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Insights into the housing conditions of Canadian households

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The Canadian Housing Survey offers valuable insights into housing needs, conditions and experiences from a sample of Canadian households. It is conducted across 10 provinces, allowing us to track changes over time starting in 2018.

Results

Canadian Housing Survey – Cycle 3 Results – (2022 reference year)
Cycle 3 Results (2022 reference year) (Statistics Canada)
Cycle 2 Results (2021 reference year) (Statistics Canada)
Cycle 1 Results (Core Housing Need), (2018 reference year) (Statistics Canada)
Cycle 1 Results (First results), (2018 reference year) (Statistics Canada)

Data

Accompanying survey data (2018-2022) (EXCEL)
Canadian Housing Survey: Public Use Microdata File (Statistics Canada)

Key Themes from the Canadian Housing Survey:

Satisfaction Levels: Explore Canadian satisfaction with their homes, neighbourhoods and communities.
Housing's Impact on Well-being: Examine the role of housing in the well-being of Canadians.
Social and Affordable Housing Conditions: Learn about the needs and housing conditions of households living in social and affordable housing.
Access to Affordable Housing: Assess access to affordable housing and evaluate subsidized housing waitlist durations.
Monitor Core Housing Need: Scrutinize households confronting issues with affordability, suitability and adequacy.
Past Eviction Experiences: Gather data on Canadians' past eviction experiences.

How the survey helps

The Canadian Housing Survey provides data-driven insights that inform policies and contribute to the improvement of housing conditions of Canadian households. They can be used for independent research, policy recommendations and collaborative efforts to address housing and housing data gaps to make informed decisions.

About the survey

The Canadian Housing Survey is conducted biennially and gathers critical data on housing conditions and experiences among Canadian households. Its primary objective is to better understand the housing needs of Canadians, particularly those in vulnerable priority groups. For the survey methodology visit the Statistics Canada site.

You can explore the other results from past releases.

Canadian Housing Survey Results

The Social Inclusion Index
Canadian Housing Survey: A Profile of first-time Homebuyers, 2018 (Statistics Canada)
The 2018 Canadian Housing Survey microdata file (Statistics Canada)
Canadians’ satisfaction with their housing: Highlights from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (Statistics Canada)
Canadians’ satisfaction with their neighbourhood: Highlights from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (Statistics Canada)
Healthy Homes Adequacy Standard
Understanding Neighbourhood Income Mixing in Canadian Cities
The Proximity Measures Database

Related information

Explore reports and other resources covering a range of related topics that provide valuable information on housing in Canada.

Housing moves

Denied renting: Lived experiences of rental discrimination
Lived experiences of eviction in Canada
Housing Instability: Observations in Canada
Evictions in Canada, 2021 (Statistics Canada)
Households on the Move, 2018 (Statistics Canada, Infographic) (PDF)

Core housing need

Research Paper: Core housing need transitions of racialized communities in Canada
Housing Instability: Observations in Canada
Core housing need data

Housing needs and conditions

Social and Affordable Rental Structure Survey tables
New Affordability Metric Assesses Household Ability to Afford Basic Goods

Housing markets and data

Historical tax information in the Canadian Housing Survey database
Indicators related to moving (Statistics Canada)
Housing Markets, Data and Research
Housing market information portal
New Dissemination Model data (Statistics Canada)

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