Renter shelter-cost burden: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)
Measure: Renters 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.
National value: 33.2 (Canada).
- Lowest: 5.3 to 24.9 %
- Group 2: 24.9 to 30.2 %
- Group 3: 30.2 to 33.1 %
- Group 4: 33.1 to 34.7 %
- Highest: 34.7 to 38.4 %
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.
| 1 | Ontario | 38.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | British Columbia | 37.8 |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 34.7 |
| 4 | Alberta | 34 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 33.5 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 33.1 |
| 7 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 32.5 |
| 8 | Prince Edward Island | 30.2 |
| 9 | New Brunswick | 28 |
| 10 | Quebec | 25.2 |
| 11 | Yukon | 24.9 |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 15.6 |
| 13 | Nunavut | 5.3 |
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.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by renters 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-renters-spending-30-pct-or-more-on-shelter/