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Vacant lots' share of residential properties

Measure: Vacant lots' share of residential properties (%, derived). All 9 provinces and territories with data in Residential properties by type by province, Canada, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2022.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0054-01. 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: 2026-11-10

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Lowest: 5.2 to 6.5 %
Group 2: 6.5 to 8 %
Group 3: 8 to 16.8 %
Group 4: 16.8 to 22.3 %
Highest: 22.3 to 22.8 %

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.

Note: Canadian Housing Statistics Program, 2022; provinces where the total is suppressed are not shown.


1	Yukon	22.8
2	New Brunswick	22.3
3	Nova Scotia	18.1
4	Saskatchewan	16.8
5	Manitoba	9.7
6	British Columbia	8
7	Prince Edward Island	7.3
8	Ontario	6.5
9	Alberta	5.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0054-01: Residency ownership and property use by residential property type and period of construction. Reference period: 2022.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by vacant lots' share of residential properties (%, derived) (2022). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0054-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-vacant-lots-share-of-residential-properties/

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