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Shelter-cost burden, all households: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Households spending 30% or more on shelter (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Households spending 30% or more on shelter by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0252-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 20.9 (Canada).

British Columbia: 25.5Alberta: 21.2Saskatchewan: 17.2Manitoba: 17.3Ontario: 24.2Quebec: 16.1New Brunswick: 12.9Yukon: 16.2Nunavut: 5.7Newfoundland and Labrador: 14.6Nova Scotia: 17.9Northwest Territories: 11.9Prince Edward Island: 15.5
  • Lowest: 5.7 to 12.9 %
  • Group 2: 12.9 to 16.1 %
  • Group 3: 16.1 to 17.2 %
  • Group 4: 17.2 to 21.2 %
  • Highest: 21.2 to 25.5 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

1British Columbia25.5
2Ontario24.2
3Alberta21.2
4Nova Scotia17.9
5Manitoba17.3
6Saskatchewan17.2
7Yukon16.2
8Quebec16.1
9Prince Edward Island15.5
10Newfoundland and Labrador14.6
11New Brunswick12.9
12Northwest Territories11.9
13Nunavut5.7

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0252-01: Shelter-cost-to-income ratio by tenure, household income, household type, housing suitability and dwelling condition: Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by households spending 30% or more on shelter (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0252-01: Shelter-cost-to-income ratio by tenure, household income, household type, housing suitability and dwelling condition: Canada, provinces and territories; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-households-spending-30-pct-or-more-on-shelter/

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