Renters in core housing need, 2024: Canadian provinces ranked
Measure: Renter households in core housing need, 2024 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Households in core housing need by province, 2024, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 22 (Canada).
- Lowest: 13.7 to 17.7 %
- Group 2: 17.7 to 20 %
- Group 3: 20 to 26 %
- Group 4: 26 to 29 %
- Highest: 29 to 29 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Canadian Housing Survey 2024; Canada is 'provinces only' (territories are not in this series). This is a different series from the site's 2018 core-housing-need table.
| 1 | Saskatchewan | 29 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Columbia | 29 |
| 3 | Manitoba | 26 |
| 3 | Alberta | 26 |
| 5 | Ontario | 25 |
| 6 | Nova Scotia | 20 |
| 7 | New Brunswick | 19.4 |
| 8 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 17.7 |
| 9 | Prince Edward Island | 16.3 |
| 10 | Quebec | 13.7 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0085-01: Households and persons in core housing need, Canada, provinces and selected census subdivisions, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by renter households in core housing need, 2024 (%) (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0085-01: Households and persons in core housing need, Canada, provinces and selected census subdivisions, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-renter-households-in-core-housing-need-2024/