Indigenous Housing Needs and Conditions

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This Research Insight explores the housing conditions of Indigenous households, as revealed by the 2021 Census. It provides a detailed snapshot of core housing need faced by Indigenous communities across Canada, including off-reserve and on-reserve households.

Highlights

Incidence of housing need: Off-reserve Indigenous households were 17.8% more likely than non-Indigenous households to live in housing that fell below adequacy, suitability and/or affordability standards.

On-reserve housing need: Though core housing need is not calculated for on-reserve households due to data limitations, 43.9% of on-reserve homes in 2021 failed to meet at least 1 of the 3 housing standards.

Overcrowding: Overcrowding remains a significant challenge in Inuit Nunangat, where more than half of households live in unsuitable housing.