living in acceptable housing (including persons whose housing falls below one, two or all three standards for affordability, suitability and condition of dwelling), by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2023-03-31
  • 13. Persons living in acceptable housing, by tenure and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 46-10-0072-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Persons living in acceptable housing and persons not living in acceptable housing (including persons whose housing falls below one, two or all three standards for affordability, suitability and condition of dwelling), by tenure and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: gender; age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; Veteran status; first official language spoken; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; household income quintile; household type of person; size of household of person; and population centres and rural areas.
    Release date: 2023-03-31
  • 14. Persons in core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, by province
    Table: 46-10-0073-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Persons in core housing need (including persons whose housing falls below one, two or all three standards for affordability, suitability and condition of dwelling) and persons not in core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, for Canada, regions and provinces.
    Release date: 2023-03-31
  • 15. Persons in core housing need, by tenure and other selected sociodemographic characteristics
    Table: 46-10-0074-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Persons in core housing need (including persons whose housing falls below one, two or all three standards for affordability, suitability and condition of dwelling) and persons not in core housing need, by tenure and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: gender; age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; Veteran status; first official language spoken; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; household income quintile; household type of person; size of household of person; and population centres and rural areas.
    Release date: 2023-03-31
  • 16. Social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups: Local community
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023013
    Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Local community. The indicators (satisfied with feeling part of the community, feeling safe and unsafe walking in their area alone after dark) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics. Data are available for Canada and geographical regions of Canada. This data visualization tool is part of a broader conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool.
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 17. Canadian Housing Survey: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 46-25-0001
    Description:

    The Public-Use Microdata File (PUMF) for the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) provides information on core housing need, dwelling characteristics and housing tenure, perceptions on economic hardship from housing costs, dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, housing moves and intentions to move, community engagement, life and community satisfaction and socio-demographic characteristics.

    The production of this file includes many safeguards to prevent the identification of any one person or household.

    Release date: 2023-01-31
  • 18. Housing suitability and dwelling condition, by tenure including social and affordable housing, inactive Archived
    Table: 46-10-0059-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Housing suitability (suitable or not suitable) and dwelling condition (regular maintenance, minor repairs, major repairs), by tenure including social and affordable housing, Canada, provinces and territories, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2022-07-21
  • 19. Dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction, by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling, inactive Archived
    Table: 46-10-0060-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Level of dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction reported by the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling, Canada, provinces and territories, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2022-07-21
  • 20. Household characteristics, by tenure including first-time homebuyer status, inactive Archived
    Table: 46-10-0063-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Household characteristics, including household type, age group of the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), employment status of the reference person, visible minority status of the reference person, and degree of difficulty for the household to meet its financial needs, by tenure including first-time homebuyer status, Canada, provinces and territories, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).
    Release date: 2022-07-21
Analysis (39)

Analysis (39) (30 to 40 of 39 results)

  • 31. Housing experiences in Canada: Veterans in 2018
    Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202100100009
    Description:

    This article about veterans is part of the "Housing Experiences in Canada" fact sheet series. This series focuses on housing indicators that provide information on the housing experiences of different population groups, with a focus on those identified in legislation that recognizes housing as a human right.

    Release date: 2021-11-22
  • 32. Housing experiences in Canada: People who have previously experienced homelessness
    Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202100100010
    Description:

    This article about people who have experienced homelessness is part of the "Housing Experiences in Canada" fact sheet series. This series focuses on housing indicators that provide information on the housing experiences of different population groups, with a focus on those identified in legislation that recognizes housing as a human right.

    Release date: 2021-11-22
  • 33. Canadian Housing Survey, 2018: A portrait of renter households living in social and affordable housing Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020024
    Description:

    This infographic presents a portrait of renter households living in social and affordable housing based on the results of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey.

    Release date: 2020-10-02
  • 34. One in ten Canadian households living in core housing need in 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202027623383
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-10-02
  • 35. The Canadian Housing Survey, 2018: Core housing need of renter households living in social and affordable housing
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2020003
    Description:

    This article provides a high level overview of those living in social and affordable housing by painting a portrait of them based on the results of the 2018 CHS. Socio-demographic and household characteristics are examined using housing indicators such as core housing need.

    Release date: 2020-10-02
  • 36. First-Time Homebuyers in Canada, 2018
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019091
    Description:

    This infographic presents findings for first-time homebuyers in Canada. The infographic includes information on how many households bought their first home within the last five years, the reason for the move, and selected household and dwelling characteristics in different housing markets.

    Release date: 2020-01-15
  • 37. Results from the new Canadian Housing Survey, 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019079
    Description:

    This infographic presents findings on reasons people move dwellings, location of previous dwellings for households that moved in the past five years, and length of time until planning to move for all households.

    Release date: 2019-11-22
  • 38. Canadians' satisfaction with their housing: Highlights from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2019011
    Description:

    This article examines the dwelling satisfaction of Canadian households using data from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS). In order to provide a high-level overview, the results are presented using geographic area of residence, housing tenure, and dwelling type as an organizing framework.

    Release date: 2019-11-22
  • 39. Satisfaction of Canadian households with their neighbourhood: Highlights from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2019012
    Description:

    This article examines neighbourhood satisfaction of Canadian households based on the results of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS). The neighbourhood satisfaction level of the principal decision maker (the 'household reference person') is examined alongside satisfaction with selected neighbourhood items-such as neighbourhood disorder, safety and services-and socio-demographic and household characteristics.

    Release date: 2019-11-22
Reference (3)

Reference (3) ((3 results))

  • 1. Reference guide on the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada, 2024
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024002
    Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources, reference years and accessible levels of geographical and disaggregation. Each indicator has a corresponding products number (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents). This document has been updated to reflect the social inclusion indicators and associated products that are available in 2024.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 2. Reference guide on social inclusion indicators for Canada’s ethnocultural groups
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2023001
    Description: This document presents a complete list of the social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada that are available on the homepage of our Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub. The information provided for each indicator includes a short description of the corresponding derivation, available data sources and reference years, and accessible levels of geographical disaggregation. Each indicator has various corresponding products (data tables, visualization tools and analytical documents).
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 3. First-time homebuyer concept: Technical reference note Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M2020001
    Description:

    This note provides the definition of a first-time homebuyer concept used in the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS). It also includes the methodology used to identify first-time homebuyers and provides sensitivity analysis under alternative methodologies.

    Release date: 2020-01-15
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