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Core Housing Need, by Incidence and Number of Households, 2018 to 2024

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Find the percentage and number of households in core housing need in these data tables. Core housing need data is available at the following geographic levels:

  • Canada
  • Provinces
  • Census Metropolitan Areas
  • Census agglomerations within geographic regions

Note: Data from 2018 to 2024.

Data Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Income Survey, and Census of Canada

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Date Published:
June 30, 2026
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