Characteristics of Households in Core Housing Need by Tenure

The data covers:

• Number of households examined for core housing need, number of households in core housing need, incidence of household in core housing need
• Tenure
• Housing standards, which include adequacy, suitability and affordability
• Household type by gender and senior/non-senior primary household maintainer
• Indigenous status of primary household maintainer
• Immigrant status and period of immigration of primary household maintainer

The geographies covered:

• Canada, provinces and territories
• Census metropolitan areas (CMA)

Source: CMHC (Census-based and National-Household-Survey-based housing indicators and data).

Note: The tables include data from 2006 to 2021.

Author:

CMHC

Document Type:

Excel

Date Published:

April 12, 2025