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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. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: 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: 2025-07-07
  • 2. What Does it Take to End Homelessness?
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025004
    Description: What is it that helps someone transition from homeless to housed? We’re looking at new analysis of data from the Canadian Housing Survey to explore exactly that. In conversation with Peter Tilley, the CEO of the Ottawa Mission, and Jeff Randle, Chief of the Housing Need Project section at Statistics Canada, we’re asking why homelessness (and homelessness data!) is more complex than you might think, what factors most often led to regaining housing, and why housing can be challenging to maintain even after it’s been regained.
    Release date: 2025-03-10
  • 3. Exiting homelessness: An examination of factors contributing to regaining and maintaining housing
    Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202500100002
    Description: This article analyses results from the Canadian Housing Survey, 2022 , using new variables on homelessness and factors contributing to regaining and maintaining housing. The paper provides a descriptive overview of different types of homelessness experiences in Canada, highlighting select population groups. Distinguishing between unsheltered or sheltered and hidden homelessness, further descriptive insights are presented on the specific factors contributing to regaining housing from observed homeless exits. Finally, the article explores select housing outcomes of those rehoused, identifying some challenges that remain after finding home.
    Release date: 2025-02-12
  • 4. Exiting homelessness: Results from the 2022 Canadian Housing Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202504339141
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-02-12
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. 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
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  • 11. Core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status
    Table: 46-10-0085-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: 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. 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
  • 13. 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
  • 14. 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
  • 15. 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
  • 16. 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
  • 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
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  • 1. What Does it Take to End Homelessness?
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032025004
    Description: What is it that helps someone transition from homeless to housed? We’re looking at new analysis of data from the Canadian Housing Survey to explore exactly that. In conversation with Peter Tilley, the CEO of the Ottawa Mission, and Jeff Randle, Chief of the Housing Need Project section at Statistics Canada, we’re asking why homelessness (and homelessness data!) is more complex than you might think, what factors most often led to regaining housing, and why housing can be challenging to maintain even after it’s been regained.
    Release date: 2025-03-10
  • 2. Exiting homelessness: An examination of factors contributing to regaining and maintaining housing
    Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202500100002
    Description: This article analyses results from the Canadian Housing Survey, 2022 , using new variables on homelessness and factors contributing to regaining and maintaining housing. The paper provides a descriptive overview of different types of homelessness experiences in Canada, highlighting select population groups. Distinguishing between unsheltered or sheltered and hidden homelessness, further descriptive insights are presented on the specific factors contributing to regaining housing from observed homeless exits. Finally, the article explores select housing outcomes of those rehoused, identifying some challenges that remain after finding home.
    Release date: 2025-02-12
  • 3. Exiting homelessness: Results from the 2022 Canadian Housing Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202504339141
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-02-12
  • 4. 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
  • 5. Homeowner-renter dwelling, neighbourhood and life satisfaction gaps
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600004
    Description: On average, individuals who own their dwelling report higher satisfaction with their dwelling, neighbourhood and life than renters. These differences may reflect a positive causal impact of ownership on satisfaction. However, these differences could also reflect compositional effects, such as differences in household, dwelling and neighbourhood characteristics. Using the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey, this study provides a comparison of renters’ and owners’ reported dwelling, neighbourhood and life satisfaction accounting for compositional effects.
    Release date: 2024-06-26
  • 6. Statistics on social inclusion for ethnocultural groups in Canada: New products and selected results on the evolution of education among racialized groups 2006 to 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202408637504
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 7. Dwelling satisfaction among older adults: Dwelling characteristics and their influence on satisfaction
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100010
    Description: Using the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey, this study examines dwelling satisfaction as a key indicator of housing needs for older adults aged 55 years and older. It explores the associations between overall dwelling satisfaction and various dwelling characteristics, including tenure type, dwelling type, and specific dwelling aspects.
    Release date: 2023-09-07
  • 8. Dwelling satisfaction among older adults aged 55 years and older
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023050
    Description: This infographic uses data from the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey to examine dwelling satisfaction of older adults aged 55 years and older. It looks at dwelling satisfaction scores by tenure type and financial difficulty level. The infographic also presents older adults' dwelling satisfaction with the ten dwelling aspects included in the survey.
    Release date: 2023-09-07
  • 9. What’s included in Canadians’ rent?
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300800003
    Description: One in three Canadian households rent their primary residence. Rental costs are often incomparable without accounting for differences across data sources, regions and dwellings (e.g. dwelling type, size, condition). Similarly, a failure to account for differences in terms of non-financial inclusions such as utilities, parking, appliances or air conditioning can undermine the validity of cost comparisons. Using the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS), this study explores the prevalence of such rental inclusions and their potential impact on rental costs.
    Release date: 2023-08-23
  • 10. Study: A review of Canadian homelessness data 2023 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202316737308
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-06-16
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 Archived
    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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