Housing Statistics in Canada
Households with multiple maintainers and the impact on homeownership rates
This paper examines households with multiple maintainers. A household maintainer is a person who contributes financially to housing costs. First, it examines the overall prevalence of multiple-maintainer households. Then, it examines the differences between maintainers in a household. Lastly, because homeownership rates by age are common household statistics, the robustness of those results is explored through simulations using the age of different household maintainers.
Investors among residential real estate buyers: An analysis of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia
This article examines the profile and role of real estate investors among property buyers in three provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia. The analysis covers market sales of residential property in 2018, 2019 and 2020. It provides insight into the relative importance of investors among buyers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and in the early stages of this pandemic. The research builds upon earlier work that focused on investor ownership in the overall housing stock.
New housing supply: Urban sprawl and densification
This article studies Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon. It also focuses selected analyses on the census metropolitan areas of Halifax, Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part), Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Estimation of Energy Poverty Rates Using the 2021 Census of Population
This report examines the energy poverty rates using the data from the 2021 Census. It presents the energy poverty rates by various dwelling and household characteristics. It examines the how energy poverty rates change when indirect payments for dwelling energy are estimated and included in the definition.
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